CCTV news shows the main landing site in the Amugulang prairies in Siziwang Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/CCTV]

Sparse prairies best spot for landing

The main landing site is in the Amugulang prairies. With an average elevation of 1,400 meters, the area looks like a shallow plate with its edge higher and its hinterland vast and flat.

The condition of the prairies is suitable for landing because the sandy grassland has no river, mountain or valley and its population is less than 10 people per square kilometer. As in the temperate continental climate, it is dry in the spirng, autumn and winter and has a clear sky with high visibility.