Where to go on a one-day trip to Baotou?

Xilamuren Grassland: The beautiful Xilamuren Grassland is like a green gem, inlaid in the southeast of Damao Banner. It is a famous tourist summer resort at home and abroad.

Northern Weapons City: Located outside the factory area of ??Inner Mongolia Northern Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., it is a city based on the principle of "green ecology" and with the theme of "spreading military culture and reflecting leisure and entertainment". It is the first one in North China. A tourist attraction with military characteristics. The first phase of the Northern Weapons City project was completed before July 30, 2004, covering an area of ??153 acres, approximately 112,000 square meters, including a green area of ??60,000 square meters, a city water area of ??20,000 square meters, and a hardened scenery area of ??32,000 square meters. Among them, stainless steel sculptures, hardened roads, artificial lakes, oak-centered islands, paddling pools, promenades, shell curved bridges and peace chessboard squares, cultural pillars and weapon display areas. The scenic layout is novel and the tourism products are unique. It has been listed as the key patriotic center in Baotou City. socialist education base.

Wudangzhao: A famous Tibetan Buddhist temple in China. Historically, it was an institution of higher learning that studied Tibetan Buddhism and spread the Dharma. It has a high political status, a wide religious influence, and a large scale of construction. It is large and unique in Inner Mongolia.

Wudangzhao is located in the Yinshan Mountains about 50 kilometers northwest of Baotou City. It was first built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The entire temple was built on the mountain. It is large-scale, layered and spectacular, covering an area of ??300 square meters. There are 2,538 shops and warehouses in the area. All buildings are in Tibetan style: flat roofs, straight walls, small windows, and white color. The main residence consists of six halls, three mansions and one hall, and 94 dormitory buildings for lamas. There are more than 1,500 Buddha statues made of various materials including gold, silver, copper, wood and clay. The largest one is three stories high and the smallest one is no more than an inch tall. There are a large number of murals preserved in the temple, which vividly depict historical figures, customs, myths, landscapes, flowers and birds, and are valuable materials for studying the culture of ethnic minorities. The Wudangzhao is mainly divided into four major departments. The Dongkuoer Hall is the Kalachakra Department, which is a palace for the study of time and its movement, mathematics and calculations, geodesy and other rigorous knowledge. It is the soul temple of the Wudangzhao; The Hall of Exoteric Buddhism is the Department of Sutra, focusing on academic theory and debate, which is equivalent to the philosophy department of a modern university; the Ahui Hall is the Department of Esoteric Buddhism, which focuses on Dharma practice and meditation; the Lamiren Hall is the Department of Professional Studies, which is equivalent to a modern training institute. The practitioners specialize in the Bodhi Path and study Tsongkhapa's thoughts and doctrines. Only those who are proficient in Buddhist principles and have considerable Buddhist skills can enter the hospital and study magic. At the peak of Wudangzhao, more than 1,200 lamas became monks and studied here.

Zhao Great Wall: The Zhao Great Wall is the oldest existing Great Wall in China. It was built by King Wuling, the monarch of the Zhao Kingdom during the Warring States Period, to consolidate the border and prevent the invasion of northern barbarians. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. . It has a total length of about 500 kilometers, starting from Xuanhua, Hebei Province in the east, to Wulateqian Banner, Inner Mongolia, in the west, meandering among the peaks and hills at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, across the middle of Baotou, and is about 150 kilometers within the territory of Baotou. According to historians' inference, King Wuling of Zhao built the Great Wall between 306 BC and 300 BC.

The Great Wall of Qin: The ancient and majestic Great Wall of Qin in Guyang, which stretches across Selten Mountain 7 kilometers north of Guyang County. After more than 2,000 years of wind and rain erosion, the Great Wall is built with staggered stone slabs. The majestic appearance is still there, and it is the most complete section of the Qin Great Wall in China. On November 20, 1996, the State Council designated Guyang Qin Great Wall as the fourth batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country. Since then, Guyang Qin Great Wall has become famous at home and abroad.

Miaofa Temple: formerly known as Luzu Temple, it is a national 2A tourist attraction and a cultural relic protection unit in Baotou City. It is located at No. 30 Luzumiao Street, Donghe District, Baotou City. There is a newly built avenue in front of the temple and the transportation in the city is convenient. It is a famous Qing Dynasty cultural relic tourist attraction and tourist attraction in the old city of Baotou. Founded in 1853 (the third year of Xianfeng reign in the Qing Dynasty), it is commonly known as Luzu Temple. It is a large-scale Chinese Buddhist temple in Inner Mongolia and the center of Chinese Buddhist activities in Baotou. It is a historical witness of the early development of Baotou city. It underwent large-scale reconstruction in 1992. As of 2008, the temple covers an area of ??47,600 square meters and is solemn and magnificent. Miaofa Zen Temple faces east from the west, and the buildings in the courtyard are distributed in three directions: the middle, the left, and the right. The middle path is a four-entry courtyard. From east to west, there are the Mountain Gate, the Tianwang Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Luzu Hall, the Guandi Hall, the Main Hall, and the Guanyin Hall. , Ksitigarbha Hall, Patriarch Hall, and Sutra Library; on the left are the Chanting Hall and the Thousand Buddhas Hall; on the right are the Five Hundred Arhats Hall, the VIP Building, etc. There are the stele of "New Miaofa Temple" in 1873 (the twelfth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty), the stele of the stage of Miaofa Temple built in 1884 (the tenth year of Guangxu), the iron bell of Miaofa Temple, the top belt of Huailian (Huaijun) Datong general Zhang Shuping and the Prime Minister's Battalion. Lin Chengxing, the office of the Ministry of Finance, made a paper-burning iron furnace for Miaofa Zen Temple, a stone plaque inscribed by Lin Chengxing "Tiaoyu Dafu" (one of the names of the Buddha), and a monument to the martyrdom of several businessmen traveling in Mongolia during the Republic of China.

Meiligeng Scenic Area: It is located about 30 kilometers west of Baotou City. It is backed by the foothills of Wula Mountain, about 1 kilometer south of National Highway 110 and the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway. There is a perennial stream in the east, and the scenery is very elegant.** *It is divided into two parts: Zhaomiao Scenic Area and Natural Scenic Area.

Meiligeng Temple is an ancient temple that combines Tibetan and Chinese styles. The building is a complex of Chinese and Tibetan buildings. It has 8 Chinese-style courtyard monk houses and a complete Tibetan-style Buddhist sutra hall. The entire building complex is built on the gentle slope of Wula Mountain in the Yinshan Mountains, facing the mountain and the river. At its peak, it gathered more than 500 lamas, and became a large-scale religious holy place and national cultural center in western Inner Mongolia. It is the only one in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that directly The Yellow Sect Lama Temple recites all scriptures in Mongolian.

Mei Ligeng called the highest hall to be Mei Dai Temple. Because there was a clay sculpture of Mei Dai Buddha, the Tathagata, it was named Mei Dai Temple. The Shaogongqin Temple is in front of the Meidai Temple and is slightly smaller than the Meidai Temple. There is a "Guangfa Temple" plaque hanging on the forehead in four languages: Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese. The walls of the two halls are Tibetan-style buildings, and the top of the hall is in Han Dynasty. Palace roof style. There are 22 brick Buddhist niches inlaid on the outer wall of Meidai Temple. There are Buddha statues carved in the niches with inscriptions such as "auspiciousness" and "good luck". On the east side of the main building, there are scattered buildings including the Living Buddha House and the courtyards of various schools. The Living Buddha House is composed of several small courtyards, as well as the Dajiaba House and five white pagodas. Lama houses are scattered around the temple, and the architectural style is consistent with local folk houses. It is similar, with a flat roof and water outlet in the south.

The natural scenic spot has unique natural scenery, with steep mountains and rocks, dense flowers and trees, crows and crows, rushing waterfalls, magical beauty and charming scenery. Not far to the north of the temple is the entrance of Meiligenggou. Meiligenggou was a passage connecting the north and south of Yinshan Mountain in history. The valley is cool and pleasant all year round, with an average annual temperature of 5°C and a temperature of around 22°C in July. The vegetation coverage rate reaches about 90%, and the vegetation is lush everywhere. Among the trees, there are mostly Platycladus arborvitae, but also pine, birch, mulberry, linden, etc.; among the flowers and plants, there are white peony root, mountain peony, Schisandra chinensis, Yinshan shepherd's purse, wolfberry, etc. Wild animals include badgers, foxes, roe deer, eagles, harriers, swallows, finches, etc. In the scenic area, there are eagles watching games, drunken lions listening to springs, speaking platforms, camel peaks, sleeping deer stones and other landscapes. There is also a huge lying stone of nearly 60 square meters. The stone surface is smooth and flat, which is an excellent landscape writing scenic spot. . There is a huge waterfall with a height of 60 meters in Shipu Tugou cascading down from the peak, as if falling from the sky. More than ten kilometers deep into Wula Mountain, there are three waterfalls with streams flowing all year round. In front of the mountain are the ruins of the Zhao Great Wall and the Xigou Natural Scenic Area. Two kilometers opposite, there is the Shengshui Spring Tourist Area next to the Yellow River. In the 21st century, Meili Geng Scenic Area has become a good place for public holiday entertainment and leisure.

Jiufeng Mountain Nature Reserve: Jiufeng Mountain is located about 10 kilometers northeast of Salaqi Town, Tumed Right Banner, with an altitude of 2,338 meters. It is named after nine tall and towering peaks that increase in height. It is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Daqingshan. Its total area is more than 460 square kilometers, consisting of large and small peaks such as Dongjiufeng, Xijiufeng, Daxiliang, Ganlinbei, and Yangbei Mountain, and ravines such as Meidai Valley, Shuijian Valley, and Xiangguipu Valley. Jiufeng Mountain runs east-west. The southern edge is completely separated from Tumochuan by a huge fault, and the northern edge is connected with the Inner Mongolia Plateau by rolling hills. The Xiangguipu Valley in the middle is divided into two parts, the north and the south, with completely different terrains: the southern part has winding mountains, towering cliffs, steep peaks, deep and curved ravines, fast flowing water in the large ditch, and clear green springs in the small gullies. Bottomed out. There are 15 large and small waterfalls in the Jiufeng Mountain area, including 3 permanent waterfalls. Jiufeng Mountain is rich in animal and plant resources, and the natural vegetation is well preserved. Jiufeng Mountain is a rare natural scenic area in the Northwest Plateau. It is a unique natural ecological area and scenic tourist area outside the Great Wall. Its diversity of animals and plants and landscape scenery rank first in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia and Northwest China. The region is also unique. It is very interesting to visit Jiufeng Mountain and climb to the top of Jiufeng Mountain to appreciate the enchanting scenery of the mountains and rivers beyond the Great Wall.

Meidaizhao: Meidaizhao was built in the mid-Ming Dynasty in 1571 (the fifth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty) by Altan Khan, the seventeenth grandson of Genghis Khan who was named King of Shunyi by the Ming Dynasty. Rules the ancient city temple where the Twelve Tumotes of Mongolia live. It was called Lingjue Temple in 1606, and was named Shouling Temple by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. Meidaizhao got its name because Maidali Living Buddha was enthroned here. In 1583 (the eleventh year of Wanli), the Tibetan monk community specially sent the living Buddha Maidali to Mongolia to teach. Because the living Buddha Maidali enthroned the bed in Lingjue Temple and presided over the consecration ceremony for the Maitreya Buddha statue, people commonly called Lingjue Temple Maitreya. Dali Zhao is Mei Dai Zhao. Meidaizhao was an important propagation center when Lamaism was introduced to Mongolia. It is of great value in studying the history of Mongolia, Buddhism, architecture and art in the Ming Dynasty.

Kundulun River: It was called Shimen Water in ancient times. Its upper reaches, commonly known as Bei Qigou, originates from Chunkun Mountain in Xia Shihao Township, Guyang County, Baotou City, passes through the boundary valley of Daqing Mountain and Wula Mountain, flows south through Baotou City, and flows into the Yellow River near Haringer Township. The river is 143 kilometers long, with an average water flow rate of 6‰, a basin area of ??2,761 square kilometers, and an average annual flow of 28 million cubic meters. The Kundulun River flows from east to west to the north of Chengguan Town, Guyang County, and from north to south to the south. It flows out of the mountainous area into the plain area at Qiankouzi in Xincheng Township, Jiuyuan District. The southern section of this valley is a throat passage that passes from north to south of Yinshan Mountain in ancient and modern times. After the 1950s, the Baobai Railway was built along the river valley. The river is a seasonal river and prone to flooding. Most of the basin is a rocky mountainous area with sparse vegetation on the slopes and serious soil erosion. The Kundulun River Valley is flat and can be used by carriages. It is the most ideal smooth transportation route across the Yinshan Mountains. Valley roads have been opened and formed as far back as the pre-Qin Dynasty. In view of the fact that it is in the middle of the three roads leading to Mobei in terms of traffic geography, it was once called the Middle Road. From the Han Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was also called "Yang Dao". Historically, it played a great role in the exchanges between the Mongolian grassland nomads and the farming peoples in the Yellow River Basin. Geographer Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" elaborated on the geography of the Kundulun River.

Nanhai Wetland: National 4A-level wetland tourist scenic spot. It is located on the south side of Baotou City, connected with the urban area, and adjacent to the Yellow River in the south. It is 167 kilometers away from Hohhot City in the east, 90 kilometers away from Ordos City in the south, adjacent to the Hetao Plain in the west, 150 kilometers away from the prairie in the north, and 56 kilometers away from Wudangzhao in the northeast. It is adjacent to the airport, train station and bus terminal, and the transportation is very convenient.

It is a lake and tidal flat formed after the Yellow River diverted its course to the south. It is a well-preserved provincial wetland nature reserve in the Yellow River Basin. The Nanhai Fishing Ground was established in 1958 to use the lake water to raise fish. In 1985, the Baotou Municipal Government decided to convert it into a park and became an important tourist activity place for citizens' holidays. In 1993, a tourism development zone was established. After more than ten years of development and construction, it has become a wetland that has begun to take shape. Tourist scenic spot. The total area of ??the pleasant Nanhai Wetland Tourist Scenic Area is 1,585 hectares. From north to south, there are Nanhai Lake with an area of ??320 hectares, Erhaizi with an area of ??187 hectares and a vast grassland scenic area. It combines the beauty of the Jiangnan water towns and the beauty of the Inner Mongolia prairie. Deep and broad, it is often called the "West Lake beyond the Great Wall".

Saihantala Grassland Park: Also known as Genghis Khan Grassland Ecological Park, it is the only "city grassland" in the country and even in Asian cities. It covers an area of ??770 hectares, with a length of about 4.1 kilometers and a width of 2.2 kilometers. It has a magnificent yurt, obao, boke field and racecourse. The park is located south of Diaodong Jianshe Road in Sanlu City, Qingshan District, with a distance of ten miles from east to west. The eastern part is dominated by tamarisk, and the western part is dominated by small-leaf poplar. The grassland is about 380 hectares. The huge gate built in imitation of a banyan tree has an ancient appearance and lush green shade. The gate is surrounded by birds chirping and flowers fragrant, streams gurgling, and tourists coming and going. The park has 8 functional areas including ethnic culture expo, ethnic sports competition, leisure vacation, natural wetland, grassland scenery, and ecological science popularization. It is a multi-functional comprehensive grassland integrating ecology, publicity, tourism, culture, education, scientific research, etc. Ecological Park.