What's with the loud sand?

In Erdos, Inner Mongolia, there is a well-known tourist attraction, which is "rare in the world and the first in China", commonly known as Xiangshawan. It is located in the south of Dalat Banner, at the eastern end of Kubuqi Desert, 50 kilometers away from Baotou City, a steel city in the northern grassland, and the surrounding sand mountains are stacked one after another, forming a spectacular sand sea spectacle.

Yinken Xiangsha ranks first among all fragrant sands in China and is known as the "king of fragrant sands". Yinken is Mongolian and means "forever" in Chinese. Yinken Xiangsha stands steeply on the west bank of Hantai Valley, and there are clear springs spewing out at the bottom of the slope. Xiangshawan has a sand height of 1 10 m and a width of 400 m, with water on the back of the mountain and sunny slope on the lee side. The terrain is crescent-shaped and the slope is inclined at a 45-degree angle, forming a huge echo wall of sand dunes. When the sand is dry, tourists climb ladders or take cable cars to the top of Yinken Dune and slide down. Dunes will rumble, from frogs to the roar of cars and planes, more like an impassioned symphony. The sound of sand is exciting and interesting, so it is full of enthusiasm from 65438+. !

When we stand at the height of the sand dunes and look around, the vast desert sand dunes roll like golden waves, which is very spectacular. This is the Kubuqi Desert, one of the three major deserts in Inner Mongolia, with a total area of10.6 million square kilometers. Kubuqi is Mongolian and Chinese means "bowstring". If the Kubuqi Desert is compared to a bow, then the silver sand under our feet (that is, Xiangshawan) is this "bowstring". Under the sunshine, this flat sand dune rises and falls in a graceful curve, just like a beautiful woman lying on her side, quietly enjoying the tranquility endowed by nature in the vast desert, and countless legends are dissolved into sand songs-whether it is "singing sand", "ringing sand" or "whistling sand" or modern "singing sand" and "happy sand", they all extend and expand in the fog of this legend.

There are many legends about Yinken Xiangsha, but most of them are related to Tibetan Buddhist temples. One of the legends is that there are 500 lamas playing a music festival in Zhaomiao Temple, and suddenly the wind suddenly rises, and the sand and stones flying all over the sky bury Zhaomiao Temple. The second legend is that Zhang accidentally untied his mouth while riding a donkey and carrying a sandbag, and a temple was buried in sand overnight. The sound of singing sand heard by people sliding in the sand seems to be the sound of lamas playing music and chanting in the ground. The universality of this legend represents the cultural effect produced by the gathering of local Mongols. Legend has it that a temple named "Yin Ken Zhao" is buried under the sand. Is there really a temple called Yin Kenzhao? This is a mystery. Visitors can enjoy Mongolian songs and dances during the tour of Yinken Xiangsha, and quietly feel the close relationship between national religion, national culture and natural landscape. So, why does the sand ring? It is still an unsolved mystery to the world, and it is precisely because of this mystery that Xiangshawan has been endowed with magical charm and welcomed many domestic and foreign tourists. Although the legend is beautiful, it can't solve the mystery of Xiangsha. In recent years, many domestic scholars have put forward topographic theory, ringing box theory and electrostatic theory, all of which try to explain the causes of ringing sand scientifically.

The sandy desert is like a dream, the morning is sparkling and colorful, and the sunset is lonely and beautiful. Stay in it, stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and feel the warmth that makes your heart quiet. The Mongolian camp on the top of the hill opposite Xiangshawan provides first-class accommodation and entertainment places for tourists. While living in yurts, eating braised pork, tasting fresh milk and Erdos fine wine, you can also enjoy Erdos folk songs and dances and unique Erdos wedding performances presented by Xiangshawan Art Troupe. Melodious singing, touching dancing and touching scenes make you involuntarily enter the realm of "wine is not intoxicating, songs are not intoxicating"