Racers gathered on Tengger Desert in Alshaa League on Oct 4 to compete in cross-country challenges, attracting hundreds of tourists to come and watch the spectacular off-road competitions.

Tennger Desert, located in the western Inner Mongolia, is the fourth largest desert in China, one distinctive desert expeditionary and tourist area. The place offers tourists various entertainment facilities including driving the cross-country truck, jeep and motorcycle, sand surfing from high dunes, riding horses and camels, and playing sand volleyball and football.

An off-road vehicle prepares at the starting line during the cross-country challenge on Tennger Desert in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Oct 4, 2017. [Photo/people.cn] 

An off-road vehicle climbs on a mound during the cross-country challenge on Tennger Desert in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Oct 4, 2017. [Photo/people.cn]