Xiangshawan is in Ordos Prefecture's Dalad Banner, about halfway between Baotou and Ordos City, within the great northern bend of the central stretch of the Yellow River.
The Grain of Sand Resort, reception area, and parking lots lie to the east at the edge of Inner Mongolia's reclaimed desert.
The rest of Xiangshawan lies at the far eastern corner of the Kubuqi Desert (t 庫布其沙漠, s 库布其沙漠, Kùbùqí Shāmò), which forms the northern half of the Ordos Desert, which itself forms the southwestern portion of the Gobi Desert.
The sand is mostly very fine and soft, and the wind-sculpted sand dunes in the resort can reach over 90 meters (300 ft) high.

The resort is separated from the park's reception area and main roads by the valley of the Sasol River (索沙河, Suǒshā Hé), formerly known as the Laotai (牢太河, Láotài Hé).
It is also sometimes known as the Hantai (罕台河, Hǎntāi Hé).

Xiangshawan is about 5 kilometers (3 mi) away from Dalad Banner's Wayao Village and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Baotou.
Xiangshawan is in Ordos Prefecture's Dalad Banner, about halfway between Baotou and Ordos City, within the great northern bend of the central stretch of the Yellow River. The Grain of Sand Resort, reception area, and parking lots lie to the east at the edge of Inner Mongolia's reclaimed desert. The rest of Xiangshawan lies at the far eastern corner of the Kubuqi Desert (t 庫布其沙漠, s 库布其沙漠, Kùbùqí Shāmò), which forms the northern half of the Ordos Desert, which itself forms the southwestern portion of the Gobi Desert. The sand is mostly very fine and soft, and the wind-sculpted sand dunes in the resort can reach over 90 meters (300 ft) high.
The resort is separated from the park's reception area and main roads by the valley of the Sasol River (索沙河, Suǒshā Hé), formerly known as the Laotai (牢太河, Láotài Hé). It is also sometimes known as the Hantai (罕台河, Hǎntāi Hé).
Xiangshawan is about 5 kilometers (3 mi) away from Dalad Banner's Wayao Village and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Baotou.
Xiangshawan