Hulunbeier Travel Guide

Basic information Telephone area code: 0470 Travel complaint: 0470-8217011 Destination overview Destination sketch During the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), many nomadic tribes in North China settled in the vast grassland of Hulunbuir. Today, it is […]

Basic information

Telephone area code: 0470
Travel complaint: 0470-8217011

Destination overview

Destination sketch

During the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), many nomadic tribes in North China settled in the vast grassland of Hulunbuir. Today, it is still the homeland of more than thirty ethnic minorities. In 2001, Hulunbuir’s status was changed from a league to a city.

Beliefs and taboos

 Ewenki Nationality

The of the wenters meet with mountains, caves, or odd rocks, They will think these are the domicile of god and their preys are the blessing of god. Rituals are preformed without noise and the meat of prey is given in worship to the gods. They also admire the god of fire. Every 23rd day of the last Lunar month, they will worship him after sunset.

Best Travel season

Mid-May to mid-September and November to February are the best periods to visit the region. The former period is best for viewing the flourishing grassland and latter period is better for viewing the grand snowscape. Weather in late May and mid-September is generally the most comfortable. From June to August, the grasslands are frequently overrun with swarms of mosquitoes.

Consumption level

Hulunbeier’s consumption level is low, and the main cost of tourism is accommodation and transportation. Generally, the price of a hotel in three star hotel is about 230 yuan per night.

Practical information

Hulunbuir Tourism Bureau
Address: No. 17 Lihe Road
Phone: 0470-8217020
Www.hlbrly.gov.cn

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

Hailar Dongshan Airport, HLD
Address: Airport Street, Hailar District
Phone: 0470-8271114

Train

Hailar Railway Station
Address: 60 Hill Street
Arrival method: Bus 2, 5, 7 can be reached
Phone: 0470-2220070

Long-distance bus

Hailar District Coach Terminal
Address: Jiaxinzi Road, Hailar District, Hulunbuir City
Phone: 0470-8333719

Traffic in the city

Bus

Next to the train station is the bus terminal, which can take the No. 1 and No. 4 bus to the city center. Bus fares range from 1-2 yuan.

Taxi

The taxi starts at 6 yuan.

Attractions

Hulunbuir Prairie

Hulunbuir Prairie, or Hulun Buir Grassland, located in the northeast of Inner Mongolia, is the superbly untouched prairie in China. Hulunbuir Prairie is among the three great prairies in the world, termed “the kingdom of pasture”. The prairie covers 100 thousand sq km (39 thousand sq mi) of some 3,000 interwoven rivers and 500 dotted lakes. It is a pleasure for the eyes to see the land and what it holds. Place name Hulunbuir Prairie origins from the Hulun Lake and the Buir Lake. Hulun means otter and Buir means male otter in Mongolian, as the two lakes used to be teeming with otters.

Mergel Gol River

Mergel Gol River is reputed as “the first winding river in the world”. The river is very narrow but meanders. From the sky, the river is like a blue ribbon in the green prairie. Mergel Gol River is not only famous for the its course changes, but also for the inconsistent depths. When shallow, the river just comes over your feet; when at 3 m (10 ft)-deep, lots of fish can be seen.

The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde, located in the middle-west of Hulunbuir Prairie, is a nomadic Mongolian scenic spot. This area is a herd grazing pasture from times of old. Between the end of the 12th century and the early 13th century, Genghis Khan united all tribes and occupied Hulunbuir Prairie. The layout of the Golden Horde is a replica of Genghis Khan’s own tent. The Golden tents are their signature housing on the move, including Khan Shatyr, military tents and for noblemen.

Hulun Lake

Hulun Lake, west of Hulunbuir Prairie, is first among lakes in Inner Mongolia. The lake presents beautiful scenery and dwellers with their colorful folk customs. You can also take part in horse riding, eating all-mutton banquet, boating and fishing. From July to August, visitors may watch fish leaping up the river linked Hulun Lake to Buir Lake.
Address: Grassland in Hailar District
Opening hours: open all day
Tickets: Free
Phone: 0470-2808611

Phoenix Villa (Fenghuang Shanzhuang)

It is an excellent winter resort located in the Daxing’anling Mountains. European-style villas with red roofs stand out among the pines and white snow. Additionally, Hailaer National Forest Park and Darbin Lake National Forest Park cater to visitors who feel enthusiasm for the Natural greenery and tranquil forests.

Genghis Khan Square

The Genghis Khan square, he by the millennium extraordinary personality Genghis Khan name naming, is until now the Hulunbeier domestic biggest square, is also one of Hairlar area landmarks. The square total area 25.5 hectares, altogether have 7 function areas, namely the historical culture area, the child move, the eruptive fountain square area, the aquatic active region and so on. in 2007 the Genghis Khan square undergoes the second phase construction, has “the eastern coastal region of China to be blue” newly built the subject sculpture, the trivet, Zha Gansu Lu Ding, Genghis Khan’s combat general group sculpture, the Genghis Khan admonition stele forest, Genghis Khan to go to bride’s home to escort her to the wedding the copper vulture, Genghis Khan and the Hulunbuir relief, Palestinian Yan landscapes and so on Eerdui Mongolian cairn, has reappeared the Genghis Khan glory glory life fully, simultaneously has demonstrated the prairie the Hairlar’s Mongolian Yuan culture connotation.
Address: Shengli Street, Hailar District, Hulunbuir City
Opening hours: open all day
Tickets: Free

The Hailar National Forest Park

The Hailar National Forest Park is situated in the western suburb of Hailar and originally known as Hailaer Xishan Forest Park, only 2 kilometers away from the downtown Hailar. The most feature of the Hailar National Forest Park is that it is the only state-level forest park with Mongolian scotch pines as the main body in China. The park covers an area of 147 square kilometers, being divided into four parts: the southern part, the northern part, the western part and the reserved resource area.

The Hailar National Forest Park of course hold many natural wonders, towering pines, seemingly endless field of grass, however the southern part also hold significance for contemporary China with the Japanese army passing through the park during the Second World War. There are some battlements built by the Chinese used for repelling Japan’s invasion in 1934 which were subsequently destroyed in 1945. The development of the park as a tourist attraction has been rapid with the construction of the Hailar Exhibition Center, a restaurant offering folk cuisines, a zoo, botanical gardens and the opening of several peaks for tourists. Besides, the southern park is also famous for being the site of the cultural relics in the Microlithic Age.
Address: Xishan, Hailar District, Hulunbuir City
Arrival method: Not far from the center of Hailar District to Xishan National Forest Park, just walk
Tickets: 20 yuan

Argun River

Argun River is a branch of the Heilongjiang River, sourced by the Hailaer River. From 1689 a treaty signed between Russia and China made it a boundary river. The Argun River stretches over 1620 kilometers and brings life to a large area of north-eastern China. The areas around the river-banks are lush and rich and the home to several species of fish and wild animals, as well as being home to farmland and a thriving agricultural industry.

The favorable conditions in this river-land has given raise to several ethnic minorities and in ancient times inhabited by the ancient tribes of nomadic Mongolian herders. It was until much later that the Mongolian Khan finally conquered the region and left his younger brother to rule over it, the ruins of the palace that was built there still stands to this day. The river is often called the Mother River of the region because it provides like to over 150,000 square kilometers of land, and has around 1,800 tributaries and branches, including Hulun Lake, Halaha River, Wuerxun River, and so on.

Manzhouli Museum

Constructed in 2002 in the style of Russian Buildings, Manzhouli Museum holds a diverse mix of different exhibits and allows visitors to become familiar with the story of Manzhouli. The most treasured exhibits include the Julainur skull fossil, the mammoth fossil, the excavations from the Xianbei ancient tombs. The history of human inhabitation around Manzhouli stretches back over 30,000 years and more amazingly includes the stories of many different ethnic minorities developing completely independent of each other. The plains and pastures to the north of the city where the breeding ground for several ethnic minorities who developed nomadic subsistence cultures.

Itinerary

Hulun Buir Grassland Three-Day Tour

DAY1: Hailar – Golden Horde Prairie – Golden Horde Mongolian Tribe – Bonfire Party
DAY2: Ergun – Enhe – Moerdaoga National Forest Park – Shiwei
DAY3: Shiwei – Manzhouli – Hulun Lake

Food

Instant-boiled mutton
Kebab
Double Cooked Pork Slices
Fried white mushrooms
Whole fish dish

Accommodation

You have many choices as hotel in Hulunbeier.

Shopping

The minority Daur, Oroqen and Ewenki people make products from birch bark. Russian handicrafts are available, too. Locally raised mushrooms, beef and mutton and dairy products are of good quality.