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Baotou’s top ten tourist attractions
The top ten tourist attractions in Baotou are Jimustai Tourist Area, Chilechuan Scenic Tourist Area, Nanhai Wetland Scenic Area, Northern Weapon City Scenic Area, Meidaizhao, Meiligeng Scenic Area, Blue Bird Health Manor, Baotou Shimen Scenic Area, Baotou New Century Youth Ecological Park, and Miaofa Zen Temple.
1. Jimustai Tourist Area
“Jimustai” is Mongolian, and its Chinese meaning is “Flower and Fruit Mountain”. “Flower and Fruit Mountain” is located 22 kilometers west of Bailing Temple in Dalhanmaomingan United Banner. It is a group of scattered peaks that rise abruptly. The Jimustai scenic area has been fully upgraded, with hardened scenic area roads, parking lots, and catering and accommodation areas with unique Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty characteristics. There are now 27 accommodation yurts, 4 catering yurts with a diameter of 13 meters, and 1 banquet hall yurt with a diameter of 26 meters and a height of 17 meters.
2. Chi Le Chuan Scenic Spot
The Chilechuan Scenic Spot is located in Tumote Right Banner, Baotou City, with beautiful natural environment and profound historical heritage. The scenic spots in the scenic spot are different in style, unique, mutually dependent and rich in connotation. It has initially formed six major tourism brand resource advantages featuring natural ecology, historical culture, new industry, sightseeing shopping, farm customs and folk experience. It is an ideal place for sightseeing, leisure and vacation in the northern region.
3. Nanhai Wetland Scenic Area
Nanhai Wetland Scenic Area, located in the southeast of Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, is known as the “West Lake outside the Great Wall”. It is a national AAAA-level tourist scenic area and an autonomous region-level wetland nature reserve. The scenic area covers an area of 2,992 hectares, of which the water area is 713 hectares, the national wetland park covers an area of 1,328 hectares, and the wetland grassland area is more than 1,664 hectares. Nanhai Wetland Scenic Area, with green mountains in the north and the Yellow River in the south, has a unique scenery, integrating tourism, ecological leisure, and science popularization.
4. Northern Weapon City Scenic Area
The Northern Weapon City Scenic Area is located at the intersection of Binggong Road and Fuqiang Road in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The scenic area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a military-themed tourist attraction in North China, and a special park based on the principle of “green ecology” and the theme of “spreading military culture and embodying leisure and entertainment”.
5. Meidaizhao
Meidaizhao is located in Meidaizhao Village, Tumote Right Banner, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total area of the temple is about 4,000 square meters. It is surrounded by earth-built and stone-covered walls, which are thick and solid and can withstand the army’s rain of artillery shells and cavalry raids. The main buildings in the temple include the Sutra Hall, the Great Hall, the Arhat Hall and the Guanyin Hall. The halls are tall and majestic, and the walls of the halls are painted with murals of Buddhist stories and guardian deities.
6. Meiligen Scenic Area
Meiligen Scenic Area is located in Meiligengacha, Agarutai Sumu, Jiuyuan District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is a natural scenic area dominated by numerous giant spherical granite mountains, waterfalls and plant landscapes. The protected area of the scenic area is 56.7 square kilometers, and it is famous for its four unique features: “strange pines in the forest, waterfalls and pools, fantastic views of the sea of clouds, and strange peaks and rocks.”
7. Bluebird Health Manor
Bluebird Health Manor is located in East Haringer Village, Haringer Town, Jiuyuan District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, covering an area of more than 120 acres, close to the Kunlun River. After six years of construction, the scenic area has now taken shape, with multiple functional areas including dining area, bird garden, agricultural sightseeing area, greenhouse picking area, business meeting area, beer food square, health culture square, orchard area, guest room area, comprehensive entertainment area, etc.
8. Shimen Scenic Area, Baotou City
Shimen Scenic Area, formerly known as Kundulun Reservoir Scenic Area, is located in the valley where Daqing Mountain and Wula Mountain meet in Yinshan Mountain Range, 10 kilometers northwest of Baotou, the largest city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Shimen Scenic Area in Baotou City is divided into four parts: sightseeing area, holiday villa area, Dongshan landscape area, and Zhoudao cultural area. It has two major tourist resources: ancient monuments and buildings and biological landscapes. It is one of the most famous natural scenery areas around Baotou City and Xilinhot City.
9. Baotou New Century Youth Ecological Park
Baotou New Century Youth Ecological Park is located about 200 meters west of the Jianshe Road Interchange in Baotou City, covering a total area of about 1,000 acres. The park mainly has various buildings and activities that reflect Mongolian characteristics, such as the Grassland Food Festival, Ecological Garden Week, and Horse Racing. It is a comprehensive park with ethnic folk culture that integrates tourism, leisure, and vacation.
10. Miaofa Zen Temple
Miaofa Temple is a temple and a temple hall. It is the largest Han Buddhist temple in the region, a Han Buddhist activity center, a famous scenic spot, and a key cultural relic protection unit in the city. Miaofa Temple, also known as “Lü Zu Temple”, is located in Beiliang, Donghe District. It is the largest Han Buddhist temple in western Inner Mongolia.
What are the tourist attractions around Baotou?
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Wu Dang Zhao
“Wudang” means “willow” in Mongolian, and “zhao” means “temple”. It was originally named Badaggar Temple, and “Badagar” means “white lotus” in Tibetan. It was first built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1662-1722 AD), and was rebuilt in the 14th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1749 AD). It was given the Chinese name Guangjue Temple. Because the temple was built on a hillside called Aobao Mountain in Wudang Valley, people generally call it Wudang Zhao.
Shimen Scenic Area
Formerly known as Kundulun Reservoir Scenic Area, it is located in the canyon where Daqing Mountain and Wula Mountain of Yinshan Mountains meet, 10 kilometers northwest of Baotou City. It is named after the Kundulun River flowing through the scenic area, which was called “Shimen Water” in ancient times. “Shimen Water” is named after the two mountains facing each other at the mouth of the ditch like a gate. The scenic area is divided into four parts: the sightseeing area, the holiday villa area, the Dongshan landscape area, and the Zhoudao cultural area. It has two major tourist resources, namely, the ancient monuments and the biological landscape. It is one of the most famous natural scenery areas around Baotou City.
Meiligen
Meiligen Natural Ecological Scenic Area is nestled in the southern foot of Wula Mountain in Yinshan Mountain Range, 30 kilometers west of Baotou City, overlooking the Yellow River in the south and Bayannur City in the west. It is a natural scenic area dominated by numerous giant spherical granite mountains, waterfalls and plant landscapes.
Meidaizhao
The famous “city” temple of the Ming Dynasty in the outskirts of the Great Wall is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It was built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1571), Altan Khan, the 17th grandson of Genghis Khan, who was named Shunyi King by the Ming Dynasty, led the Twelve Tumed of Mongolia and lived in the ancient city temple. It is the earliest and most complete ancient temple-type building complex in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Meidaizhao is a Tibetan-Han combination of castle, temple and mansion. More than 1,500 square meters of murals from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are preserved in the temple, which is known as the “Mural Museum”.
Nanhai Wetland Scenic Area
The national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot is located in the south of Baotou City. It is a well-preserved provincial wetland nature reserve in the Yellow River Basin and is praised by domestic and foreign experts as the “West Lake outside the Great Wall”. The scenic spot integrates sightseeing, recreation, vacation, entertainment, food, scientific research, etc. Visitors can watch birds in spring, escape the heat in summer, enjoy the scenery in autumn, and ski in winter.
Northern Weapon City
Located outside the factory of Inner Mongolia Northern Heavy Industry Group Corporation, Northern Weapon City is a tourist attraction with military characteristics in North China, based on the principle of “green ecology” and the theme of “spreading military culture and reflecting leisure and entertainment”. It exhibits retired weapons such as armored vehicles, artillery, fighter jets and *** independently produced and imported since the founding of New China.
Chunkun Mountain
Chunkun Mountain is 2,348 meters above sea level, the highest point in Baotou City. It is located in Yinhao Town, Guyang County, 45 kilometers away from the county seat. It is the only alpine meadow grassland in Inner Mongolia, where dozens of wild medicinal herbs such as Astragalus, Scutellaria, and Bupleurum grow, and more than 300 natural grass species. The magical scenic spot Shidonggou is lush with primitive birch forests. According to legend, there is a bottomless stone cave in this ditch, with cold wind blowing at the entrance and gurgling water in the cave.
Baotou Science and Technology Museum
Baotou Science and Technology Museum covers an area of 26 mu, with a construction area of 24,866 square meters and a permanent exhibition area of 11,440 square meters. It has four theme exhibition areas: “Children’s Science Park”, “Exploration and Discovery”, “Science and Life”, and “Universe and Life”, with 320 exhibits. It also has 1 XD cinema, 1 temporary exhibition hall, 1 academic lecture hall, and 8 science training rooms. Baotou Science and Technology Museum has been rated as a national 2A tourist attraction and Baotou Patriotism Education Base.
Bluebird Health Manor
The national AAAA-level tourist attraction covers an area of more than 100,000 square meters, close to the Kunlun River, 10km north of the city and 8km south of the Yellow River Scenic Avenue. The scenic area consists of a scientific and technological planting area, a green ecological banquet hall, a comprehensive fitness area, a bird garden, a fishing area, an orchard picking area, and a landscape water system leisure area.
Jimuste
Jimustai, which means Flower and Fruit Mountain in Chinese, is 26 kilometers northwest of Bailingmiao Town. The mountain is in the shape of a Chinese character “入”, from east to west. It has unique natural scenery and an elegant environment. There are many strange rocks, steep and dangerous places, and strange shapes of rocks. The rocks are naturally formed with natural charm, lush trees, wild grasses, and singing swallows.
Daxianshan
12 kilometers northwest of Guyang County, there is a 5-kilometer-long and 1-kilometer-wide stone forest park, known as Daxian Mountain. The mountain has strange peaks and jagged rocks, and rocks of various sizes, lifelike shapes, and vivid images, such as Bajie taking a nap, Golden Rooster taking off its crown, and Fairy’s bed, are distributed among the mountains.
What are the tourist attractions around Baotou?
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1Baotou Meiligen Natural Ecological Scenic Area
Meiligeng means “smart and wise” in Mongolian. It is a natural scenic spot with numerous giant spherical granite mountains, waterfalls and plant landscapes. The scenic spot is famous for its four unique features: “strange pines in the forest, waterfalls and pools, fantastic sea of clouds, and strange peaks and rocks”.
Address: The scenic area is about 30 kilometers away from Kunlun District, Baotou City, and about 1 kilometer south of National Highway 110 and Baotou-Lanzhou Railway.
2Baotou Jiufeng Mountain Forest Park
Jiufeng Mountain is located in the north of Tumochuan Plain. It is named after the nine towering and successively higher peaks. It is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Daqing Mountain. Overlooking the Yellow River, there are cliffs, waterfalls, lush trees and deep forests. People can enjoy the beauty of nature here.
Address: Within Tuyou Banner.
Ticket price: Free.
3Baotou·Chunkun Mountain
Chunkun Mountain, 2,348 meters above sea level, is the highest point in Baotou City. The mountain has fresh air and cool climate. It is the only plateau meadow in Inner Mongolia, with more than 300 kinds of natural grass. The magical scenic spot Shidonggou is lush with primitive birch forests. In the morning, when you climb up and look far away, it seems that there is a white dragon flying in the sea of clouds and fog. That is the legendary white dragon horse, which leaves people with an infinite legend and reverie.
Address: Yinhao Town, Guyang County, Baotou City.
Ticket price: 15 yuan.
4Baotou·Ma’anshan
The mountain is named “Ma’anshan” because its top resembles a huge saddle. Ma’anshan is covered with nearly 10,000 mu of virgin forest. Its natural ecological environment and biodiversity are typical features of this area. It is also an important revolutionary site. During the Anti-Japanese War, revolutionary martyrs fought guerrilla warfare against the Japanese invaders in Ma’anshan and its surrounding areas. The heroic stories are still being told today.
Address: Ma’anshan, Xiashihao Town, Guyang County, Baotou City.
5Baotou Lotus Mountain Scenic Area
Lotus Mountain has been blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery since ancient times. The main peak is surrounded by lush and green cedars that grow for hundreds of years. The breeze is warm and the fragrance is quiet and refreshing. The temple complex has white walls and red ornaments, flying towers and hanging pavilions, and the mountain peaks and clear waters make you feel like you have fallen into the holy land of lotus.
Address: Sharqin Town, Donghe District, Baotou City.
6Hohhot Xiaojinggou Ecological Park
The scenic area is rich in natural resources and has unique natural landscapes. The green mountains and beautiful waters are picturesque; the gullies and canyons are like a different world; the alpine grasslands are unique. Being in it is refreshing and unforgettable.
Address: 7 kilometers north of Hohhot University Town, Xincheng District, Hohhot City.
Ticket price: Free.
7Hohhot Baishigou Ecological Tourism Scenic Area (formerly Wuyi Reservoir)
There are many ravines and branches in the mountains, and many springs form streams that flow into the Baishi River all year round. The mountains are steep and the geological structure is of great ornamental value. The vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 75%, and the ecological conditions are good. Here you can see the different changes of vegetation in different seasons, which is very ornamental.
Address: In the Daqing Mountains northwest of Hohhot, about 25 kilometers from the city center.
8Datong Hengshan
Hengshan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, has towering peaks and majestic mountains. Its main peak, Tianfengling, is 2,016.8 meters above sea level. It is known as the “Northern Pillar of Heaven and Earth”, “the most famous mountain in the frontier”, and “the second most beautiful mountain in the world”. The unique mountain topography and long history make Hengshan a famous scenic spot with unique natural and cultural landscapes.
Address: 10 kilometers south of Hunyuan County, 62 kilometers from Datong City.
Ticket price: starting from 38 yuan.