{"id":15503,"date":"2023-04-23T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=15503"},"modified":"2023-04-23T21:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T13:12:16","slug":"top-10-attractions-in-alxa-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/inner-mongolia-travel\/alxa-league-travel\/top-10-attractions-in-alxa-league","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Attractions in Alxa League (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Inner Mongolia tour<\/a>? On the west of Inner Mongolia lies Alxa League (\u963f\u62c9\u5584\u76df), also known as Alashan League. \u00a0It is one of the\u00a012 prefecture-level divisions in the administrative area of Inner Mongolia. Alxa League is still a mysterious and massive place admired by many adventurous travellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring Alxa League (Alashan League) is quite challenging due to its huge landscape of desert, lakes and hills, the size of 16 “Beijing”! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the grasslands as big draws in other places in Inner Mongolia, Alxa League is bestowed with unique natural landscapes – massive deserts, diversifolius poplar forest, lonely gobi, sapphire lakes, Helanshan virgin forest. Alxa League is also rife with historical relics and elements of ancient human civilizations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The jurisdiction of Alxa League ( within the red line) Google Map<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We’ve collected top 10 attractions ( the Top Things to Do ) in Alxa League ( Alashan) based on the highlights in the\u00a0three counties which comprise Alax League. The three counties are Alashan Zuoqi ( \u963f\u62c9\u5584\u5de6\u65d7 Alxa Left Banner ), Alashan Youqi \u963f\u62c9\u5584\u53f3\u65d7 ( Alxa Right Banner ) and Ejina Qi \u989d\u6d4e\u7eb3\u65d7( Ejin Banner ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To visit Alxa League ( Alashan) , it is better to grab some knowledge of these three counties and their seats or capitals. These three county seats are the convenient launching pads to delve into the historic sites and unique landscapes in the league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alashan Zuoqi \u963f\u62c9\u5584\u5de6\u65d7 (Alxa Left Banner ): Bayanhotezhen \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279\u9547 ( the county seat )
Alashan Youqi \u963f\u62c9\u5584\u53f3\u65d7 ( Alxa Right Banner: Badan Jilin Zhen \u5df4\u4e39\u5409\u6797\u9547 (the county seat )
Ejina Qi \u989d\u6d4e\u7eb3\u65d7( Ejin Banner )\uff1aDalai Kubu \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547 (Dalaikubuzhen) (the county seat ) <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Location of Three County Seats in Alax League ( Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Hopefully my Top 10 List will be of some use while planning your West Inner Mongolia Tour<\/span><\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Alxa League Major Attraction Map ( Google Map)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

1. Tenggeli Desert (Tengger Desert)\u817e\u683c\u91cc\u6c99\u6f20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tenggeli or Tengger Desert literally means “stretching into distance like the sky” in Mongolian. Running west to south from Alxa League to Gansu Province, the Tenggeli Desert is connected to the Helan Mountains on the West, goes over the Great Wall in the south and linked to the Yabulai Mountain in the west.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The desert has an area of 367,000 sq km that comprises sand dunes, lakes, hilly land flat ground. The desert has over 400 lakes.  The most famous lake is known as  Moon Lake, or Moon Lake Scenic Area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon Lake is nestled in the hinterland of Tenggeli Desert, Alxa Zuoqi. It is 10 kilometers south of Bayanhaotenzhen ( Bayanhot Town). Moon Lake is a 5A-Level Scenic Area in China\uff0ca beautiful and magic natural freshwater lake with an area of three sq.kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: In the southeast of Alxa League, between Helanshan Mountain and Yabulan Mountain
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn; typical continental climate with little rain
How to get there: Drive from Zhongwei, Yinchuan or Bayanhot \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tenggeli Desert (Tengger Desert|)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

2. Guangzong Temple \u5e7f\u5b97\u5bfa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also called South Temple, Guangzong Monastery is one of the most important lama shrines in Inner Mongolia, a place where the legendary Sixth Dalai Lama died. Guangzong Monastery is 23 kilometers southwest of Bayanhaote Town (Bayanhot), and 70 kilometers from Yinchuan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: In a valley on the west of Helan Mountain,23km to southwest of Bayanhot.
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Yinchuan or Bayanhot \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279<\/p>\n\n\n

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Guangzong Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

3. Helanshan Mountain ( Ho-lan Mountains) \u8d3a\u5170\u5c71<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelan\u201d literally mean \u201cFine Horse\u201d in Mongolian. Helanshan Mountain runs over 220 km from north to south, from 20 to 40 km wide with average about 2000 meters in altitude. The mountain range runs north-south parallel to Yellow River and the semi-arid Ordos Plateau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To its west are the desert regions of the Alxa Plateau. The Helan Range has evergreen conifer forests that supports endemic communities of plants and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Running from north to south between Alxa League and Ningxia Province
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Yinchuan or Bayanhot \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ho-lan Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

4. Ejin Poplar Forest \u989d\u6d4e\u7eb3\u80e1\u6768\u6797<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ejin Poplar Forest (Huyanglin Scenic Area) is one of the three largest poplar forests in the world with mesmerizing autumn scenes sought after by numerous tourists and photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my another article Ejina Euphrates Desert Poplar (Populus ) (Tips, Photos & Map) <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Huyanglin Scenic Area is located about 23km to the east of  Dalaikubu Town, the seat of Ejina Qi ( Ejin Banner ), which are also the largest oases  in Alxa League (Alashan).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entrance Fee: RMB170
Location: 23km to southwest of Bayanhot \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279
Best Visit Time: Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Dalaikubu Town \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547 of Ejin Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Huyanglin Scenic Area <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

5. Heicheng Historic Site \u9ed1\u57ce\u9057\u5740<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Heicheng Historic Site ( Black City Ruins) is famous all over the world for the significant military passing along Silk Road in Han, Tang, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties. The city was originally built  in 1032. In 1372 the Ming soldiers took the city and he city was abandoned and left in ruins also due to water shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The location of Heicheng Historic Site<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Check out my another article Heicheng Historic Site <\/a>(Khara-Khoto) in Ejin Banner for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The present remaining city wall was built in Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 1368).  It has a perimeter of  one kilometers, 434 meters from east west and 383 meters with the maximum height of 10 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entrance fee: RMB80
Location: 40km to the southeast  of Dalaikubu Town \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Dalaikubu Town of Ejina Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Black City Ruins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

6. Ceke Port \u7b56\u514b\u53e3\u5cb8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is the third largest overland port in Inner Mongolia as the outside door with rich mineral resources in Mongolia State. It is located 77 km to the north of Dalaikubu Town (Ejina Bnner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ceke Port opens four times a year – March (20 days), June (30 days), September (30 Days) and December (20 days).  Ceke Port becomes a big bazzar during the opening days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: 77km to the southeast  of Dalaikubu Town \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Dalaikubu Town of Ejina Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ceke Port<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

7. Badain Jaran Desert \u5df4\u4e39\u5409\u6797\u6c99\u6f20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Badain Jaran covers an area of 49,000 sq. kilometers. It is the highest and most beautiful desert in the world spanning the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Ningxia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my another article A Glimpse of Badain Jaran Desert<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The desert is also home to over 100 spring-fed lakes that lie between the dunes, some of which are fresh while others are salty. Badain Jaran Desert is well known for its queer peaks, singing sand, lakes, temples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The desert officially open to the public tourism is called Badain Jaran Desert Tourism Area. It is located about 150km northeast of Badan Jilin Zhen ( the seat of Alxa Right Banner) and 450km west of Bayanhaotezhen, or Bayanhao Town ( the seat of Alxa Left Banner )<\/p>\n\n\n

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Location: North of Alxa Right Banner
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from  Dalaikubu \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547 or Bayanhot \u5df4\u5f66\u6d69\u7279 <\/p>\n\n\n

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Badain Jaran Desert<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

8. Mandela Cliff Paintings \u66fc\u5fb7\u62c9\u5c71\u5ca9\u753b<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mandela Yanhua ( Cliff Paintings) The cliff paintings  are located in the Mandala Mountains on the Western edge of Badain Jaran Desert, 14km to the southwest of Mandela Town and 208 km northeast of Badan Jilin Zhen. Within an area of 18 square km, there are 6000 ancient cliff carvings scattered around, one of the treasure trove of the world most ancient art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to google the place “Mandela Cliff Paintings<\/strong>“, please google “Mandela Shanyan Huabaohu Management Station<\/strong>“, which is the name that the google identifies the place. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Mandela Yanhua ( Cliff Paintings) 208km northeast of Badan Jilin Zhen ( Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Mandela Mountain is located in Sumu, in Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Youqi) . The numerous cliff paintings on the mountain vividly have recorded the Alxa’ history,  culture and social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: 14 away from Sumu,  North of  Alxa Right Banner
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from  Sumu,  North of Alxa Right Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mandela Cliff Paintings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

9. Haisen Chulu Scenic Area \u6d77\u68ee\u695a\u9c81\u602a\u77f3\u57ce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Haisen Chulu Scenic Area (Haisenchulu Wind-Eroded Landscape) is also known as Haisenchulu Wind-erosion Geomorphology Scenic Area. It is located about 200 kilometers to the northwest of Ekenhuduge Town, the capital of Alxa Right Banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haisenchulu used to be a sea. Later the sea bed rised and was turned into land. The original rocks on the sea bed were eroded by the wind and rain for centuries have become the present shapes, dubbed as “the kingdom of Miraculous Stones”.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Haisen Chulu Scenic Area 180km northwest of Badan Jilin Zhen ( Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Location: 180 km to the northwest of  Badan Jilin Zhen \u5df4\u4e39\u5409\u6797\u9547, the seat of Alxa Right Banner
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from  Badan Jilin Zhen \u5df4\u4e39\u5409\u6797\u9547 ,  the seat of Alxa Right Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Haisenchulu Wind-Eroded Landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

10. Juyanhai Lake (Juyan Lake) \u5c45\u5ef6\u6d77<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Historically Juyanhai Lake was divided into East Juyan Lake and West Juyan Lake. The ancient Juyanhai Lake was fed by Ejina River. The grassland around the lake used to be lush wtih fertile land, one of the earliest cultivated area in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1960s, the lake was dried up and the dried river beds posed s great threat to Beijing and other cities by creating sandstorms. Great efforts have been made to save and protect the eco enviroment of Juyan Lake. The waters of Heihe River has been diverted to Juyan Lake. Now Juyan Lake has returned to its former charming. It is located 40km to the northwest of Dalaihubu Town, the capital of Ejina Banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: 40km to the north of Dalaikubu Town
Best Visit Time: Summer and Autumn;
How to get there: Drive from Dalaikubu Town \u8fbe\u6765\u5e93\u5e03\u9547 of Ejina Banner<\/p>\n\n\n

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Juyanhai Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Inner Mongolia  Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Inner Mongolia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inner Mongolia Tour<\/a>
Mid-Inner Mongolia Tour<\/a> (Hohhot, Baotou, Ordos)
East Inner Mongolia Tour<\/a> (Xanadu,Wulan Butong, Xilinhot, Chifeng)
Northeast Inner Mongolia Tour<\/a> (Hulunbuir)
West Inner Mongolia Tour<\/a> (Alashan \u201cAlxa\u201d League)
Hohhot Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Hohhot<\/a>
The Best Time to Visit Hohhot<\/a>
Meidaizhao Temple<\/a>
How to go to Hohhot from Beijin<\/a>g<\/a>
Top Souvenirs in Hohhot<\/a>
Hohhot Taxi: Hohhot Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Baotou Taxi: Baotou Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Ordos Taxi: Ordos taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
What to see in Hohhot, what to do in Hohhot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Alxa League<\/a>
Heicheng Historic Site (Khara-Khoto) in Ejin Banner (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
<\/a>Guai Shu Lin in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
Populus Forest in Ejin Banner (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
Badain Jaran Desert (Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quiet Wusu Langzi Lake<\/a>
Dujuan Lake in Aershan National Forest Park<\/a>
Beihu Park Skyline at Night in Manzhouli<\/a>
Architecture of Manzhouli<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunrise Glow over Hulunbuir Grasslands<\/a>.
Top 10 Places for Photography in Hulunbuir<\/a>
Top 10 Attractions in Hulunbuir<\/a>.
Road Trip from Ergun to Linjiang Village<\/a>
Hulun Lake Travel Tips<\/a>
World Anti-fascist War Hailar Memorial Park
<\/a>Architecture of Manzhouli
<\/a>Ergun Travel Guide
<\/a><\/a>Aoluguya Travel Guide<\/a>
<\/a>Shiwei Travel Tips
<\/a>How to visit Hulunbuir Grassland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Chifeng<\/a>
Xanadu Sites Museum<\/a>
Jinlianchuan Grassland<\/a>
Wulan Butong Grassland<\/a>
<\/a>Asihatu Stone Forest
<\/a>Gong Geer Grassland<\/a>
<\/a>Duolun Travel Guide<\/a>
Xanadu Travel Guide \u2013 Shangdu Travel<\/a>
How to visit Asihatu Stone Forest<\/a>
Xi Wuzhumuqin Grassland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Inner Mongolia tour? On the west of Inner Mongolia lies Alxa League (\u963f\u62c9\u5584\u76df), also known as Alashan League. \u00a0It is one of the\u00a012 prefecture-level divisions in the administrative area of Inner Mongolia. Alxa League is still a mysterious and massive place admired by many adventurous travellers. Exploring Alxa League (Alashan League) is quite…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2521],"tags":[4026,2524,2522,2523,4025],"class_list":["post-15503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alxa-league-travel","tag-haisen-chulu-scenic-area","tag-things-to-do-in-alashan","tag-top-10-attractions-in-alashan-league","tag-top-things-to-do-in-alashan-league","tag-top-things-to-do-in-alxa-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15503"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31789,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15503\/revisions\/31789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}