More than 40% of China's 9.6 million square kilometers of land is covered by grass
Grasslands cover an area of 392.8 million hectares
Among them, the Tibetan Plateau is home to the world's most unique type of alpine grassland
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Grasslands are one of the destinations for outdoor enthusiasts
There is the Gnye Grassland located in the Hengduan Mountains at an average altitude of 3,800 meters.
The grassland here has three-dimensional undulations like waves, and the heights are staggered
The grassland here has subverted the monotonous aesthetic fatigue that the grassland usually brings to people
It is known as "China's most beautiful three-dimensional grassland landscape"
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The grassland here has a variety of landscapes, such as the highlands, the forests and the hot springs. p>
There is the Qilian Mountain Grassland
It has a long and wide glacial landscape
In July and August every year, the Qilian Mountains, which are bordered by the grassland, are still covered in silver
While the grassland is covered in blue, with horses, cows, and sheep dotted about it
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The grassland is also covered in blue, with horses, cattle, and sheep dotted about it: MichaelSong97
Of course, we can't leave out
Hulunbeier Prairie, which is located in northeastern Inner Mongolia
Hulunbeier Prairie, which is located in the Hulunbeier region of Inner Mongolia, has a surface area of 100,000 square kilometers
It's the most beautiful prairie in the world, and it's the most beautiful prairie in the world.
Every year in May, after a long winter of silence
"Boundless light is new for a while"
After 20 days, all kinds of wildflowers are competing for bloom
Cattle and sheep dot like pearls sprinkled in the flower forest meadows
A thousand miles of blue fields, the sea of flowers
The sea of flowers
The sea of flowers is the most important thing in the world.
What kind of visual enjoyment is it
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In June, the peony blossoms on the hills are limited to open
In July, the golden sea of rapeseed flowers spreads from the east to the northwest
In August, the waves of wheat rolled, and the large sunflowers
were dazzling under the sunlight
In the fall, the land is covered with a golden carpet
The sea is covered with a golden carpet
The sea is covered with a golden carpet.
In the fall, the earth is covered in a golden carpet
Golden birches cover the forests of the Daxinganling
It's a fairy tale of autumn
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This is perhaps the most wonderful thing about the steppes of the forests and the steppes of the sea
The way everything unfolds in front of us in such a tangible way
Every season, there are so many different ways of seeing the forests and the grasslands of the Daxinganling. When the Mozhigrad River pokes its head out from the western foothills of the Daxingan Mountains, it looks out over the endless Hulunbeier Grassland, and it seems to have lost its way, dashing left and right across the prairie, bending itself into a zigzagging ribbon of color.
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Mozhigrad River originates in Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia, Chenbaerhu Banner, the river is 319 kilometers long, with a watershed area of 4987 square kilometers, the river from the northeast to the southwest meandering serpentine flow through the Hulunbeier prairie, in the Binzhou line near the station of the Uigu Nuor merge into the Hailaer River, the Sino-Russian border river Erguna river water system.
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The river is not wide, such as not the flood season, the widest place is only five or six meters, formed by the convergence of springs, and through the area is mostly uninhabited mountains, grasslands, so the river is very clean, is completely uncontaminated water. Bend so much of the river, very rare in the country, the famous writer Lao She once called "the country's first curved water.
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The monsoon from the southeast coast in summer extends its tentacles here, and more than 3,000 rivers, including the Mozhigrad River, crisscross with more than 500 lakes, dividing the grassland into a piece of blue-green checkerboard. The blue checkerboard is a waterlogged puddle of lakes, dotted with white is the sheep and yurts, they are staggered, constituting a colorful and harmonious picture.
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Blue sky, white clouds, green grass, hundreds of flowers, green grass. We walk in the boundless grassland, Mozhigrad River caressing moisturize the beautiful scenery of the pasture, the river side of the smoke curls yurt, swimming cattle and horses and sheep, like a fairyland in general.
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Light hiking, from grassland to forest
Hiking is the best way to explore the grasslands.
In addition to Hulunbeier's business card, the Mozhigrad River, we also arrange two 15+10-kilometer light hikes to explore the summer pastureland where flowers bloom and sheep and cows flock, as well as the forests of the Xing'anling Mountains, where all kinds of wildflowers and limited wild peonies are in bloom.
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Invited into the private star ranch, the night can watch the "touch" of the star river starry sky, in the nature of the morning to welcome the dawn of peace ......
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The second day of the 15 kilometers of grassland private ranch hiking is the main event, deep into the grassland hinterland covered with flowers private, the mountains in the distance, the grassland wildflowers open, the beauty of the people can not move their eyes.
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Hulunbeier Prairie peony flowers are distributed at an altitude of 480-700 meters in the hillside meadows and scattered forests under the forest, the grassland to the forest of the excessive zone of the most growth.
Every year after the beginning of spring, the buds of wild peony flowers break out of the ground, slowly growing in the spring cold season, to the May yet, the plant leaves and grow into, the first buds, in June, from the city of Erguna to the city of Genhe along the line, the city of Erguna to the Enhe along the line, the Enhe to the seven cards, the seven cards to the Montenegro head of the border line are peony flowers on the main base.
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The peony flower on the grassland is wild, its flowering period is not long, in early to late June every year, you will see its windy appearance, in the vast grass swaying with the wind, the hillside, the grass a peony flower, white, pink petals to rejoice, like shy maidens in the display of their face, looking ahead into the wind.
10 kilometers of Daxinganling private ranch crossing, birch forests, Zhangzi pine forests, the spectacular scenery of the forests in the distance can be seen everywhere, walking in this idyllic pastoral, the wind blowing in the face, the leaves of the grass is the wind scraped out the front and back, the shades of color, in the dance of the grass, the wild paeoniflora flowers don't have a gesture, they are with the wind pitching and tilting, each tuft of flowers are flaunted in their heyday, every leaf is in the sunshine to tell! Inner joy ......
After the end of the hike, traveling along the Russian-Chinese border line, we arrived at the 8-carat peony slopes, where thousands of peony blossoms on the blue rippling grassland open competitively, converging into a sea of 10,000 acres of flowers. Each tree three or five flowers, pure white, no other color. The wild peony open big strength, tea bowl so big petals backward, like a singer in the soprano.
The idyllic pastoral, this is the Enhe
More than two hundred years ago, the Russians and Chinese intruders in the meeting and marriage here, constitute today's Chinese-Russian after the Jennifer community, this is the only Russian ethnic township in the country - Enhe.
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Enhe Russian ethnic township is located in the Sino-Russian border line on the right bank of the Erguna River, and Chita State, Russia, where residential houses are y influenced by the architectural style of Siberian farms, and when you walk into Enhe, it seems as if time has slowed down instantly.
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Distant mountains, rivers, meadows, forests, pastures, surrounded by forests and green mountains, the Daxingan Mountains are in sight, the Erguna River flows slowly, and outside the village, the wind is blowing the waves of wheat, and wildflowers are everywhere. In the evening, the sunlight hits down, everything is as beautiful as an idyllic pastoral.
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The charm of Enhe is hidden in the quiet and lovely idyllic style, the village is as beautiful as a fairy tale town, in the river surrounded by the coast, stands a very exotic small wooden houses, the road side of the Russian "Mukulan" houses quietly and peacefully, with the fence surrounded by the courtyard wall, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers, the flowers. The flowers under the courtyard walls surrounded by wooden fences are waving to the pedestrians on the road in the sunshine, and the quietness is full of enthusiasm.
The fairy tale town is inhabited by bold and romantic Russian compatriots, walking in the street, from time to time encountered blonde hair, blue eyes, high cheekbones, deep eye sockets of them, although there is a European face, but a mouth is operating a mouthful of authentic northeastern dialect, through a sense of affinity.
Get up early in the morning to see the sunrise, and then enjoy the Russian-style food, Leba bread, cream, blueberry sauce is the standard staple, mashed potatoes meatloaf is the authentic Russian flavor, fungus, mushrooms, fresh fish is a local specialty of the mountainous areas of the Daxinganling region, as well as the Suba soup, the Russian barbecue ......
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There is no hustle and bustle, no competition for fame and fortune, only the rustling wind from the mountains and forests, and the timeless life of the grassland pastoral.
Erguna, the Russian-Chinese border
Speaking of the ancient nation, I am afraid to say that the river on which this nation depends for its survival is the Erguna River, which is like an old man who has witnessed the history of mankind for thousands of years and has nurtured the people here through the long years. It is the sacred mother river of the people of Enhe, like a silver dragon swimming in the boundless sky shining.
Along the Erguna River, you will see five cards, six cards, seven cards, eight cards, nine cards and other very strange names, which originated from the Qing government since 1727 along the Sino-Russian border river Erguna River set up a number of Karen (Manchu "sentinel card" meaning), that is, how many Karen means, and now Karen has long disappeared in the history! Nowadays, Kalun has long disappeared from history, but it is still used as the name of the village.
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The border highway from Montenegro to the "source of Mongolia", Room Wei, winds along the Erguna River, passing through the Karen of the day, and the scenery along the way is so spectacular that this highway is also known as the "Card Line" by self-driving enthusiasts.
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One of the eight cards under the jurisdiction of the town of Montenegro is historically the home of Horqin, "Horqin ancestor" Habtu Hassal was stationed here. Today, on the right bank of the Erguna River, Mongolian herders still maintain the traditional nomadic pastoralism, rich ethnic flavor, beautiful natural environment, is "card line" on a beautiful landscape.
In the eight card there is a called "peony slope" of the hill, every year in June slope full of peony flowers. Thousands of peony flowers on the blue ripples of the grassland are open, in Inner Mongolia under the blue sky opened a majestic momentum. Nearby to see the graceful atmosphere, fruitful petals such as tea bowls so large backward, like a singer in the soprano, a branch swaying on the right bank of the Erguna River.
In the Erguna wilderness can be seen everywhere in the peony flowers, without care, it survived the minus 40 degrees of winter, spring deep rooted, summer bloom, never delicate, but not stingy to bring the beauty of the world.
Standing on the high point to enjoy the scenery of the Russian village on the other side of the Erguna River.
Mongolian pastoralist culture experience
Hulunbeier has 100,000 square kilometers of natural pastures, the Mongolian people, once on horseback, about which you imagine, is it a passionate and tough people are still steering their horses, galloping in the vast expanse of the land as far as the eye can see?
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Riding the frontier, horseback riding, is the heart of every traveler to Inner Mongolia. After the end of the hiking trip, at the end of the grassland, the horse team is waiting for us, choose your favorite horse, handsome Mongolian horseman to take you personally feel the travel on horseback, safe and professional, 1.5 hours of depth experience, chase the Mongolian iron horsemen in the year of the bravado and boldness, perhaps also catch a beautiful grassland sunset.
Night in the yurt , Taste the golden family brought "roasted whole sheep", feel the real mouth to eat meat, under the starry sky around the campfire dance "Andai dance! "
Today's grassland family is no longer nomadic, but riding a motorcycle gallop in their own pasture grazing. If you want to learn about the grassland families of the past, visiting the old grassland nomadic tribes is a good way to go.
Lele car for them is a mobile home, by a dozen or even dozens of cars, the front of the called "busy Kuala Lun", in order to prevent the convoy scattered, each cow's horns are connected with a rope, the last car tied to a big bell, jingling jingling, in order to the front of the people can hear ......
Visit the grassland nomadic tribes , feed the lambs, milking, taste the milk dried milk tea, wear national costumes, archery, ride the lele car ..... Experience the primitive pastoral life.
Manzhouli, Window on East Asia
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Living in the densely populated hinterland, more or less will feel that the city is the same, nothing special. When you come to the border, this uniformity is always broken. Manzhouli is such a small border city, it is like a pearl set in the grassland, leading the three countries of China, Russia and Mongolia, has always had a 'window on East Asia' reputation.
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The thick exotic flavor filled every corner of the city, the streets are lined with all kinds of European-style buildings, Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque style ...... The Byzantine, Gothic and Baroque styles of the buildings are dazzling, with semi-circular domes, small minarets and other gorgeous reliefs everywhere, glittering with history and artistic glory.
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In the evening, when the lights come on, the city shines like a golden armor.
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Clove Square, another fairytale experience.
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Hulunhu Lake, the sea like lake
Hulunhu Lake and Lake Belle each other as a sister lake, which is Hulunbeier name comes from, the Mongolian language means "sea like lake". It is the first big lake in Inner Mongolia and the northeast, but also the main birthplace of many nomadic peoples in the north, Xiongnu, Turkic, Qidan and other national wild have flourished here, the importance of the status can be seen.
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At the end of the trip, from the vast expanse of the grassland sky road to visit this "Pearl of the Prairie", the prairie "end of the world". The lake is as blue as a mirror, the cattle and sheep wantonly moist suck the gifts of the earth, flocks of water birds play in the warm embrace of Hulun Lake.
Hulunbeier Flower Season Crossing Hike