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Brief introduction of Alashan Mountain in Inner Mongolia

This is a magical and ancient land. The people of all ethnic groups who have thrived on this land have created splendid cultures. The vast Alashan Mountain gave birth to the rock paintings of Mandela Mountain and Helan Mountain, and the nomadic life of ancient ancestors carved on the rocks was vivid. The bamboo slips in Juyan recorded the social history and splendid ancient civilization in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which is famous far and near. The site of Black City was once the military center of the Han, Tang, Xixia and Yuan empires, an important pass of the Silk Road, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty and a famous Italian traveler Kyle. Polo once left a beautiful chapter here. Two Mongolian tribes, Heshuote and Turkute, have lived in Alashan for generations, forming a unique cultural heritage. Especially 300 years ago, the Turkic Ministry broke through the obstacles of Russia, went through hardships to return to the motherland, and even wrote an immortal epic of "Heroes Return to the East".

This is a rich and vast land. There are extremely rich underground and aboveground resources here, and there are 86 kinds and more than 500 kinds of proven minerals, most of which are mineral reserves.

Large-scale, high-grade, easy to mine, mainly coal, salt, mirabilite, oil, granite, gypsum, gold, silver, copper, crystal, agate, graphite, marble, Iceland spar and other famous minerals. Among them, lake salt reserves1.60 billion tons, ranking first in Inner Mongolia. The coal reserves are about 6543.8+300 million tons, especially Gulaben smokeless Taixi coal. Glauber's salt reserves are 78OO million tons, ranking second in Inner Mongolia. The oil reserves are 6.5 tons, with broad prospects; Gypsum reserves of 66 million tons; The graphite reserves are 78 million tons and the fixed carbon reserves are 4 million tons. Chemical products mainly include annual output of 65438+200,000 tons of salt, 200,000 tons of heavy soda ash, metallic sodium, sodium sulfate and alkali sulfide. Alashan famous specialty enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. The lake salt produced here has high sodium chloride content, less impurities and strong taste. White and famous colors, the vacuum refined salt produced is exported to Japan and other countries. Natural carotene extracted from Dunaliella salina, as a precursor of vitamin A, is a safe nutritional health product with anticancer effect, which has been highly praised by the international physiological and medical circles. Jilantai Soda Plant is the largest production base of low-salt heavy soda ash in northwest China, and the main quality indexes of Areme brand low-salt heavy soda ash produced have reached the national first-class standard. Taixi coal has the characteristics of low ash, low sulfur, low phosphorus, high calorific value and high chemical activity. Earth? Because of its advantages, it is popular in the international market and is known as "black gem" and "king of coal". Granite is rich in reserves, bright in color and high in quality. It is the most famous "Noel Red", comparable to the international precious "Indian Red", and is an ideal high-grade building material. The annual output of "Wang Fu camel hair" exceeds 500 tons. It is famous for its slender fiber, high tension, good elasticity and bright luster. Won the international "Amika camel hair award" and sold well in Japan, West Germany, France, Hong Kong and Macao and other countries and regions. Alashan white cashmere is of good quality with an annual output of more than 200 tons. Its fineness, luminosity and whiteness rank first among similar products in the world, and it is a high-grade raw material for wool spinning industry. Won the international "Chaigena Cashmere Award", known as the "fiber gem" at home and abroad. Yi Shan Ding brand antique carpet has become a world-famous trademark, which is favored by foreign businessmen. "Desert people?

The annual output of Ginseng-Cistanche deserticola is about 250 tons. Cistanche deserticola wine is a famous brand product in Inner Mongolia, which has won many awards at home and abroad.

This is a fascinating land. The Badain Jaran Desert, which tourists yearn for, is more than 70 meters higher than the highest African Sahara sand dune in the world, and is known as the "king of sand dunes" in the world. More than 70 sapphire lakes are embedded in this magnificent desert. Sha Feng, lakes, Mingsha and temples constitute rich tourism resources in Jilin Province. When you stroll through the desert in a desert boat-camel, you will also enjoy the magical desert landscape such as "desert sunrise", "desert mirage" and "desert pyramid". As a new adventure tourism project in the world, Badain Jaran Desert has been pushed to the Internet by overseas media in the United States. In the depths of Ejina Oasis hidden by Populus euphratica, there are the famous ancient city of Xixia, Heichengzi, and the legendary Dongfeng Aerospace City-Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The legend and rich historical remains of the ancient city of Black City have attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign explorers, and Dongfeng Hangda City has welcomed a group of tourists with its mystery and grandeur. Juyanhai in Yanbohausen, Helan Mountain with dense and steep forests, Guangzong Temple (South Temple), Gospel Temple and Enbukuji, the holy places of Lamaism, are all fascinating and unforgettable. With the continuous introduction of tourism projects such as Helan Mountain North Temple Forest Tourist Area and Ejina Black City Adventure, Alashan welcomes the arrival of the new century with its magical attraction.