Alxa League Tengger Desert hinterland Perseid meteor rain season
The sun sets on the long river, and the stars move. Standing here, it seems as if you can hear Xixia's Helan Mountain cavalry roaring past. Suddenly, I saw the lightning cloud shining brightly hundreds of kilometers away, and the meteor had pierced the bright starry sky.
—— "Ningxia Zhongwei: Meeting Tengger" by Wang Yi 1978
meet tengger
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Tengri, Mongolian Mongke Tengri, meaning Tengger God, is the highest god in Mongolian religion, and it is the spiritual totem of the nomadic people in North Asia.
The Tengger Desert is the fourth largest desert in China. It has the Great Wall in the south, Helan Mountain in the east, and Yabulai Mountain in the west. It is 240 kilometers long from north to south and 160 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of about 43,000 square kilometers. The Tengger Desert is located in the part of Zhongwei City in Ningxia, on the southeastern edge of the desert.
I have visited Ningxia three times to give lectures, and I passed by the Tengger Desert. This time I met Tengger, and I was fortunate to lift her mysterious veil.
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At midnight at night, under the guidance of Daliang (the person in charge of the desert camp here), we drove into the hinterland of Zhongwei Tengger Desert. The car passed a flat sand dune and parked for a rest. The bright moonlight just happened to illuminate our jeep from the back. He also brought his SLR equipment to me to learn how to shoot the starry sky. I taught him some basic operations. He has a high understanding and quickly learned the basic operations.
In the photo, Zhongwei City in the distance is dimly lit, the sky is full of bright stars, and the rare lightning cloud (lower left corner) is shining brightly, full of magical atmosphere like the picture of the movie "Lord of the Rings". The star track in the north direction is like a huge space-time tunnel, which can suck our off-road vehicles and travel through time and space at any time. The gold and iron horses during the Mengxia War seem to be waiting for us at the other end of the tunnel.
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In the early morning, a round of red sun rises from the end of the desert. It was my first time camping in the desert. I was not used to the cold nights in the desert, the cold wind outside the tent, and the excitement of encountering the Perseid meteor shower. I almost stayed up all night—but all the fatigue disappeared at this moment.
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Daliang, the person in charge of the desert camp, leased the right to use the 5,000-acre desert for 10 years, and creatively combined the study tour with the theme of the desert. Therefore, besides adults, there is an endless stream of children and tourists who come here to study. Desert surfing, camel riding, barbecue, starry sky, hiking, sunset viewing, sunrise, sand boarding, volleyball, desert water play and other theme elements are all available, making this desert well-organized and vibrant. At sunset, I saw me taking pictures of other tourists, and enthusiastically invited me to take another group photo for everyone. Before the sunset, Xiao Wang helped fill in the light and left Daliang this cool photo of a car model.
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Teacher Li's family, his family specially traveled from Shanghai to Zhongwei Tengger. He was born in Zhongwei, and his family settled in Shanghai. Mr. Li loves his Shanghai wife and children very much. It can be seen that after years of regional cultural influence, he has been completely assimilated into a "Shanghai good man". I am honored to take this picture for their family A happy family portrait.
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Xiao Wang, a gentle and beautiful Jiangnan girl, is different from girls of the same age in her persistence, stability and boldness. She is less than 20 years old and has just finished the college entrance examination. She came to Tengger alone in the desert from Jiaxing, a land of fish and rice thousands of miles away. At sunset, I asked her why a young girl came to Tengger alone, and she replied that she wanted to come out and exercise herself—an inspirational answer, and the self-motivation of young people is very admirable. Later, I learned that in order to travel alone and get rid of the financial dependence on parents, the girl had worked as a temporary worker for a whole month to raise travel expenses, which deepened this admiration.
The picture above was taken in a duty hut deep in the desert of the camp. Although the structure of the hut is simple, from the shape to the lighting, the head of the camp, Liang Liang, designed it himself. It is full of ingenuity. Daliang took us to his architectural work and arranged the lighting. I asked Xiao Wang to sit on the steps and make a good posture. I used the flashlight as a support to illuminate the girl's hair and outlined the beautiful beauty. Contour light, with the Big Dipper as the background of the sky, combines the starry sky, the hut, the warm light of the ground lamp, the ingenuity of the owner, and the courage, dignity and beauty of the girl. At this time, a shooting star happened to pass by the North Celestial Pole. Under the gaze of Polaris, in the depths of the dark and silent desert, I was lucky enough to complete this work.
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Brother Miao, 20 years old, handsome and sunny, the guide and driver of this trip, with thoughtful service throughout the whole process, can actively suggest the itinerary. From picking up people at the hotel in Yinchuan to sending the guests to the airport, they are very responsible.
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Zheng Xiaoge, the leader of the desert camp, gave me the impression of only one word "cool". The organization of every activity in the camp, from camp arrangement, tent pick-up, tent demonstration, breakfast making, and desert trekking, is very meticulous and serious. In my free time, I often drive a desert model to inspect, giving every visitor a strong sense of security.
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Bonfire after nightfall. In the desolate desert, the visiting tourists hold hands, singing and dancing around the bonfire. In the hinterland of Zhongwei Tengger Desert, the people who come here seem to be a family regardless of each other.
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Passing through the hinterland of Zhongwei Tengger Desert, meteors streaked across the sky. It is now the Perseid meteor rain season, one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere. There is an endless desert and a vast starry sky. Looking up at the sky, human beings are so insignificant.
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At night, the ladder in the camp seems to lead directly to the North Celestial Pole where the Big Dipper is located.
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Zhongwei Shapotou
The cattle on the road from Yinchuan to Zhongwei immediately scattered and ran away when they saw someone approaching.
The empty Jingla National Highway, this scene is comparable to driving in New Zealand.
Zhongwei has a relatively good evaluation of the Golden Leaf restaurant, and his family's hand-caught sheep is a specialty.
Hand-caught mutton with fresh and tender meat, Ningxia's mutton has no smell, and it is for this reason that it can be made into the only cold-cooked hand-caught lamb in the country.
Fried lamb loin.
Special pancakes.
Ningxia's famous Gaiwan Babao tea.
The Yellow River is in the Shapotou Scenic Area, where you can take the oldest means of transportation on the Yellow River - sheepskin rafts.
It's pretty cool here in August.
Sandboarding, those who are afraid of heights can choose a more stable cable car.
Shapotou Fountain of Tears.
bungee jumping
Mingsha Mountain can take several elevators to go up, which saves you the hard work of climbing.
The majestic and majestic Qilian Mountains are surrounded by mountains, Xiangshan Mountain, the Tengger Desert in the north, and the Yellow River runs through it in the middle. On one side is the vast Tengger Desert, and on the other side is the endlessly flowing Yellow River. Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei's famous line through the ages, "The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the long river sets the sun round", which describes this place.
Take the cable car down the mountain.
Destination tonight, Tengger Base Camp.
It is also suitable for taking children to experience the desert scenery during the summer vacation.
Equipped with a dedicated desert surfer.
The price list is for your reference.
Depart for the desert camp. Be sure to wear a scarf here, and it can be used as a mask if necessary. The surf car will come downhill close to 90° in the desert from time to time, which is thrilling (reminder: patients with heart disease and lumbar spine are strictly prohibited from riding)
The administrator of the camp.
Ready to go on a camel ride.
Take a camel ride and follow the caravan to watch the surfing car.
Take a camel ride and feel "the desert stretches across thousands of miles, the feeling of being depressed and inhabited".
The camel "blew" its whistle, worthy of the title of the ship of the desert.
camel caravan
The campsite is busy claiming and setting up tents for tourists.
A rare pond in the desert.
Although everyone comes from all corners of the country, it is easier for people to help each other friendly and get closer to each other in the desolate desert.
A classmate Xiao Wang met by chance in the setting sun.
Sandboarding kids.
Guying
The family of four who lived in Minhang District, the father is from Zhongwei, took the children to the place where the father lived, and at the same time let the children who grew up in the city experience the desert scenery.
Desert BBQ in the evening.
Fireworks after the bonfire.
People who waited early the next day to watch the sunrise.
In the morning light of the desert, the vast desert is boundless.
Carrying bags, scattered in the desert.
The children are happily sandboarding.
Children who read early in the desert.
Desert volleyball. There are many children's play facilities in the campground.
Return by desert surfer.
Goodbye, unforgettable Tengger.
Under the guidance of brilliance.
Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon
Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon located in Wuzhong City, including: Qingtongxia Barrage Dam, Ningxia Water Conservancy Expo Hall, 108 Pagodas, Dayu Cultural Park, Ten-mile Long Gorge, Bird Island, Niushou Shanxi Temple, Chinese Yellow River Altar In addition to walking, you can also take a speedboat between the scenic spots, which makes the tour much easier.
The restoration model of the water conservancy project construction here during the Xixia Dynasty. As early as the Xixia period, it became an important water conservancy hub of the Yellow River.
Yellow River waterwheel model.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there is a history of the construction of the Qingtongxia Yellow River Water Conservancy Project. There is Dujiangyan in the south and Qingtongxia in the north. The Qingtongxia Water Conservancy Project is one of the earliest projects established in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in the early days of the founding of New China. Its completion ended the history of water diversion without dams in Ningxia for more than two thousand years.
Scenic spot sign, from here take a battery car to enter the scenic spot.
Qingtongxia Barrage Dam
Ningxia Water Conservancy Expo
The famous Yellow River sheepskin raft. In the 1940s and 1950s, when land transportation was not very developed, sheepskin rafts were an important means of water transportation for people on both sides of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Qingtongxia Barrage Dam is the second water conservancy project in the Yellow River Basin, which was established in 1958. After 48 years of operation, all kinds of equipment of the hydropower station have entered the aging stage and are currently in the transformation stage.
The historical picture display on the railing about the Qingtongxia Water Conservancy Project.
Feel the magnificence and magnificence of this water conservancy complex built at the beginning of the founding of New China up close.
On the storage side of the dam, the water potential is stable.
Dayu Cultural Park
Ming Tang in the Cultural Park
The standing statue of Dayu overlooks the great changes in the Yellow River.
The Hall of Dayu's Life records the legend of flood control in his life.
Inside the Hall of Dayu's Life
The last meditation altar was too hot to climb up.
108 Pagodas, one of the largest existing ancient pagodas in China. Its establishment originated from the fact that in ancient times, a fierce dragon appeared in the Yellow River and harmed the people. People raised funds at all costs to build 108 towers to suppress the dragon. In addition to the 108 towers, there is the Tallinn Temple in the south of the scenic spot, and the Tallinn Museum in the north.
Return by yacht at the pier.
Take another look at the magnificent Yellow River Dam.
