Tourists at the Shapatou Theme Park enjoy sand boarding and the zip wire rides.

Tourists at the Shapatou Theme Park enjoy sand boarding and the zip wire rides. Stock Photo
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Paul Springett D / Alamy Stock Photo

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4286 x 2851 px | 36.3 x 24.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

August 2011

Location:

Peoples Republic of China, Ningxia Province, Shapotou.

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Shapotou is a district of Zhongwei, noted for the Tengger Desert. It is the site of the world-renowned Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station which now includes the Shapatou Theme Park. Located at the southern end of the dune sea on the banks of the Huang He (Yellow River). Research at station includes dune stabilization using grasses and microbial mats. The theme park (AKA the Chinese version of Disneyland) includes sand boarding, drifting down the river on sheepskin rafts, camel trekking and a zip wire across the river.

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