Arxan Travel Guide

  Basic information Area code: 0482 Travel complaints: 0482-7125127 Travel information When playing in the forest, it is necessary to choose good references to avoid getting lost. It is best to have experienced locals to lead the team. There is […]

 

Basic information

Area code: 0482
Travel complaints: 0482-7125127

Travel information

• When playing in the forest, it is necessary to choose good references to avoid getting lost. It is best to have experienced locals to lead the team.
• There is a large temperature difference between day and night in Arxan City. Get ready for cold clothing when you go out.
• Visit by car or car on the grassland or visiting the herdsman’s home. Pay attention to do not disturb animals.

 

Security

Many people will come to Arxan for skiing in winter. Before going to play, be sure to understand some precautions about skiing safety. The strong ultraviolet rays on the snow may also burn the skin. So be careful to choose the right snow ski glasses, sunscreen and warm clothing.

Medical treatment

Arxan Forestry Bureau Staff Hospital Address: Linhai Street, Arxan City, Inner Mongolia
Tel: 0482-7150878
Arxan Hospital
Address: No. 16, Wenquan South Hot Spring Street, Arxan
Tel: 0482-7122143

Destination Overview

 

Destination sketch

Arxan City is known as the smallest countl city in China. It is a tourist area integrating hot springs, grassland forests, lakes, ice and snow, exotic mountains, and wild animals and plants.

Local life

Traditional Mongolians live in yurts. The yurt is a round-pointed house made of wool felt, which has mobile and fixed two kinds.

Beliefs and taboos

The ritual activities of the Mongolian people have the characteristics of the northern nationalities. The main content of religious is the worship of nature

Culture

Nadam Convention
Nadam convention only had three kinds of activities: wrestling, archery and horse racing at the beginning, today it also added harvest technology and other content.
Arxan female Mounted police
The female mounted police wear red police uniform is a beautiful landscape for the tourist city of Arxan.

Language

Most of them can speak Mandarin and can not speak English.

Best Travel season

The changes in the four seasons in the east of Mongolia area are obvious, the winter is cold and long, and the winter in Arxan area is nearly 8 months long. Therefore, the best travel season is from July to September every year.

Currency and Consumption

 

Consumption level

Consumption expenditure on tourism in Arxan City is not low. The price of a room in an ordinary budget hotel is 200-300 yuan a night. The price of dinner is not expensive, and the ticket price of scenic spots ranges from tens of yuan to a few hundred yuan. However, the biggest expense will also be the chartered vehicle cost. Many tourist attractions need chartered, the daily price of about 300-400 yuan.\

Practical information

Address: Hot Spring Street, Arxan City, Xing’an League
Tel: 0482-9537636
Www.aeslyj.gov.cn

Intercity traffic

 

Aircraft

A’ershan Yi’ershi Airport,YIE
Address: 16.5 kilometers north of the city of Arxan, Xing’an, Inner Mongolia
Arrival method: Arrival by bus from the Arxan city railway station, the fare is 5 yuan; You can also take a taxi from the city of Arxan to the airport, the cost is about 50 yuan
Tel: 0482-7186888

Train

Arxan Railway Station
Address: Xingshan Inner Mongolia Arxan Hot Spring Scenic Area

Long-distance bus

Arxan Bus Terminal
Address: Hot Spring Street, Arxan, Xingan, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Tel: 0482-2256104

Bus

In Arxan, buses are on call. However, if it is only in the city of Arxan, there is no need to take a bus , just walk. If you go to Iresh or the airport, you can take the bus in front of the Arxan train station.

Taxi

The starting price for a taxi in Arxan is 5 yuan. However, it is difficult to get a taxi during the tourist season.

chartered Bus

Because the scenic spots of Arxan are generally far away from the city, if you do not have a self-driving tour, you can only play in a chartered vehicle. Car rental in Arxan, the price of 400-500 yuan / day, the price of SUV vehicles in 800 yuan / day.

Attractions

 

Arxan National Forest Park

Arxan National Forest Park lies around the border of China and Mongolia. With huge trees of subfriged zone, extinct volcano lake, it’s an excellent place for hiking and resting in leisure time. Arxan Forest Park covers almost all of the city of Arxan. The attractions in the Tianchi scenic spot that have been developed are as follows:
Hump Ridge Tianchi
Take a bird view of Tianchi, it is like a drop of water. Ranking by altitude, Tianchi ranks third in the country after Tianshan Tianchi in Xinjiang Province and Changbaishan Tianchi. The oval Tianchi is like a crystal jasper, set in the majestic magnificent green mountains.
Rhododendrons Lake
Rhododendrons Lake is a typical volcanic lava-congestion lake. It is a lake formed by the lava flow blocking the valley during the volcanic eruption. Around the lake, rhododendrons bloom in May each year. In addition, there are several lakes around rhododendrons Lake that can also be visited together: Pine Leaf Lake. Every autumn, the pine trees on the shore fall into the lake, and the lake is flooded with rosin flavor. Deer Lake, which is rich in aquatic plants, you can see deer around the lake sometimes.
Address: 70 km from Arxan City
Shitanglin
Shitanglin is 84km away from Arxan city and is Asia’s largest and most complete volcanic lava landscape, and it is also one of the United Nations A-class nature reserves.
Arrival method: only chartered, reference price is about 300 yuan / day
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00
Tickets: Forest Park ticket, 180 yuan peak season, 140 yuan off-season
Phone: 0482-7430556, 7120688

Haosengou National Forest Park

Haosengou means “a place where there are many birches” in Mongolia. Because the forests in the Haosengou valley cover the birch forests, this is the most well-preserved and concentrated area in the Greater Khingan Mountains, it is known as the hometown of the birch trees.
Address: Wuchagou Forestry Bureau, Haosengou Forest Farm
Arrival method: You can take a bus from Arxan to Mingshui River. There is a bus going to Haosengou Forest Farm every day around 10am.
Tickets: 25 yuan

White Wolf Peak

White wolf peak Scenic Area is characterized by unique geographical features, high mountains, deep ditch, dense forests, and vertical waterways. It is rich in flora and fauna, and has four distinct seasons. It is a beautiful scenery on the southern foot of Greater Khingan Mountains. The White Wolf Peak rises up on the ridge, and there are strange rocks and forests. Its shape is like a wolf that is screaming and shouting. It’s majestic and magnificent.
Address: White wolf Town, Arxan City, Xing’an League
Arrival method: Only driving car or chartered

Arxan Mineral Springs

The Arxan Mineral Springs group refers to 48 eye mineral springs in the Arxan Sanitarium. It is distributed in a valley that is 700 meters long from north to south and 70 meters wide from east to west. The spring water comes from the rock fracture zone of the underground 2800-3500 meters. The mineral water contains a large amount of minerals and trace elements, which has a very high medical and health care effect. To visit Arxan, you may drink some mineral water here.
Address: Arxan Arxan Sanatorium Spa Springs Area
Arrival Method: Within walking distance of the city
Opening hours: 8:00-23:00 Tickets: 348 yuan

Arxan Ski Resort

Located on both sides of the hot spring area in the Arxan, it is composed of two parts: the west mountain ski competition, the training ground and the east mountain ski playground. It is a large-scale, multi-purpose snow sports place and playground. The east mountain Ski Resort has high-speed, mid and primary speed slopes. There is also a double-lift chairlift, two tie-rod towing cables and a simple tow-pull.
Address: Both Sides of Hot Spring Street
Arrival method: Walk from Arxan City
Opening hours: 8:30-16:00
Tickets: 100 yuan

Arxan Port Scenic Area

The Arxan-Songbeier Port is the third continental road port betweem China and Mongolia, the other two are Manchuria and Erlianhaote. On the side of our port, it is suitable for tourism projects such as river rafting, fishing, and horse racing. On the Mongolian side, it is a world-class biodiversity conservation area with abundant animal and plant resources. Here, you can not only enjoy the exotic customs but also experience the unique ethnic customs.
Address: Irsch, Arxan
Arrival method: take bus from Arxan railway station

Photography recommendation

Arxan is famous for its water. No matter the lake or Tianchi, it can make people feel intoxicated.
Summer and autumn are the best time for photography in Arxan, In summer, the mountains are green, the lake is blue, the sky is clear, and the white clouds are floating; while the autumn is rich in colors and more attractive.

Itinerary

 

Arxan National Forest Park one day tour

Tianchi – Shitanglin – Rhododendrons Lake – Rose Peak – Hamamatsu Ridge

Forest tour

Arxan National Forest Park – Haosengou National Forest Park – White Wolf Peak

Hot Spring tour

Arxan Mineral Springs – Five Miles Spring

Food

The Mongolian diet is dominated mainly meat, and later developed into meat and dairy food. The Mongolian people call milk food white food and meat food as red food. These white foods and red foods have typically grassland characteristics in the way of making and eating methods. White food is milk products. There are butter, white oil, milk skin, milk curd, cheese, milk snacks and so on.

Accommodation

Accommodation in Arxan is a bit expensive. There are not many hotels in Arxan City. The room of an ordinary budget hotel needs 200-300 yuan a night. It will be more expensive during the peak season.

Shopping

Inner Mongolia cheese
Milk tofu
Mongolian Knife
Arxan black fungus

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