Three big festival to see the introduction of 1, ice and snow Naadam
Naadam as a traditional festival of the Mongolian people, set the competition, culture, entertainment attributes in one, this is held in the summer of each year. Ice Naadam as the continuation and development of the traditional Mongolian winter fire activities, in addition to the traditional Naadam horse racing, Bok, archery, "the good man of three skills" project, there should be a snow horse, camel plowing, horse-drawn plows, snowmobiles and other winter competitions. And the most wonderful is the traditional Mongolian customs performance, when you are immersed in it, you will find the city life behind you seems so unreal. This year's Snow Naadam will open on Dec. 23 at the Grassland Cultural Tribe in Hailar.
(1Entrance Ceremony
First of all, hundreds of horses and camels pulling plows will enter the event to welcome guests from afar, and after drinking the welcome wine, more than 500 ethnic minority people from various tribes in festive costumes will enter the event, and they will sing and dance hand in hand around a roaring bonfire, praying for good weather in the new year.
(2 Rituals
The rituals include the sacrifice of Genghis Khan's sacred spear Sulujo, the sacrifice of Ao Bao, and the sacrifice of the god of fire.
According to legend, Genghis Khan was born holding a cool gun birthmark in his hand, and then the grassland civil war period, Genghis Khan Department suffered a disaster, he prayed to the God of heaven for power, the holy gun Sulu ingot from the sky. From then on, Genghis Khan held the sacred gun invincible, Sulu ingot also became the symbol of his steppe empire. He made a wish to the God of Heaven that every year he would sacrifice 10,000 sheep to the holy spear. Wow, this story is really romantic enough, comparable to the legend of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone.
According to legend, Genghis Khan was chased by the enemy in his early days and hid in the Buhan Mountains, where the enemy circled around the mountain three times without catching him, and afterward Genghis Khan said: the Buhan Mountains saved me, and in the future, I will sacrifice every day, and pray every day, so that my children and grandchildren will all know about it. His grandson, Kublai, honored his ancestor, and made the Mongols worship famous mountains and rivers every year. Because there are places where there are no mountains, the people will "build stones like mountains, regarded as God". This is the origin of Ovoo.
The grassland in winter is really cold to no friend, because directly in front of Siberia, the extreme can be up to minus fifty degrees, in this place to survive the ancient Mongols, lost the fire often means the demise of the tribe. Therefore, the Mongolian people since ancient times has a very strong worship of fire, their fire sacrifice has thousands of years of history, is a legacy of primitive religious beliefs, fire is both God itself.
(3Experience riding a horse and camel, feel the horse-drawn plow
After the opening ceremony, there are quite a few wonderful experience activities. The hospitable Mongolian compatriots will invite guests to experience horseback riding, camel riding, horse-drawn plowing, reindeer-drawn plowing, dog sledding, snowmobiling and other special projects for free. You can also go into the yurt, learn to sing Mongolian songs, learn to make milk tea and hand-meat, to experience the Mongolian flavor.2, Hulun Lake Ice Fishing Festival
Hulun Lake is the largest lake in the north, with an area of 2,339 square kilometers, equivalent to two Hong Kong. There are more than 30 kinds of fish here such as carp, crucian carp, oil meal minnow, Mongolian red _, catfish, showy white shrimp. In order to protect the resources, fishing is prohibited in Hulun Lake from April to November, while winter fishing accounts for more than 80% of the year's production. The Hulun Lake Ice Fishing Festival, on the other hand, is a celebration of the beginning of the harvest season every year, and this year's festival will open on Dec. 24 at Hulun Lake.
(1) Sacrifice to the lake
Sacrifice to the lake is the grandest and most mysterious ceremony at the beginning of the winter fishing season every year. Offering tables are placed on the ice with wine, fruits, snacks, pig's head or whole sheep, and the people kowtow and worship after reciting the words of sacrifice, praying for a safe and high yield. After the sacrifice, all the offerings are thrown into the lake through the eye of the ice in front of the offering table. When playing the first net, kowtowing, burning paper and spreading wine are required before the ice eye is opened to lower the net and after the net is released.
(2) Fishing process
In the weather of minus 30 degrees Celsius, the fishermen, who are known as "Chinese Eskimos", continue to use the traditional under-ice fishing method which has a history of nearly a hundred years. After the net - to the net - go pole - drilling ice several procedures, the most exciting scene is the net, only to see the long dragon-style nets by the tractor fiber lead from the mouth of the ice slowly pulled out! When the time, dozens of tons of fish in the big net fluttering, jumping, causing a burst of people's gasps.
(3 sunshine fish
Before loading, in order to prevent the fish fell to the ice frozen into the weight, the fishermen with the "coping fish" will fish to the ice, and then the board spade try to be like a goddess of flowers upward sprinkles, and so on and so forth until the loading of the car. At this time in the golden sunshine, silverfish fluttering in the sky like jumping elves, sunshine and fish shadow reflected the fishermen's smiling faces, the sunset fishermen and fluttering scattered fish, is the most beautiful picture of Lake Hulun winter.
3, Manzhouli Tri-State Beauty Contest
Since 1999, in order to enhance the friendship between China, Russia and Mongolia, exchange of culture among the three countries, and display of ice and snow art, every December in the border city of Manzhouli, the China-Russia-Mongolia International Ice and Snow Festival and Tri-State Beauty Contest is held. The preliminary rounds of each contest are held in China, Russia and Mongolia, and the final rounds, finals and the grand finale and awards party are held in Manzhouli, where the grand finale and the awards party will be kicked off on Christmas Eve, December 24th.
(1International Ice and Snow Festival
The Ice and Snow Festival will be staged at the Happy Snow City Ice and Snow Festival theme park. Trial runs will begin on December 20 this year, and the park will officially open on December 24th. Ice and Snow Festival Park covers an area of 100,000 square meters, plans to use 10,000 cubic meters of ice, 20,000 cubic meters of snow, designers from China, Russia and Mongolia to work together to create, carve exquisite snow and ice art, is an ice sculpture enthusiasts of the event.
(2 three beauty contest
The finals are divided into vitality swimsuit, national costume, glamorous evening wear three links of the show, more than fifty beauties from three countries on stage, competing for beauty, Chinese beauty of the gentle and graceful, Mongolian girl's wild charisma, the blonde blonde blonde Russian chicks buttocks wow, let me wipe my nosebleed first in a nutshell, absolutely let you feast your eyes on!
Planning your trip
The Hulunbeier winter themed tours can be organized around the three major festivals in December. But a lone tree won't make a forest, and there's more fun to be had nearby than just the three destinations of Hailar, Hulun Lake and Manzhouli.
1. "Forestry capital, the township of ice and snow" Yakeshi
In Yakeshi Phoenix Mountain Fengguan Ski Resort, will carry out car ice test drive, snowmobile traversing, snow soccer match, forest ice and snow tourism train, crossing the forest and snow plains and other ten ice and snow activities. You can also ski, rolling in the snow, snowmen, snowball fights, snow play do not have to go to the northeast.
2. Ooluguya reindeer township
Deep in the forest of the Daxinganling Mountains, there is a family reindeer herding town, Ooluguya Ewenke National Township. The reindeer here are very tame, and visitors can get in close contact with them, feeding, petting and taking pictures themselves. In winter, walking on the streets of the town, from time to time, you can see the reindeer pulling the sleigh rushing past, feeling as if you have become Santa Claus.
3. Genhe Cold Pole Village
China's coldest place - Genhe Cold Pole Village, the lowest temperature is said to be minus 58 degrees Celsius, here because it is too cold, you can enjoy the probability of "freezing fog" spectacle. The most interesting part of the village is the thermometer square, which records the lowest temperature of each year. You can also play snowball fights and build snowmen on the snowfield, feel the charm of the big snowfield, and immerse yourself in the endless snow and ice kingdom.
Winter Prairie Tour Warm Tips
1, when going to walk in the snow and ice, face and ears and nose and hands should be smeared with antifreeze ointment, shoes and socks should not be too tight, don't stand still for a long time in the snow, and rub your face and five senses diligently. When traveling in the snow by non-sealed transportation, stop and run for 10 minutes every hour or so to increase blood circulation and raise body temperature.
2, winter travel also pay attention to the protection of vision. Sunlight contains strong ultraviolet rays, and the white snow on the ultraviolet absorption less, reflective strong, please wear sunglasses is to prevent snow blindness.
3, ready for cold clothing: northern winter temperatures roughly 0 ℃ to -38 ℃, should be prepared for down jacket (even the best hat, high-necked thick wool coat, wool pants, down pants, gloves and so on. Wear tall snow cotton shoes, wearing leather shoes will be too cold to stand.
4, pay attention to anti-skid: winter northern road more snow and ice, the road is slippery, wearing leather shoes easy to slip, it is best to wear snow non-slip cotton shoes or sneakers, remember that you can not wear leather shoes, otherwise the action is inconvenient.
5, in the low temperature outdoor, avoid wet skin direct contact with metal objects, so as not to be stuck off the flesh;
6, Hulunbeier region rarely have boiled water or tea to provide, mainly to provide milk tea and other tea, such as not accustomed to please prepare their own soft drinks. Grassland attractions dining even green vegetables have "mutton" unique flavor, if you are not accustomed to please bring your own food.
7, please listen to the guide's advice, respect the local people's life customs and taboos.