Xilingol is Mongolian, meaning river in hilly areas. Xilingol League is located due north of Beijing, the capital of the motherland, in the middle of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It borders Mongolia to the north and the national border is 1,098 kilometers long; it borders Chifeng City, Tongliao City and Xing'an League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the east, Ulanqab League to the west, and Hebei Province to the south. The province is adjacent to Chengde and Zhangjiakou, with a total area of 203,000 square kilometers. It is the closest border minority area to Beijing. The alliance governs 9 banners, 2 cities, 1 county and 3 autonomous region-level green industry development zones. There are 24 ethnic groups in the alliance, including Mongolian, Han, Hui, Daur, and Oroqen, with a total population of 920,000, of which the Mongolian population accounts for 29.6%. There are two land ports, Erenhot and Zhuengadabuqi. Among them, Erenhot is a prefecture-level city separately listed in the autonomous region plan. It is an open border city approved by the State Council. It is an important land bridge connecting Mongolia, Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. .
Xilingol Grassland is part of the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The terrain is relatively flat and open, and 180,000 square kilometers of high-quality natural grassland can be utilized. Its terrain slopes from southeast to northwest. There are many low hills and hills in the southeast and scattered basins. The terrain in the northwest is flat, with some low hills, hills and lava platforms scattered here and there. In the northeast is the Ujimqin Basin, with a dense network of rivers and abundant water resources. The southwest is Hunshandake Sand Land, which consists of a series of ridge sand belts, mostly fixed and semi-fixed sand dunes. The altitude is between 800 and 1200 meters. It is cold, windy and arid, with an average annual temperature of 1 to 2°C and a frost-free period of 90 to 120 days. The annual precipitation is 150-400 mm from northwest to southeast, and it has a mid-temperate semi-arid and arid continental monsoon climate. Xilingol League has four distinct seasons. In spring, the temperature rises rapidly, and it is windy and heavy with little rainfall; in summer, it is cool and rainy, with large rainfall variability; in autumn, the weather is cool, sunny, not windy, and the climate is stable; in winter, it is long and cold, and the total snowfall is generally in 10 — 20 mm. The territory of Xilingol League is crisscrossed by rivers and densely covered with lakes. Most of the rivers are inland rivers, including the Uragai River, Balagan River, Xilingol River and Gaogesti River; the external rivers include the Luanhe River system. There are 1,363 large and small lakes in the league, embedded in the vast grassland, with a total water storage capacity of 3.5 billion cubic meters, including 672 freshwater lakes with a water storage capacity of 2 billion cubic meters. There are four larger lakes: Wulagai Lake, Chagannur Lake, Baiyinkulunnuoer Lake, and Haoletuyinnuoer Lake.
The beautiful and vast Xilingol Prairie is very rich in tourism resources. It is especially famous for its rich grassland tourism resources and complete grassland types, that is, meadow grassland, typical grassland, semi-desert grassland, and sandy grassland. , there are more than 1,200 species of above-ground plants. Within the territory is the Xilingol Grassland Nature Reserve, a national grassland nature reserve listed as an international biosphere network by UNESCO. Whenever midsummer comes, the charming Wuzhumuqin meadow is a sea of green, with noble peonies and beautiful mountain dandelions competing for beauty, white clouds floating in the endless blue sky, herdsmen riding horses, cattle and sheep Swimming, coupled with the wisps of smoke from the yurts and the slow-moving Lele vehicles, will definitely make tourists who are immersed in nature feel relaxed and happy, and it is so beautiful. The Huiteng Xile typical grassland with blooming flowers reproduces the beautiful scenery of wind-blown grass and low cattle and sheep. The nine bends and eighteen bays of Xilin River are like white Hada falling on the grassland, which is enough to make you linger. When you step into this magical land, you can appreciate the history and culture of the northern nomads.
Historically, the Xilin Gol Prairie was composed of five tribes, from east to west, the Ujimqin, Haojit, Abahanar, Abaga and Sunit tribes. In 1958, the Xilingol League and the Chahar League merged to form the Xilingol League, and the Chahar tribe was also integrated into the Xilingol grassland. Among them, the Chahar tribe is the settlement tribe of the Mongol Khans of the Golden Family starting from Genghis Khan, and the Abaga tribe is the descendants and subjects of Beligutai, the younger brother of Genghis Khan. They still completely retain the nomadic culture and customs of the grassland, from clothing, food, residences to singing and dancing, weddings, etiquette, festivals, etc., which play an important role and representativeness in the history and culture of the entire Mongolian nation. For example, Zhenglan Banner has the best dairy processing and has become a tribute to emperors of all dynasties; the Mongolian language of Zhenglan Banner has been determined to be the standard pronunciation of modern Mongolian, that is, the common language of Mongolian. This alone also explains the importance of Xilingol Prairie in central position in Mongolian history and culture. Here you can find the Qin-Yan-Jin Ancient Great Wall across the central part of the grassland and the world-famous Shangdu ruins of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the elegant and solemn Honggeer rock paintings and Xuanshipo and Lima Peak left by Ming Chengzu’s five northern expeditions; one of the four major temples in Inner Mongolia The unique Beizi Temple and the sacred place of worship, Baiyin Chagan Aobao, integrate religion and Mongolian culture. The world-famous "Hometown of Dinosaurs" Tongur Basin will still arouse you with the sound of waves. Here there is the majestic beauty of endless, empty and deep space, as well as the dynamic beauty of cattle and sheep being seen in the wind-blown grass; there is also the harmonious beauty of man and nature with blue sky and white clouds, green grass, and shepherds riding horses.
Xilingol League has beautiful natural grassland scenery, simple Mongolian customs, unique production and lifestyle, numerous cultural relics, long history and culture, and pleasant summer climate. It has huge potential for tourism development. In recent years, the Xilingol League Committee and Administrative Office have attached great importance to the development of grassland tourism and designated it as one of the three characteristic industries.
Relying on these rich grassland tourism resources, Ximeng has successively cultivated and developed tourism projects such as horse riding, camel riding, archery, Lele cart riding, sheep herding, Aobao sacrifices, Mongolian singing and dancing, costume performances, and experiencing the production and life of herdsmen, etc., and launched the " Tour around Xilinhot Natural Grassland", "Xilingol National Grassland Nature Reserve Grassland Ecological Tour", "Ujimqin Grassland Nomadic Tribe Special Tour", "Aersan Holy Spring Rehabilitation and Health Care Tour", "Grassland Shepherd Tour", "Xilingol "Grassland Folk Customs Tour", "Grassland Wedding Tour", "Sand Source Management Tour", "Yuan Shangdu Ruins Discovery Tour", "Dinosaur Cemetery Tour", "China-Mongolia Border Tour", "Grassland Naadam", "Aobao Sacrifice Tour" ", "forest, desert, snow adventure tours", bicycle rallies, motorcycles, auto cross-country races, hunting, skating, skiing and other special tours. The tourism activities are unique and colorful.
Xilingol has convenient transportation and communications and an active tourism and shopping market. At present, Ximeng has formed a railway and highway transportation network extending in all directions with the league and banner locations as the center and national and provincial highways as the backbone. The roads leading to various scenic spots have basically been covered with black pavement. The Xilinhot Railway has been connected with the Jitong Railway and has been officially opened to traffic. Tourist trains to and from Hohhot arrive at dawn and dusk every day. Xilinhot Airport can take off and land Boeing 737 passenger aircraft, and can fly directly to Beijing, Dalian and Hohhot. There are daily flights during the tourist season. The widening and reconstruction of the section of National Highway 207 from Zhangjiakou to Xilinhot and the completion of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Expressway have greatly shortened the journey time for tourists from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the south to the Xilin Gol Grassland. It takes about 4 hours by land from Beijing to enter the Xilin Gol Grassland. , it takes about 7 hours to reach Xilinhot City, and the flight from Beijing to Xilinhot only takes 40 minutes, so the transportation is very convenient. Communication within the league is convenient and smooth, and a four-level rural and pastoral information service network has been established at league, banner (county), Sumu (township), and Gacha (village), of which 60% of Sumu (township) governments have connected to the Internet. Electricity supply is sufficient, urban infrastructure construction is accelerating, and comprehensive service functions are constantly improving. The tourism and shopping market is very active. The whole league uses local meat, dairy products, bones, horns, hair, agate, plants and gold and silver metals to develop, design and produce more than 400 kinds of flavored foods, handicrafts and souvenirs, which can satisfy Tourism and shopping needs of tourists from different regions.
The reason why Xilingol Prairie has attracted the attention of the world is that it is a natural green treasure house with unparalleled ecological resources for grassland tourism. During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, Xilingol League will seize the historical opportunity of the country's implementation of the western development, take reform, opening up and scientific and technological progress as the driving force, vigorously develop grassland characteristic tourism, continuously strengthen the ecological environment and infrastructure construction, and use policies and funds to provide support and increase investment in grassland tourism. On this basis, Ximeng will vigorously develop domestic tourism in the future, focus on developing international tourism, highlight the unique natural landscape and rich Mongolian customs of the Xilingol Prairie, and build a grassland tourist attraction (point) that meets international tourism standards. ) and tourism service facilities with unique ethnic characteristics, and strive to form a tourism reception service system of a certain scale before 2010, and become a new grassland tourism area with strong ethnic characteristics in northern my country.