Ningxia: Sand Lake
宁夏沙湖
More than 1 million migrating birds of various species stop over at this wetland in Ningxia twice a year (April-May, September-October). The rest of the year, around 200 species of birds call the wetlands home, including a large number of protected species, such as black cranes and the Chinese merganser.
每年春秋两季（四月至五月，九月至十月），超过一百万只不同种类的候鸟在宁夏这个湿地停留。其余时间约有200种鸟类常驻，包括许多受保护的物种，如黑鹤和中华秋沙鸭。
The area is also the reported habitat of giant salamanders that grow as long as 1.6 meters. Desert, water and reed mashes blend in this 80-square-kilometer area, which forms a unique geographic phenomenon called sand lake (“sha hu” in Mandarin).
据报道，这里也是1.6米长的大鲵的栖息地。沙漠、水和芦苇湿地在这个面积达80平方公里的区域交融，形成了一种独特的地理现象，称为沙湖。
Sand Lake is 56 kilometers north of Yinchuan, the provincial capital of Ningxia. Buses are available daily between Sand Lake and Yinchuan’s North Gate Bus Terminal.
沙湖距离宁夏省会银川市北部约56公里。每天都有巴士从银川北门汽车站发往沙湖。
