Xiangshawan Desert Resort Upgrades as Visitors Shift from Sightseeing to Experiencing
The Xiangshawan scenic area in Dalad Banner, Inner Mongolia is upgrading its desert resort offerings, shifting visitors from sightseeing to experiencing. Annual visits exceed 1 million, with a single-day record above 24,000 this year. The local government invested 44.28 million yuan in entrance landscaping and supporting works, completing 214 mu of greening, building an ecological parking lot with 3,686 spaces and five new communication base stations. Guanmianfang village now has over 30 homestays.
Impact and considerations
Xiangshawan's shift from single-product desert sightseeing to a resort complex, with supporting investment and a homestay cluster, shows increased spending on lodging, transport and communications infrastructure at desert destinations, offering references for hotels, homestays and destination operators.
Key points
- Xiangshawan scenic area receives over 1 million visitors annually, with a single-day record above 24,000 this year.
- The local government invested 44.28 million yuan in entrance landscaping and supporting works, completing 214 mu of greening, planting 11,072 trees and shrubs and building 9.3 km of water supply works.
- An ecological parking lot added 3,686 spaces, including 686 for new energy vehicles; five communication base stations and 15.2 km of communication pipelines were built.
- Guanmianfang village now has over 30 homestays; the 2.462-km rural road from Xiangshawan to Wayaoshe was completed and opened.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- 品橙旅游
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- First source publication
- 11 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 12 Sept 2026, 00:07
- Last updated
- 11 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- Pinchain Tourism：沙漠度假迭代升级 游客从“看沙”变为“享沙” – 品橙旅游 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 11 Sept 2026, 08:00