Horqin grassland

Horqin grassland

Horqin, which means "Archer" in Mongolian, is one of the nomadic areas under the jurisdiction of habutu hassar, the second younger brother of Genghis Khan, in the Yuan Dynasty. It is located in the east of Inner Mongolia, in the northwest end of Songliao plain, and part of Xing'an League and Tongliao City. Horqin grassland is adjacent to Xilinguole grassland in the West and Hulunbeier Grassland in the north, with vast territory, beautiful scenery and rich resources.

Horqin grassland is also called Horqin sandy land. It is named after the ancient Mongolian tribe. Horqin grassland is located in the triangle between the West Bank of the Xilamulun River and the Laoha river. It is high in the West and low in the East. It stretches over 400 kilometers and covers an area of 42300 square kilometers. It is under the jurisdiction of Wengniute Banner and Aohan banner of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, Kailu County and Tongliao City of Tongliao City, and Keerqin left wing rear banner, Naiman Banner and Kulun banner. It is a multi-ethnic community with Mongolian as the main body and Han as the majority.

Horqin grassland, the birthplace of empress Xiaozhuang Wen, means "Archer" in Mongolian. The original spring river, the original vegetation, the original sky, the original flavor. It's a flat and soft natural green field. It's like going to the sea in person. When people go by car or on foot, they are attracted by her beauty. Looking up at the sky, the clouds are walking and the birds are flying; listening with eyes closed, the birds are singing and the sheep are singing, which is no longer a sound, but a symphony created by nature.

Practical information

Best season: July to October. In summer and autumn, Keerqin grassland is picturesque and picturesque. At this time, it is a great enjoyment to gallop on the grassland or enjoy the sunset. In particular, the annual August 18 horse racing festival and Nadam meeting are grand gatherings of grassland people's entertainment and exchange, with spectacular scenes and rich contents, which can not be missed.

Suggestion: 1-2 hours

Ticket information: Free

Traffic information

Internal transportation

Horqin grassland is distributed in Tongliao, Xing'an League and other places. Most tourists will go to Zhurihe grassland tourism area, Xiaozhuang former residence, Xiaozhuang cultural tourism area and other scenic spots. Tourists from other provinces and cities can first arrive at Tongliao City or Ulanhot and other central cities, and then transfer from here to various scenic spots.

1. To the former residence of Xiaozhuang or Xiaozhuang cultural tourism area, you should take a bus in Tongliao to huatugula Town, and then transfer to the scenic spot.

2. You can take a train to Baokang and charter a car to the grassland tourist area of Zhurihe river.

3. On the way to Aershan, you will pass through grassland.

External traffic

Self driving

303 National Highway

1. Start from the starting point to the southwest, drive along g303 for 1.9 km, turn left behind and enter Tongliao east ring road

2. Drive 5.1km along Tongliao East Ring Road and enter Tongchi expressway

3. Drive along Tongchi expressway for 16.9km, and charge for the right front turning section

4. Drive 160 meters, after passing about 150 meters of Tongliao South toll station, turn right in the direction of Ganqika

5. Drive 270 meters straight into G304

6. Drive 70.0km along G304 and turn right into s305

7. Drive 3.6km along s305 and turn left ahead

8. Drive 10 meters straight into s305

9. Drive along s305 for 17.1km and turn left ahead

10. Drive 2.4km to the destination

aviation

Tongliao airport is an important hub in eastern Inner Mongolia. There are flights to Tongliao airport in many parts of the country.

Ulanhot airport is a national 3C airport, which can dock small and medium-sized aircraft. The airport is located near yilelite Town, 17 kilometers northwest of the city. Direct flights from Ulanhot to Beijing and Hohhot have been opened.

Railway

There are two disjoint railways in Xing'an League, namely bai'an-a railway and tong'huo railway, which are an important link connecting Eastern Inner Mongolia with northeast and North China. Wulanhaote railway station is located in the west of Wulanhaote City. There are trains departing for Beijing, Harbin, Dalian, Changchun, Baicheng and Hohhot. Train number of Arshan railway station: 6342, Baicheng - Arshan, 6:51 a.m. to Arshan; return from Arshan at 4:59 a.m.

highway

In Xing'an League, there are 111 national roads in the southwest and northeast and 302 national roads in the east-west direction at the intersection of Ulanhot, together with 0504 provincial road, which constitute the trunk of highway tourism transportation. The provincial highway S202 from Ulanhot to Arshan, a hot spring resort, has been officially opened to traffic. Tonghai highway (Tongliao Hailar) also passes through Ulanhot. Wulanhaote bus station is located in the southeast of Wulanhaote City. It has opened inter provincial passenger lines to Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao and many provincial passenger buses to Hohhot, Tongliao, Baicheng and other places.

geographical environment

Horqin grassland is also called Horqin sandy land. It is named after the ancient Mongolian tribe. It is located at 42 ° 5 ′ - 43 ° 5 ′ N and 117 ° 30 ′ - 123 ° 30 ′ E. At an altitude of 250-650 meters, it is located in the triangle between the West Bank of the Xilamulun River and the Laoha river. It is high in the West and low in the East, stretching over 400 kilometers, covering an area of about 42300 square kilometers. It is under the jurisdiction of Wengniute Banner and Aohan banner of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, Kailu County and Tongliao City of Tongliao City, and Keerqin left wing rear banner, Naiman Banner and Kulun banner.

In geological structure, it belongs to songliaotai syncline, Jilin quasi fold belt and Inner Mongolia fold belt. Since the Quaternary, the western part of the grassland has risen slowly, while the eastern part has subsided slightly. From the lower Pleistocene to the Holocene, loose rock series with a thickness of more than 200 meters have been deposited successively, forming the material basis of Tuodian.

The climate is cold in winter, hot in summer and strong in spring. The average annual precipitation is 360 mm, with great interannual variation and uneven distribution. It is mainly concentrated from June to August. The northwest wind is dominant in winter and the southwest wind is dominant in spring and autumn. The average annual wind speed is 3.5 m / s, the maximum wind speed is 21.7 M / s, and the number of gale days is usually about 30 days. Gale is an important factor in the formation and development of sandy land. The sunshine duration is 2900 hours, the sunshine rate is 67%, the active accumulated temperature above 10 ℃ is 3160 ℃, and the frost free period is 140-150 days. The Horqin grassland is characterized by the coexistence of mounds and meadows. Mound land refers to mobile, semi mobile and semi fixed dunes with relative height more than 2 meters. The soil is white sandy soil and yellow sandy soil, and the vegetation mainly includes cryptocarpus psammophila, Phragmites australis, Salix mandshurica, elm, etc. Land refers to the relatively gentle sandy land with a relative height of less than 2 meters. The soil is yellow sandy soil and chestnut sandy soil, and the vegetation mainly includes cryptospermum, Leymus chinensis, Agropyron, etc. Dianzi land refers to the low wetland distributed in and between the Tuo and Diandi, which is mainly composed of all kinds of meadow soil. The vegetation is mainly composed of Leymus chinensis, Carex angustifolia, Sanguisorba officinalis, Festuca arundinacea, iris lactea, etc.

Horqin grassland is a multi-ethnic area with Mongolian as the main body and Han as the majority.

Horqin grassland was once a place with numerous rivers and lush water and grass in history. According to records, in the 10th century AD, the natural conditions were "fertile land, suitable for cultivation, water and grass for animal husbandry". Until the early 19th century, there were still pine forests in the southeast of Zhalute banner. However, in the late 19th century, due to excessive reclamation of sandy grassland and deforestation, the north of Chifeng, which was once known as "eight hundred miles of flat pine forest", has now become vast sandy land. Due to the unreasonable use of grassland by human beings, the area of sandy land increased rapidly, and finally formed a large area of sandy land. The relative area of Tuodian is 3 ∶ 1, which directly threatens the development of production and human life. In order to prevent desertification, grassland degradation and soil salinization, measures such as grassland enclosure, ploughing and replanting, artificial grass planting, flood diversion and silting irrigation, prevention of overgrazing and construction of protective forest were taken, and good results were achieved.

Climatic characteristics

The climate is cold in winter, hot in summer and strong in spring. The average annual precipitation is 360 mm, with great interannual variation and uneven distribution. It is mainly concentrated from June to August. The northwest wind is dominant in winter and the southwest wind is dominant in spring and autumn. The average annual wind speed is 3.5 m / s, the maximum wind speed is 21.7 M / s, and the number of gale days is usually about 30 days. Gale is an important factor in the formation and development of sandy land. The sunshine duration is 2900 hours, the sunshine rate is 67%, the active accumulated temperature above 10 ℃ is 3160 ℃, and the frost free period is 140-150 days.

natural resources

Horqin grassland has a large area of natural pasture and nearly 20 million Horqin red cattle, Xing'an fine wool sheep and Mongolian Cattle and sheep.

Keerqin grassland is rich in water resources, including 240 large and small rivers such as chuoer River, Tao'er River, Guiliu River and Huolin River, and more than 20 large and medium-sized reservoirs such as Molimiao, hangali and chalsen. Keerqin freshwater fish species, good meat quality, pollution-free, breeding in the water, the annual fish production reached 3000 tons.

Horqin grassland has a long history and culture. At present, there are still many places of interest and historic sites, such as the ancient city of Liao Dynasty, JIEHAO of Jin Dynasty, the former site of Horqin ten banners League, and many temples and pagodas. In Horqin grassland, there are national and regional reserves such as Daqinggou, Hanshan and Horqin grassland Wetland Nature Reserve

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