Yinchuan, China - Peoples Republic of
CHINESE TOURIST LOOKS AT SAND SCULPTURE AT SHAHU NEAR YINCHUAN.
A Chinese tourist looks at a sand sculpture of ancient warriors on the
desert hill of Sha Hu (Sand Lake), some 42 kms (26 miles) from
Yinchuan, capital city of China's autonomous Ningxia region September
8, 2003. China is reviving its once-booming tourism industry, which
plunged since late April when SARS erupted in the country. Yinchuan is
hosting the 7th National Ethnic Sports Meeting, with 4,000 athletes
from China's 56 ethnic minority groups competing in 14 traditional
sports like wrestling, swing competition, crossbow shooting,
horseriding, dragon boat and stilts race. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
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