Known as "the holy land of the heavens", Alxa League is home to the world's only desert world geological park, an original secondary forest in Helan Mountain, a Euphrates poplar forest national nature reserve, the Juyan National Wetland Reserve, and the Yellow River Wetland National Park of Alxa Economic Development Zone. The region is also home to the three deserts of Badain Jilin, Tengri, and Ulan Buh, which run through the whole territory of Alxa.