11 September 2025 FIVE LAKES CROSSING (五湖穿越), TENGGER DESERT Today took me beyond Ningxia’s borders and into Alxa Left Banner of Inner Mongolia. This was the part of the trip I had been looking forward to the most. Ever since I saw photos of the Wulan Lake (乌兰湖) on a Chinese reality TV show, the Five lakes Crossing has been quite at the top of my travel bucket list. Today, that anticipation finally turned into reality. I crossed into Alxa Left Banner, heading towards the Five