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Famous tourist attractions in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region:

1. Genghis Khan Mausoleum in Ejinhoro Banner, Ordos City

Genghis Khan Mausoleum

The scale of Genghis Khan Mausoleum is not large, covering an area of about 5.5 hectares, but it is quite distinctive, and it is a major tourist attraction in Mongolia in China.

Genghis Khan Mausoleum is located in Gandeli Grassland, Yijinhuoluo Banner, Yike Zhaomeng, Inner Mongolia, 7km away from Dongsheng City. Genghis Khan is an outstanding strategist and politician in Mongolia. After unifying the Mongolian ministries, he was promoted to Khan in 126 and established the Mongolian khanate. After he ascended the throne, he launched a large-scale military activity, and his territory expanded to Central Asia and South Russia. In 1226, he led troops south to attack Xixia and died in Xixia the following year. After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan was revered as Yuan Taizu.

Genghis Khan is a fantastic historical figure, so his mausoleum is also very attractive to tourists.

yurt-style palaces

The main body of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum is composed of three yurt-style palaces lined up. There are corridors between the three temples, on the domes of the three Mongolian palaces. The golden glazed tiles are shining in the rotten sunshine. The upper part of the dome is made of blue glazed tiles, which is the color and pattern advocated by the Mongolian people.

The main hall is 26 meters high and has double eaves; The East-West Hall is 23 meters high and has a single roof. The back hall and corridor are 2 meters high; Looking down from a height, the whole hall looks like an eagle, the main hall looks like an eagle's head and body, and the two side halls look like wings spread out by the eagle.

In the center of the main hall, there is a statue of Genghis Khan. It is 5 meters high, dressed in armor and a sword, and looks heroic. It sits in the center of the main hall. The back hall is the bedroom, and there are four spirit bags covered with yellow satin, which are dedicated to the spiritual pivot of Genghis Khan and his three wives respectively. In front of the spirit bags, there is a big altar, on which incense burners and butter lamps are placed. There are also precious cultural relics such as saddles used by Genghis Khan before his death.

Murals depict important events in Genghis Khan's life

There are murals in the corridor connecting the east and west side halls. The West Corridor depicts the great events of Genghis Khan's life, and the East Corridor depicts the deeds of Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan.

In the southeast corner of Genghis Khan Mausoleum, there are facilities such as Jinding tent, side hall, Khan selection platform, grassland market, cultural relics exhibition hall, shooting range, racecourse and wrestling field. Jinding tent is 13 meters high and 18 meters in diameter. It is a Mongolian palace. Let's look at the scene when Genghis Khan ascended the throne in 126. There is a throne and portrait of Genghis Khan in the hall, and there are 8 chariots outside the hall, with wheels 2 meters high, which can be seen by tourists. The Khan Selection Tower is 8 meters high, which is an antique building when herdsmen elected Khan in history.

ⅱ. Tomb of Zhaojun in Hohhot

Tomb of Zhaojun

Zhaojun Tomb, also known as "Qing Tomb", is called Temur Urhu in Mongolian, which means "iron base". It is located on the bank of Dahe River, 9 kilometers away from Nanhuqing Highway in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. It is the tomb of Wang Zhaojun, a famous princess of Han Dynasty, according to historical records and folklore.

Zhaojun Tomb, built in the Western Han Dynasty BC, has a long history of more than 2, years, and is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

zhaojun's tomb was built by manual soil accumulation and tamping in the Han dynasty. The tomb is shaped like a bucket, with a height of 33 meters and a floor area of about 13, square meters. It is one of the largest Han tombs in China.

zhaojun's tomb is called "qingzhong" because it is covered with fragrant grass and green. Qingzang stands upright, majestic and spectacular. Looking from a distance, it shows a charming scenery with hazy dark colors and thick ink. It has been praised by scholars in history as "Qingzang holds Dais" and has become one of the eight scenic spots in Hohhot.

In the history of China, Wang Zhaojun was a great woman who devoted herself to the friendship of the Chinese nation. Among the common people, Zhaojun is the embodiment of beauty. For thousands of years, her legends and stories have been widely circulated among the people in China. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been countless poems, lyrics, paintings and operas sung by literati throughout the ages to express their feelings, forming a "Zhaojun culture" that has been passed down through the ages.

Modern historian Jian Bozan praised: "Wang Zhaojun is no longer a figure, but a symbol, a symbol of national friendship; Zhaojun's tomb is not a tomb, but a historical monument of national friendship. "

"The pipa has been played to this day, and the ancient tomb of Zhaojun is still fresh". Today's Zhaojun Tomb, like a bright pearl on the northern grassland, has become a world-famous tourist attraction. There are not only cultural relics with a long history, but also the natural taste of birds and flowers and the unique cultural landscape, which is poetic and fascinating.

3. Gegentala Grassland

Gegentala Grassland

Gegentala is located in the depths of Wulanchabu Grassland, 14 kilometers away from Hohhot, the autonomous region. The asphalt road extends like a black ribbon to tourist spots. It is a national scenic spot. Since it was opened to Chinese and foreign tourists in 1979, * * * has received more than 4, tourists from more than 5 countries and regions and more than 2, domestic tourists.

today's gegentala grassland is more beautiful and moving, with fertile water plants, rolling hills, horses like waves, camels with golden clouds and flocks like white clouds swimming in the green sea, and shepherds riding horses, with thin poles in their hands, point to the sky like spears. Traditional yurts and modern yurts set each other off, forming a beautiful and moving picture for Gegentala grassland.

August every year is the season to hold the Nadam Festival. Every year, from August 15th to August 25th, Gegentala Tourist Spot holds a tour of Nadam, which is also an excellent time for summer vacation.

There is a grand large-scale temple fair, a small temple fair once a month and an annual event to worship the Aobao. During the event to worship the Aobao, you can see Mongolian traditional wrestling, horseback riding, archery and other wonderful competitions.

Fourth, Xiritala Grassland

Fifth, Hulunbeier Grassland

Hulunbeier Grassland

Located in Hulunbeier League, Inner Mongolia, it is named after Hulunbeier Lake and Bell Lake next to it. It is the main animal husbandry area in Inner Mongolia, producing the famous three hippos and three cattle. Inner Mongolia is high and flat. There are thousands of lakes in China. On the vast and flat Mongolian plateau, there are no deep ditches, mounds and other landforms on the Loess Plateau. Except Daxinganling and Daqingshan Mountains, most of them are gentle Yuan Ye. "The sky is grey and wild, and the wind blows grass and sees cattle and sheep." Hulun buir grassland, the famous prairie, is endless with green waves and breezes, dotted with flocks like flowing clouds. The grassland scenery is extremely beautiful and refreshing.

Hulunbeier grassland is famous for three reasons. First, there was a generation of Genghis Khan on the grassland. Second, the quality of the grassland was excellent, and the cut grass was exported to Southeast Asia. Third, it was rich in three hippos and three cattle.

Hulunbeier grassland is the most beautiful grassland in Inner Mongolia, with more than 1 million mu of grassland, more than 2 million mu of forest, more than 5 lakes and more than 3, rivers. The vast grassland is like a giant green carpet woven by nature. Walking on it, the soft and elastic feeling is very wonderful. Where the green grass meets the blue sky, cattle and sheep chase each other, and herders raise their whips and sing. Everywhere, there is a scene of "wind blowing grass and seeing cattle and sheep low", which is well deserved as one of the most beautiful, largest and least polluted grasslands in the world.

when traveling in Hulunbeier grassland, you can ride horses and camels to swim in the grass sea, roam around the lake by "Le Le Che", fish near the lake, hunt in the forest and enjoy the grassland scenery.

6. Aershan Hot Springs

Aershan Hot Springs

The largest radioactive radon spring in China. Located in the northwest of Horqin Right Front Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, among the mountains of Daxing 'anling. Distributed in a zone 5 meters long and 7 meters wide. * * * There are 42 large and small hot springs. Different springs have different temperatures, radon content and other chemical components, and have good curative effects on many diseases. Aershan is more than 1 meters above sea level, with fresh air, plenty of sunshine in summer, cool and pleasant, and it is a summer resort. In winter, the snow is closed for 7 months, and winter sports and hunting can be carried out. There are many dense trees near the hot springs, pines and birch cover the mountains, and rare herbs are everywhere.

VII. Gaxian Cave

Gaxian Cave

is located about 1 kilometers north of Alihe Town, Oroqen Autonomous Banner, at the eastern end of the peak of the northern section of Daxing 'anling Mountains. Its mountains are stacked, trees are towering, and pine birch blocks the sun. The cave is above the cliff, about 5 meters above the ground, facing southwest, more than 9 meters long from north to south, 27 meters wide from east to west and 2 meters high. It is said that it is the immortal cave house. The west wall of the cave is 15 meters away from the entrance of the cave, and there is an inscription on the cliff in the fourth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty Taiping Zhenjun (443). According to "Wei Shu", the ancestor Zhen Jun of Wu Luo Hou Guo came to the DPRK for four years, "saying that there is an old market of national emperors in the northwest of his country, with 9 steps from north to south, 4 steps from east to west and 7 feet high". Tuoba Jie, the great emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, sent Li Chang, the assistant minister of Chinese literature, to offer sacrifices and "published a message of congratulations on the wall of the room and returned it". The existing inscription of ***21 characters is basically consistent with the wishes recorded in historical records, and it has been confirmed as the birthplace of Tuoba Xianbei recognized by the Northern Wei Dynasty. There are rich cultural layers in the cave, which is of great scientific value for studying the early history of Tuoba Xianbei. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Eight, Wudangzhao

Wudangzhao

Wudangzhao is located in Wudanggou, about 7 kilometers northeast of Baotou City, Inner Mongolia. The mountains overlap, and in the depths of Daqing Mountain, where pines and cypresses are green, there is a magnificent temple with a grand building scale, which is the Five Dang Zhao.

Wudangzhao was originally named Badagar Temple, and Badagar in Tibetan means "Bai Lianhua". Mongolian five meanings mean "willow" and is called "temple". It was founded in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty (1662-1722), rebuilt in the 14th year of Qianlong (1749), and was given the name of Guangjue Temple in Han Dynasty. It was built here by Rob Sangala, the first living Buddha, and gradually expanded to take shape today. Because Zhaomiao was built on a hillside called Aobao Mountain in Wudanggou, people generally call it Wudangzhao. Wudangzhao was built in the south of the terrain. It is a white building built by layers of mountains, surrounded by mountains and shaded by pines and cypresses, which is very magnificent.

The main building is located on a prominent hillside in the valley. The main building consists of six halls, three houses and a mausoleum, and a Lama's house is also built on both sides. The whole temple covers an area of about 3 mu, with more than 2,5 halls and warehouses. The whole building adopts Tibetan architectural style, flat-topped square building structure, rigorous structure and reasonable layout, and its white appearance reflected under the blue sky and green hills is even more brilliant. Among them, the largest building is Qindu Palace in Sougou, which is dedicated to the largest bronze statue of Buddha, as well as Sakyamuni, founder of the Yellow Sect, Zong Kaba, and Buddhist teachers in previous dynasties. On the west side of Qindu Palace in Sougou is the Chiyilin Palace, which teaches Buddhist teachings. Above the east side of Sougou Qin Palace is the central building of Wudangzhao, the Dongkuoer Palace, followed by Gesid Palace, Ahui Palace and Japanese Lundu Palace. In addition to the six halls, the three houses are Ganjul House, Zhangjiafu House, Dongkuoer Buddha House, and the Supolegailing on the top of the hillside, that is, Taling.

There are many ancient and wonderful legends about Wudangzhao, and the most attractive one is the temple fair here. Every year from July 25 to the first day of August in the lunar calendar, lamas of the whole temple recite the "Mani Sutra" in the Suguqin Hall; In the evening, the lamas walked around the temple with prayer wheels, trumpets and sheepskin drums. The procession was quite spectacular. There are various activities in temple fairs, and jumping ghosts is one of its main activities. Mongolian people believe in Tibetan Buddhism and Yellow Religion, so Mongolia has established many temples, and Wudangzhao is one of the four major temples in Inner Mongolia.

Wudangzhao is a privileged religious and political temple with prisons, courts and armed forces. And the building itself, as well as the murals and sculptures in various halls, embodies high artistic value. Wudangzhao, which has a glorious history, has become a tourist attraction in Ziye District of Inner Mongolia today, attracting tourists from all directions.