七(qi)星湖沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)旅(lv)游(you)生態旅(lv)游(you)區位于鄂爾多斯市杭(hang)錦旗境內(nei)的庫布其沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)腹地,是(shi)一個(ge)以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)生態建設為(wei)主(zhu)題、以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)資源和沙(sha)(sha)湖為(wei)依托、以(yi)沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)生態旅(lv)游(you)為(wei)亮點(dian)的度假型沙(sha)(sha)漠(mo)(mo)旅(lv)游(you)區。
七(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)(hu)沙漠(mo)生態旅游區總占地面積8.89平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li),其中七(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)(hu)水域面積1.15平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li),蘆葦濕(shi)地面積0.1平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li),草(cao)原面積3.8平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li)。七(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)(hu)是黃河故(gu)道(dao)殘留的沖擊(ji)湖(hu)(hu)。由于七(qi)個湖(hu)(hu)泊呈北(bei)斗七(qi)星(xing)(xing)狀排列,故(gu)得名“七(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)(hu)”,因此有“天(tian)上北(bei)斗星(xing)(xing),人間七(qi)星(xing)(xing)湖(hu)(hu)”一說。
七星(xing)(xing)湖沙(sha)漠(mo)(mo)生態旅游區,這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li)盡(jin)是(shi)沙(sha),奇峰聳拔,環立如障(zhang),這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li)全是(shi)湖,碧波漣漪(yi),靜謐秀(xiu)麗(li)。這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li)就是(shi)七星(xing)(xing)湖旅游區,位于鄂(e)爾多斯市(shi)杭(hang)錦旗境(jing)內的庫布(bu)齊(qi)沙(sha)漠(mo)(mo)腹(fu)地,距巴杭(hang)公(gong)(gong)(gong)路(lu)14公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),距110國(guo)道及京蘭鐵路(lu)60公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),距草(cao)原鋼城(cheng)包頭市(shi)140公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),呼和浩特330公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),北(bei)京800公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),是(shi)以(yi)沙(sha)漠(mo)(mo)生態觀光產品為主(zhu),集娛樂、休(xiu)閑(xian)、度假、探險為一體(ti)的國(guo)家3A級綜合旅游區。
其中的(de)扎漢道(dao)(dao)圖(tu),東達道(dao)(dao)圖(tu),大(da)道(dao)(dao)圖(tu)(又叫(jiao)伊克(ke)道(dao)(dao)圖(tu))三(san)個(ge)湖統稱為(wei)道(dao)(dao)圖(tu)湖,這(zhe)是(shi)神(shen)奇(qi)的(de)傳(chuan)說(shuo)賦予了它(ta)們(men)浪漫的(de)色彩,傳(chuan)說(shuo)過(guo)去這(zhe)里(li)有一種(zhong)(zhong)水(shui)(shui)牛鳥(niao),眼如(ru)飯碗,肢如(ru)木椽,體(ti)如(ru)牛身,在空中盤旋(xuan)輕如(ru)羽毛,叫(jiao)聲如(ru)牛吼,發(fa)出“哞(mou)哞(mou)”的(de)聲音。許多飛禽(qin)走曾視(shi)它(ta)為(wei)怪物,只(zhi)要看(kan)到(dao)它(ta)的(de)影子便都躲起來,當地蒙古族牧(mu)民認為(wei)這(zhe)種(zhong)(zhong)鳥(niao)能夠人們(men)消災免難,帶來吉祥,于是(shi)取名道(dao)(dao)圖(tu),譯成漢語是(shi)“響”的(de)意思。三(san)個(ge)湖以(yi)沙山(shan)相(xiang)隔(ge),空氣(qi)潔凈,湖水(shui)(shui)清澈(che),猶如(ru)三(san)顆藍寶石鑲嵌在庫布(bu)沙漠中,湖內蘆(lu)葦叢生(sheng),水(shui)(shui)產資源豐富(fu),有十幾(ji)種(zhong)(zhong)珍(zhen)稀鳥(niao)類在此棲(qi)息。