Photo taken on Nov. 4 shows the autumn scenery of Sand Lake in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Located within an hour’s drive north of Yinchuan City, capital of Ningxia, Sand Lake boasts distinctive tourism resources with a crescent-shaped lake resting among broad sand dunes. Being an ideal habitat for millions of migrant birds, the site boasts goosander, ern, bustard, black stork and other rare birds under first-class state protection. [Photo/Xinhua]