Ejina Banner: Watching the sunrise over Juyanhai

📍 Juyanhai is actually a lake with a large water area. It is the second largest inland river in our country - the terminal lake of the Heihe River, located about 40 kilometers north of the Ejina Banner in the Alxa League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 🌟 Juyanhai was called Juyan Ze during the Han Dynasty and Juyanhai during the Tang Dynasty. Originating from the Heihe River deep in the Qilian Mountains, it flows through the three provinces and regions of Qinghai, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia for more than 800 kilometers, and then merges into two Gobi depressions on the northwest edge of the Badain Jaran Desert, forming two large lakes, east and west, collectively known as Juyanhai. 🌟 Due to climate change, insufficient water resources, and other factors, the west and east Juyanhai dried up in 1961 and 1992, respectively. By 1999, the river channels within the territory of Ejina Banner had experienced over 200 days of disruption, leading to problems such as declining groundwater levels, shrinking oasis areas, and increasing sandstorm weather. 🌟 'The small Juyanhai is connected to Zhongnanhai.' The rapidly deteriorating ecology of the Ejina region has attracted high attention from the Central Committee of the Party and the State Council. The State Council has held several meetings to study the ecological construction of the Heihe River Basin, and in 2000, the water of the Heihe River finally flowed into the dried-up East Juyanhai. Since 2005, East Juyanhai has achieved historical continuity without drying up. 👍 Juyanhai is a must-visit spot for tourists to Ejina Banner·Alxa. The lake oasis in the vast desert wilderness is very eye-catching, especially in the early morning light, when the lake surface, aquatic plants, birds, and joyful tourists form a beautiful landscape under the shining sun and moon. 📝 Note tips: The sunrise is around 6:30 in the morning, and the temperature is about 10°C. Get up early to hit the road and wear a coat!