1/3 Sand 1/3 Water and 1/3 Jiangnan and the Seasonal Birds Attract Tourists

半沙半水半江南 候鸟翔集引客来

The Sand Lake (sand and lake) Resort is composed of 1/2 sand and 1/2 water (photo by drones. Xinhua reporter Wang Peng on April 30^th)

半沙半水的沙湖景区（无人机照片，新华社记者 王鹏 4月30日摄）。

On April 30^th, the Sand Lake Resort of Ningxia  held the 11^th Birding Festival. The Sand Lake has an ecological system consisted of desert, grassland, wetland, and lake, with the reputation of “Top 10 Wetland in China”, which is widely known for its unique nature scenery of half of sand and half of lake.

4月30日，宁夏农垦沙湖景区举办第十一届沙湖观鸟节。沙湖依托沙漠、草原、湿地、湖泊为一体的生态系统，享有“中国十大魅力湿地”美誉，并以其半沙半湖的独特自然风光享誉国内外。

新华社记者 王鹏 摄

Tourists are entertaining themselves in the Sand Lake Resort. (photo Xinhua reporter Wang Peng on April 30^th)

游客在沙湖景区游玩（4月30日摄）。新华社记者 王鹏 摄

The Kites teams of Weifang City of Shandong Province are performing the huge kites flying in the desert for tourists. (photo by Xinhua reporter Wang Peng on April 30^th)

来自山东潍坊的风筝团队为游客献上沙漠大型风筝放飞表演（4月30日摄）。新华社记者 王鹏 摄