# Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠)

Alxa, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
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## Key facts

- **Time needed:** 3–4 hours
- **Address:** Southwestern part of the Left Banner of Alxa League; together with the Badain Jaran, Ulan Buh and Yamaleik deserts, it forms the Alxa Desert
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Tengger Desert

China's fourth-largest desert. "Tengger" means "sky" in Mongolian. The desert contains more than 400 lake basins and over 190 lakes. Swan Lake and Moon Lake, about 35 km apart in the heart of the desert, one large and one small, are Tengger's most outstanding pair of "sister lakes."

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1913. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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