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The Singing Sand Dunes (Chinese: 鳴沙山 Ming Sha Shan) in Dunhuang, China, are the sand dunes that, when the wind blows, give out a singing or drumming sound. [1] [2] [unreliable source?] They are part of the Kumtag Desert. The Singing Sand Dunes were originally known as the "Gods' Sand Dunes" (Chinese: 神沙山).
Xiangshawan, also known as Whistling Dune Bay and by other names, is a AAAAA-rated tourist area in the Dalad Banner of Ordos Prefecture in Inner Mongolia, China. Amid China's general campaign to combat desertification , the mostly unreclaimable site in the Gobi 's Kubuqi Desert was developed as the country's first desert-themed tourism resort.
It is the world's highest stationary dune rising 450 meters (1,480 ft) over the surrounding area, and peaking at 1,611 meters (5,285 ft) above sea level. [8] The surrounding dunes only reach about 200 meters (660 ft). Although the biggest, it is one of several large stationary dunes within the Badain Jaran Desert.
During the Ming dynasty, China became a major sea power, conducting several voyages of exploration with sea routes for trade and cultural exchanges. Dunhuang went into a steep decline after the Chinese trade with the outside world became dominated by southern sea-routes, and the Silk Road was officially abandoned during the Ming dynasty .
[1] [2] It operates under the direct leadership of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China. The Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage is a scientific research organization in the People's Republic of China that focuses on cultural heritage protection. It is one of the leading professional forces in the country in this field.
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Chinese mythology and imagination developed an extensive collection of ideas, about mythological places and terrains, Moving Sands included. David Hawkes Says "Chu poets give this name to an unlocatable area in the mythical geography of the west, but no doubt it derives ultimately from travelers' tales of the Takla Makan desert" (Hawkes 1985, 332).