I’m now having Chinese Buffet Breakfast in Dunhuang International Hotel Restaurant where we stayed for a night yesterday upon arriving from Jiayuguan in the Silk Road of China :

I’m back here outside the Souvenirs Shop at Dunhuang International Hotel watching the Chinese Artist (from whom I bought my 2 Dunhuang T-shirts yesterday!) painting Souvenir T-shirts…………..

Mingsha Shan (or “Echoing-Sand Mountain”) Admission Ticket :

With my above Admission Ticket & led by our Chinese Tour Guide Xiao Ma, we enter the famous Minsha Shan (or “Echoing-Sand Mountain“) - listed as a National Scenic Spot - here in Dunhuang…………

Crescent Moon Spring is another Scenic Spot here at Mingsha Shan (or “Echoing-Sand Mountain“) where we’ll be visiting after our Camel Riding & Sandboarding…………..

Why is Mingsha Shan (or “Echoing-Sand Mountain“) called as it is? Why, here’s its story :

When a Strong Wind blows on the Mingsha Shan, the fast shifting Sand Roars, when the Wind is a little more than a Light Breeze, the Sand produces Dulcet Sounds akin to Music - Some say that the Sand is Singing, while to others it’s like an Echo, & this is how the Mountain gets its name - “Echoing-Sand Mountain“……………..

WHOA there’re many Camels for Hire here!! Camels are the most important animals for Transportations in Ancient Silk Road, & they’re considered Prides of the Deserts!!

I’m extremely excited cos here’s my chance of riding a Camel on the Desert!! YES YES after buying Toy Camels & tasting Camel Hooves while travelling along the Silk Road of China, I’m happy I’m getting into Camel Riding now heheh!!

Below pics show Me holding onto the Saddle Handle of my Camel while taking snapshots of my Camel as it trudges slowly on the Desert sand…………….

We’ve just arrived here at the Top of Mingsha Shan (Echoing-Sand Mountain)………….

Actually, later we’d also be sandboarding down from the Peak of Mingsha Shan (Echoing-Sand Mountain) heheh!! Below’s the Signboard written with Chinese Instructions on Safety for Sandboarding :

And here’s my Sandboarding Ticket, which costs me 10RMB (inclusive in the walk up the Peak!) :

While walking up to the Peak of Mingsha Shan (Echoing-Sand Mountain), I stop & turn around to take some pics…………….

Thankful & Grateful to Tour mate Auntie Ah Hoon & above stranger Tourist Little Lady in Pink Cab - who both helped me greatly by simply lending me their warm hands & encouraging me as I climbed up to the Peak here at Mingsha Shan (Echoing-Sand Mountain)………….

The bare steep Wooden Steps on which we climbed up has nothing but only desert sands on its both sides & both my legs were practically shaking & I was feeling helpless cos I had nothing to grip onto to ease my serious height phobia - luckily for me Auntie Ah Hoon & the Little Lady were there for me!!

Feeling real happy & enjoying my tour of the Deserts here……………

And now I’m just waiting for my brother-in-law Ah Hia to be back here with me before we return to our resting Camels……………

I enjoyed my Camel Riding earlier up here to the Top of Mingsha Shan (Echoing-Sand Mountain) so much I can’t wait to be on it again to travel downhill to our next scenic Spot - Crescent Moon Spring!!