Miaomiao Lake Ecological and Cultural Tourism Area

Miaomiao Lake Ecological and Cultural Tourism Area

Miaomiao Lake Ecological and Cultural Tourism Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Miaomiao Lake is located 15 kilometers north of Taole Town in Pingluo, adjacent to Etuoke Banner in Inner Mongolia, with deserts to both the north and south. The area got its name "Miaomiao Lake" because a natural spring was dammed to form a lake, and beside the lake there is an ovoo built by Mongolian herders and a temple where nuns practice and chant scriptures.

Since 2009, Ningxia Tianyuan Fuzang Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. has invested 150 million yuan to develop and construct the Miaomiao Lake scenic area. The project is carried out in three phases, mainly including water diversion to the mountain, road hardening, power line installation, water-saving irrigation, ecological greening construction, desert control and farmland improvement, as well as tourism and summer resort development projects.

The Miaomiao Lake Ecotourism Area is located within the Mu Us Desert and is known as the "Holy Lake in the Sea of Sand," making it a new type of ecotourism destination. It is divided into the Central Oasis of Sandy Springs, Desert Adventure Zone, Sand Flora Sightseeing Area, Sand Therapy and Health Zone, and Lakeside Resort Area. Currently developed and constructed attractions include Lingquan Temple, Sanwen Pavilion, Jiulong Pavilion, and Lotus Pond; over one million plants have been planted, including peonies, tree peonies, pines, cypresses, evergreens, and various flowering shrubs and trees; infrastructure construction for tourism sightseeing projects such as road maintenance, ecological greening, and water-saving irrigation has also been completed.

Here, you can not only enjoy the beauty of the desert landscape but also experience the charm of a "hidden paradise." The sunset scenery of the northern desert — "vast Gobi, long river, and setting sun" — is truly captivating.