The 11th Chinese University Beach Volleyball Championship opened in Dalad Banner of Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 20.

Over 300 players in 111 teams from 60 universities took part in the event, which lasts until July 25 in Xiangshawan, or Resonant Dunes Bay Scenic Spot. Resonant Dunes Bay is China’s largest desert-themed tourism destination, backed by China’s seventh largest desert, Kubuqi Desert.

The opening ceremony of 11th Chinese University Beach Volleyball Championship is held on July 20 in the Resonant Dunes Bay, Inner Mongolia’s Dalad Banner. [Photo/Xinhua]

A match of the 11th Chinese University Beach Volleyball Championship is on in Inner Mongolia’s Resonant Dunes Bay on July 20. [Photo/Xinhua]

A player serves at a match of the 11th Chinese University Beach Volleyball Championship held in Inner Mongolia’s Resonant Dunes Bay on July 20. [Photo/Xinhua]

A bird’s eye-view of the Resonant Dunes Bay in Dalad Banner, Inner Mongolia’s Ordos, where the 11th Chinese University Beach Volleyball Championship is held. [Photo/Xinhua]