17 tips to make better Ordos trip

12. Be careful when you ride a horse in a prairie. It is safer to stand on the left of the horse than at the back or the right side. Don’t be noisy or hit the horse when you ride it.

13. Respect local customs. Don’t fasten the hada, a piece of clothing used to pay tribute, on your waist nor abandon it. It is improper to step on a threshold when you enter a Mongolian yurt.

14. Whistling Dune Bay and Engebei Tourist Attraction are recommended if you want to go on a desert tour. Remember to take sunglasses, sun helmets, masks and other gadgets that can protect you from ultraviolet rays and windblown sand.

15. Ordos Museum is a recommended tourist attraction located in Kangbashi district, and the district, as a whole, is a designated 4A-level scenic spot. Admission to the museum is free. In Kangbashi district, you can also go to Ulanmulun River to watch the music fountain.

16. Ordos cashmere products are world-famous. There is a cashmere street in Dongsheng district, where you can buy assorted cashmere products.

17. For those who want to buy some local beef, please remember that bone-dry beef jerky tastes better and damp-dry beef jerky is suitable for children and the elderly.