{"id":21105,"date":"2021-10-15T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=21105"},"modified":"2021-11-02T07:24:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:24:16","slug":"wusu-langzi-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/inner-mongolia-travel\/wusu-langzi-lake","title":{"rendered":"Wusu Langzi Lake (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After simple Chinese breakfast at our hotel within Arxan National Forest Park <\/a>(\u963f\u5c14\u5c71\u68ee\u6797\u516c\u56ed), we carried our heavy pieces of luggage, cameras and tripods back to our tour bus and started a bit earlier in the morning for a long road trip to our next destination – Manzhouli<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drive from Arxan to Manzhouli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One outstanding feature of a normal photography tour is that the tour leader will ask the driver to stop at any photogenic spots if necessary, which may not be scheduled in a travel plan. These off-the cuff stops often bring us pleasant surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About after a half hour’s drive, we passed by a quiet lake shrouded by early morning fog and clouds. Hemmed by the green hills in four sides, the lake looks like a beautiful fairyland – extremely quiet with mirror-like surface. The distant pine and deciduous coniferous trees have their reflections on the limpid surface of the lake. Wild ducks swam on the lake, breaking the mirror on the peaceful lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the sight of the stupendous scenery,  all of us on the bus shouted almost at the same time to request for an unplanned stop to snap pictures of the fairytale-like lake. Mr. Li, our bus driver pulled up over the roadside obediently and all of us got off the bus quickly carrying cameras without tripods, losing no time to take pictures of the magical lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White fog and clouds hovering over the mountains and the lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White fog and clouds hovering over the mountains and the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The surface of the quiet lake resembles a huge mirror with multi-color reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The surface of the quiet lake resembles a huge mirror with multi-color reflections<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wild ducks are cruising on the water surface, leaving a long tail of water trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wild ducks are cruising on the water surface, leaving a long tail of water trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hemmed by the mountains on its four sides,  the limpid lake reflects all the colors and lights onto its mirror-like surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful reflections on the mirror-like water surface.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What a quiet place! Beautiful water and fragrant grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a quiet place! Beautiful water and fragrant grass.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 10 minutes all the fog and clouds hovering above the lake disappeared! Back to the bus, I searched online for more information on the mysterious lake.  Later I learned that the lake had a beautiful name known as “Wusu Langzi Lake” (\u4e4c\u82cf\u6d6a\u5b50\u6e56).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Langzi” literally means “Return of a Prodigal Son”. “Wusu” is the name of the lost son. It is a long legendary story about a young man named “Wusu”, a descendent of Genghis Khan. “Wusu” in Mongolian means “water”.  He was given the name of Wusu (water) in a hope he could bring peace and prosperity to the grassland which had been hit by drought on successive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the disappointment of the local people,  Wusu didn’t want to work or tend the herding on the grassland. People called him “Wusu Langzi”, a prodigal son named “Wusu”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But at the age of 25 when the grassland was again hit by drought,  he led a group of young men looking for underground springs. Later Wusu took adventure to bring water and even the lake onto the grassland. In memory of Wusu, the lake was named Wusu Langzi Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wusu Langzi Lake \uff08Tips, Photos & Map)<\/a>
Dujuan Lake in Aershan National Forest Park<\/a>
Beihu Park Skyline at Night in Manzhouli<\/a>
Best Night Views of Manzhouli City<\/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>Moerdaoga Travel Guide
<\/a>Shiwei Travel Tips<\/a>
How to visit Hulunbuir Grassland<\/a><\/p>\n\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>
Hohhot Highlights & Grassland 3 Day Tour<\/a>
Hohhot Highlights & Grassland 2 Day Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top Places to Visit in Inner Mongolia<\/a>
Top 10 Attractions in Hohhot<\/a>
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 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

Top 10 Attractions in Chifeng<\/a>
Xanadu Sites Museum<\/a>
Jinlianchuan Grassland<\/a>
Wulan Butong Grassland
<\/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":"

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