七星湖沙(sha)(sha)漠旅(lv)游(you)(you)生態旅(lv)游(you)(you)區(qu)位于鄂爾多(duo)斯(si)市杭錦旗境內的庫布其沙(sha)(sha)漠腹地,是(shi)一個(ge)以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠生態建設為(wei)主題、以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠資源和沙(sha)(sha)湖為(wei)依托、以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠生態旅(lv)游(you)(you)為(wei)亮點的度假型沙(sha)(sha)漠旅(lv)游(you)(you)區(qu)。
七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)沙(sha)漠生態(tai)旅游(you)區總占地(di)面(mian)積(ji)8.89平方公里(li),其中七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)水域(yu)面(mian)積(ji)1.15平方公里(li),蘆葦(wei)濕地(di)面(mian)積(ji)0.1平方公里(li),草原(yuan)面(mian)積(ji)3.8平方公里(li)。七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)是(shi)黃河故道殘留的沖(chong)擊湖(hu)。由于七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)個(ge)湖(hu)泊呈北斗七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)狀排列,故得名“七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)”,因(yin)此有“天上北斗星(xing)(xing),人間七(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)”一(yi)說。
七星湖沙(sha)(sha)漠生態(tai)旅游區,這(zhe)里盡是(shi)沙(sha)(sha),奇(qi)峰聳拔(ba),環立(li)如(ru)障,這(zhe)里全是(shi)湖,碧波漣(lian)漪,靜謐(mi)秀(xiu)麗。這(zhe)里就是(shi)七星湖旅游區,位于鄂爾(er)多斯市杭錦旗(qi)境內(nei)的庫布齊沙(sha)(sha)漠腹地,距巴杭公(gong)(gong)(gong)路(lu)14公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,距110國道及京(jing)蘭(lan)鐵路(lu)60公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,距草原鋼城包頭(tou)市140公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,呼和浩(hao)特330公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,北京(jing)800公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,是(shi)以沙(sha)(sha)漠生態(tai)觀光產品為主,集娛(yu)樂、休閑(xian)、度假、探險為一體的國家3A級綜合(he)旅游區。
其中(zhong)的扎漢道(dao)圖(tu)(tu),東達道(dao)圖(tu)(tu),大道(dao)圖(tu)(tu)(又(you)叫(jiao)伊克道(dao)圖(tu)(tu))三(san)個湖(hu)統稱為道(dao)圖(tu)(tu)湖(hu),這是(shi)神(shen)奇的傳說賦予了它(ta)們浪(lang)漫的色彩(cai),傳說過去這里有一種(zhong)水(shui)牛鳥,眼(yan)如(ru)(ru)飯碗,肢如(ru)(ru)木(mu)椽,體如(ru)(ru)牛身,在(zai)空(kong)中(zhong)盤(pan)旋(xuan)輕(qing)如(ru)(ru)羽毛(mao),叫(jiao)聲(sheng)如(ru)(ru)牛吼(hou),發出“哞哞”的聲(sheng)音。許多飛禽走曾視它(ta)為怪物,只要看到它(ta)的影(ying)子便都躲起來,當地(di)蒙古族牧民認為這種(zhong)鳥能夠(gou)人們消(xiao)災免難,帶(dai)來吉(ji)祥,于是(shi)取名(ming)道(dao)圖(tu)(tu),譯成漢語是(shi)“響”的意(yi)思。三(san)個湖(hu)以沙山相隔,空(kong)氣潔凈,湖(hu)水(shui)清澈,猶(you)如(ru)(ru)三(san)顆藍寶(bao)石鑲嵌(qian)在(zai)庫(ku)布(bu)沙漠中(zhong),湖(hu)內蘆葦叢生,水(shui)產資源(yuan)豐富,有十幾種(zhong)珍稀鳥類在(zai)此棲息。