Ancient battlefield of Ulan Butong

--Wulanbutong ancient battlefield is located in the south edge of Hunshandake Sandy Land in the southwest of Keqi County, across the river from Saihanba forest farm in Weichang County, Hebei Province. It is a part of the famous royal hunting ground.

--Kangxi fought against gardan with 200000 troops, including 12 companies and commanding stations.

--The ancient battlefield of wulanbutong is not only of great historical significance, but also has beautiful natural scenery. The northeast of wulanbutong peak is as bright as snow, and the southwest of wulangong river passes around the mountain.

Ancient battlefield of Ulan Butong

It is located in the south edge of Hunshandake Sandy Land in the southwest of Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. Across the river from Saihanba forest farm in Weichang County, Hebei Province, it is part of the famous royal hunting ground. At the border of desert and grassland, a peak rises, which is the highest in the world. Kangxi fought against gardan with 200000 troops. The northeast of wulanbutong peak is as bright as snow, and the birch and red willow are as verdant as Dan; the wulangong River in the southwest of wulanbutong peak goes around the mountain; in front of wulanbutong peak, there is a general paozi (named after Tong guogang, the general of the Qing Dynasty who died in the war), covering an area of about 1000 mu; and in the East, Saihanba is a famous Bashang grassland. Twelve companies and commanding stations are also among them. Wulanbutong grassland resort, jiangjunpaozi Resort and other tourist attractions can meet the needs of different grades of tourists.

Today's situation

From Jingpeng Town, where Keshiketeng Banner is located, to Huamugou, the ancient battlefield of Ulan Butong, the landform is similar to Guozigou in Yili, Xinjiang. The green mountains and rolling grassland are connected into one, the upper layer of the slope is dignified with fir and pine forest, and the grassland under the slope is broad with green; on the mountain is dark fir forest, and on the gentle slope is uninhibited green space. Dark green, grass green, light green, grey green, even the air is green. The sky above is blue and clear, and the thick white clouds and snow mountains stand up. From time to time, there are charming and gorgeous wild flowers passing by the window, deep red and light purple, flashing and flying, making people's eyes confused and heart trembling. The scenery along the way, like a gorgeous drama, has just begun. There is a huge rotating stage in front of us. New surprises will appear when we move.

"Ulanbutong" - Mongolian: Red jar. The reddish brown wulanbutong beacon stands on its own in the distance of the meadow. The clear wulangong River, like a warrior wearing silver, goes around the mountain. The lake at the foot of the mountain is as quiet as a mirror. Across the water, wulanbutong beacon is like a urn of red altar, upside down in the blue water. The meadow is full of wild flowers. The grass is as thick as felt. It is soft and pliable when stepping on it. The moist smell of grass in rainy season splashes out from the roots and leaves.

Introduction to history

According to historical records, in 1690 ad, the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty led 200000 troops to fight a decisive battle with gardan, the king of the remnant Junggar Khanate and the leader of the irut people under the wulanbutong beacon. There were more than 20000 people in the gardan army, who were close to mountains and rivers and close to the high bank across the river. They "tied camels and formed a battle line to wait for them." they laid a large number of camels on the ridge of the mountain, wrapped them with wet felt, and put boxes on their backs to prevent the Qing army from firing. And shot from the camel array, tenacious resistance. The Qing army bombarded the camel array with heavy artillery fire. After a fierce battle for half a day, the camel array was finally blown away and the blood flowed into a river. At night, Tong guogang, Kangxi's uncle and Minister of the interior, led the left wing of the Qing army up the hillside along the river and defeated the gardan army; the right wing was blocked by the marsh river cliff and returned to its original position. The battle continued the next day, with countless casualties on both sides. Tong guogang died bravely, and the soldiers' blood was stained. The lake was called "general paozi" from then on. It is known that "Butong" in Mongolian also means "mist". The war subsided, the thick blood stained the lake water, and the red mist on the lake remained for several days; the fog and water were connected, and the red beacon loomed, so it was named "Ulan (red) Butong". If you look carefully at the site of the twelve company camp on the mountain, you can still find the rusty arrow

After gardan, he delayed the pursuit of the Qing army by scheming and fled across the Xilamulun river at night. But along the way suffered a plague, returned to khobudo, only a few thousand people. After the Qing army severely damaged the gardan army, Kangxi personally led the army to pursue it. After the zhaomoduo war, gardan fled to Ordos area to seek survival in Tibet. In 1697, on the way to eheiarar, he died suddenly on the Bank of the buyantu river. After the defeat of a generation of hero gardan, the Qing Dynasty finally won the initial victory of conquering the last tribe of Mongolia.

From the ancient battle field of Ulan Butong to the south, it is Mulan paddock in Bashang grassland. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the grassland with abundant water and grass has been a summer hunting resort for the royal families of all dynasties.

Now, the wounds of history have healed, and the film and television base of Ulan Butong, with the grassland as the background of the film crew constantly. Ulan Butong, a beautiful scar, shows and reminds us of the arduous process of ethnic integration in the long history of time.

Address: Bashang grassland, wulanbutong, Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia

Longitude: 117.27752119303

Latitude: 42.4849951158

Traffic information: wulanbutong ancient battlefield is located in wulanbutong grassland scenic area.

How to get to Ulan Butong?

After arriving at Ulan Butong, you can choose to drive or charter a car to the ancient battlefield of Ulan Butong.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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