These twin camels waited patiently for me while I was getting lessons from the guide on how to ride a camel. At SHAPOTOU, 20km west of Zongwei Ningxia Province at the fringe of the Tengger Desert (Gobi Desert west), there's hardly any vegetation yet this city attracts many retired citizens. Camels are precious animals contributing not only as transportation to the nomadic life, but also for milk and hair for survival. They look docile and innocent but they seem to be mean when they don't feel comfortable towards their rider. By the way, the rocky movements of my camel twisted my spine for 2 hours.