Qing Emperor Qianlong three years (in 1738) after the earthquake in the Yellow River on the north shore of a 2,000 m-long, 100 meters, 200 meters long slope of the largest sand, Shapotou be named.

• 清乾隆三年（1738年）地震后在黄河北岸形成一个长约2000米，高100余米，坡长200余米的大沙堤，沙坡头因此而得名。