If I hadn't come to Sand Lake, I wouldn't have known that sand and water, which shouldn't coexist, are so natural here.
The Love of Lakes and Dunes
The soft golden sand and the bright green lake meet each other in the sand lake, clinging to each other, peaceful and peaceful, like lovers who have been together for hundreds of millions of years. All the magnificent passions are only settled in this silent guard.
In summer, the reeds on the lake are green, and the lake water reflects the clumps of reeds and the undulating sand dunes.
I came to Sand Lake in the evening, watched a sunset in the lake, had a barbecue on the shore, and enjoyed a camping in the desert.
I haven't seen the whole picture of Shahu, but I have walked into the nature and wildness of Shahu with my body and mind, releasing the freedom and passion of the journey.
The afterglow of the setting sun, in the poetic flavor of Sand Lake, has a beauty that is not commensurate with the desert. The sparkling boats, occasionally startling water birds and egrets, add to the beauty of this place.
There is also a starry sky tent here, which is a net red model!
The starry sky tent, the correct way to open it: wearing a flowing red dress, shooting in the evening when the sun has just set. Red, the deep blue of the sky, and the warm yellow lights in the tent, the three primary colors of red, yellow and blue collide and are pure, which will make the picture have a very visually impactful beauty.
The bonfire at night, the starry sky, and the gorgeous sunrise, there is no deliberate waiting, just go with the situation.
At night in the sand lake, I took pictures of the starry sky tent, and naturally I also need to eat, half of the sand, half of the lake, barbecue and beer are more suitable.
There is nothing better than eating
Flowing like years, fleeting
On a night full of wine and food, Shahu, you can also take pictures of the beautiful starry sky! It is also a kind of enjoyment for a group of people to watch the stars move and the Milky Way shine quietly in the night without lights.
Early in the morning, I woke up from the tent and looked at the magnificent sand sculptures in the morning light. The ancient city of Loulan is backed by the desert. It is not exquisite, but mysterious enough, it is the desolation of the northwest.
Accompanied by a group of ostriches, they live in their own territory, walk in the desert, and look up to see the lake in front of them.
While watching the scenery, you can play sand and water to your heart's content.
Sandboarding and karting in the desert, jet skiing and water paragliding on the lake, sand sports and water sports have added youthful vitality to the sand lake.
Sand Lake Food
In Ningxia, mutton is an essential food ingredient in daily life. Stewed mutton, roasted whole mutton, stewed mutton, and fried mutton are common ways of mutton. But what I want to introduce to you today is Ningxia Shahu Crispy Lamb Back. Except for the leg of a lamb, all the meat is on the back of a lamb, so the roasted lamb's back is also one of the most essential parts of the roasted lamb, and the dishes are naturally excellent.
Ningxia Shahu Crispy Lamb Back is also called "Guxia Roasted Lamb Back". The lamb is selected from our local high-quality end-tooth sheep sheep in Ningxia. It tastes better if it is Yanchi Tan sheep or free-range grazing sheep in Zhongning. The mutton produced by the breeding sheep is strong but not greasy, the meat is fresh and not smelly, the fat is moderate, and the texture is delicate. It is marinated, boiled, and finally baked. The process is slightly complicated, and the taste is unique. The outside is burnt and the inside is tender, and the fragrance is full.
The fire materials used to roast lamb back meat are also closely related to the mutton itself. First-class barbecues use firewood, second-class barbecues use charcoal fire, and third-class barbecues use electric stoves. The Ningxia Shahu barbecue that I have seen also uses an electric stove, but I do not recommend using it. This kind of lamb back meat is not at the same level as the meat roasted by firewood. Ningxia's Shahu Roasted Lamb Back is crispy on the outside but not greasy, and has the original taste, while the meat inside is rich in flavor after being fully marinated with Chinese herbal medicine. If it is spicy, the spicy appetizer is not harmful to the body, the fat is thick but not greasy, and the fragrance is refreshing but not bland. When you come to Ningxia, you must try Ningxia Shahu Crispy Lamb Back.
The home of birds and reeds
When the desert has become a disaster in many places, the sand lake meets the water and becomes a unique landscape. The lake water and sand dunes, birds and reeds together draw the appearance of the Sand Lake.
Shahu is the home of flying birds. Shahu has a bird island with an area of 4247 hectares. There are as many as 178 species of birds living here, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of birds in Ningxia.
The hatching period from April to June and the breeding period from July to August are the best times for bird watching in Shahu.
White cranes, black cranes, swans... Take a hand-operated boat to go deep into Bird Island, and you will be easily attracted by various birds flying freely on the reeds. If you look carefully, you can find bird eggs among the reeds and bird nests by the water.
Birds are Shahu's yearning for freedom, and reeds are Shahu's green hope. Clumps of reeds turn into a green carpet under the blowing of the breeze, undulating on the lake, forming a scene of its own.
However, reeds are not born with it, and the beauty of Shahu is not born with it. The beauty of Shahu is nature's feedback to Ningxia.
This is a saline-alkali flat surrounded by deserts. Surrounding this saline-alkali flat is the sedimentary sand, gravel and a small amount of soil during the formation of the alluvial fan in front of the Helan Mountains. Sand dunes appear at the lower edge of the alluvial fan. .
In 1960, the Ningxia Nongken West Datan Construction Corps came here to build the Northwest of the motherland. In order to survive, after finding fish in the water, they raised them consciously. They dug reed roots nearby and planted them in the water to feed the fish.
The reed roots drifted with the lake water, and after a few years, clusters of reeds formed on the lake surface, becoming the most beautiful scenery on the Shahu Lake.
Get off the train at Yinchuan Station, and opposite is a professional tourist distribution center in Ningxia. The one-way ticket is not expensive, which brings great convenience to people who travel independently. It provides great convenience in transportation. The staff all wear yellow vests. The little yellow people are hospitable and hospitable. They follow the advice and take the Ningxia tourist attraction directly. Car, go to the Shahu scenic spot to explore the secrets that everyone does not know.
