Aershan: colorful! To the north for a summer cool Hai

You may have heard of Inner Mongolia Hing'an Block Aer, but can not as amazed by the landscape here: it is Daxinganling jewel of active volcanoes in China at the seventh group, 2000 was approved as a national forest park. To Aershan as the center, where the famous intersection of the four grasslands, the world's largest group of flowing hot springs for centuries, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also the greatest grassland hero marching footsteps of Genghis Khan ... nostalgia ...

On hot summer for most people aspire Aershan is a summer resort, where the snow from the beginning in September each year, until May the following year of the net --- it is almost as long as the southern summer . In July and August of Aer feel the cool northern woodlands, 5 hours you will find the value of the aircraft to sit!

　　■ Geographic profile

Located in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northwest Xinganmeng Aershan across the foothills southwest Daxinganling is Hing'an forest political, economic and cultural center. Zalantun Hulunbeir east under the jurisdiction of City and Hing'an Zhalaiteqi south Hing'an Keyouqianqi west border with Mongolia, North and Hulunbeier City Barag Left Banner, Evenki Autonomous Banner contiguous. 142 kilometers from east to west, north to south and 118 km, with a total area of 7408.7 square kilometers, Mongolia border area 93.434 km long. The city's population of 5.6 million people, by the Mongolian, Han, Hui, Manchu, Korean, Daur, Miao, Zhuang, Xibe composed of 13 nationalities, is a Mongolian as the main Han-dominated multi-ethnic region.

July, the grass is a colorful

Nose to feel the hustle and bustle of the city to the north from the south border of the changes in grassland. Hing'an chilly dry air makes a journey out of the airport will be able to instantly forget about the run around and tired! Lijun Yan Hing'an Tourism Secretary said that in order to draw a Aershan centered 200 km radius of the circle, could not find an industrial enterprise. Late start of the Hing'an economy, but in northern China, were not retained such a true treasure of modern industrial pollution of the landscape.

In Hing'an a Mongolian Wetland Nature Reserve, protected areas Mengge Han Shan, Acer mono and vast grasslands valuable form a unique landscape Woodlands, there is only this one. Every year in October, the total number of photography enthusiasts who heard, specifically designed to capture most of Acer mono layered leaves. However, these lenses very rare, because the law leaves a short time but difficult to master, according to local people, last October, made a special trip photographic mission came, and so the days before they finally got it.

Aershan National Forest Park is a treasure trove of natural plants. According to reports, Aer vegetation type is coniferous boreal forest, the main vegetation in many plants in Siberia, Mongolia, the floristic composition, vegetation is represented by larch species of coniferous forest. The park is very rich in wild plant resources, mainly plants 269 species and 57 families. With apricot, hazelnuts, Bunge, thorn berries, bracken, mushrooms, yellow and other edible plants; there Burnet, astragalus, peony, Campanulaceae, medicinal plants such as palm participation; the azalea, bloom, pink, Wild chrysanthemum and other ornamentals. There are also live moose, red deer, roe deer, otters and other 5 orders, 12 families and 30 species of animals and grouse, hazel grouse, woodpeckers and other 60 kinds of birds, good luck can be seen. Early June, the mountains you can see over the mountain azaleas, we came to the season is the end of June and saw a yellow chrysanthemum in Montreal is also excited yelling, the locals joke seen much of these outsiders: "only a be so excited to let you color, 7 months on the grass, but colorful! "

Museum of natural volcanic

In Aershan the Grand Canyon, you can truly understand the "Black Forest" unique charm. Grown on the black volcanic rock towering larch Mountains, the valley is still visible in the thick ice and snow in early summer. The wind blowing through at Greenfield, a crevice between the hare and squirrel sprang from time to time, giving surprises. Volcano + forest, but also Aer unique landscape.

In 2003, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences jointly organized expedition, scientific investigation of Aer region. --- Chaihe Aershan proven in more than 200 square km protected area has Asia's largest intact volcanic lava landscape, where some of the lava landscape is the only Asian, other places do not see the unique lava morphology, the expert called natural volcano museum. Aershan area and to identify four active volcanoes, so that the Aer volcanoes become the seventh member of the family active volcanoes. About Aershan, you can enjoy the spectacular Tianchi group, lake groups and earthquake fault zone, Turtle Rock, such as landscape, people feel the grandeur of nature and magic. It is worth mentioning that the local people's environmental awareness is also quite avant-garde, are covered in volcanic rock on the elevated boardwalk, are mostly of wooden handrail plus stones "rough" is made, but not a piece of cement in the whole area, if tourists want to take away one or two lava, they will certainly provoke the local people to discourage well-intentioned, so caution is only natural for this volcano museum has maintained its natural character.

Evian mineral water comparable to

Aershan spa is the world's largest one functional spa. The composition analysis, the water quality can be comparable with the French Evian mineral water, Evian, but because the reputation is less than loud, hidden in the mountains who did not know. Five li from the city center five miles at the natural spring spa quality drinking mineral water, rich in lithium, strontium, selenium and other essential trace elements and a large number of elements, daily capacity of 1054 tons from the Bay, is like mineral water experts as "best in the world strange big spring." Demonstration by the China Preventive Medicine Association, the original resident population Aershan region, there is no cardiovascular disease and cancer cases. Here you can either take the spring, so visitors this point, all the bottled water will pour a naked, full of sweet this chilly "free Evian." Friends of the Guangdong delegation to verify the water for making tea, very sweet indeed.

In addition to drinking, you can also soak. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Geosciences volcanic joint expedition finds that Aer is surrounded by cold seeps, springs, hot springs, springs and other high heat at different temperatures, different functions over a hundred eyes for drinking and bathing spa. Among them, the national AAA *** --- Aer spa area within 70 meters in width, length 500 meters of grass and earth to have to treat the exposed heart and cerebrovascular diseases, skin diseases, arthritis and other diseases of the eight spa 48. But the hot ticket here is very sought after one season. Guests have the courage of the South, but also to experience the spa bath Northeast unique "bathhouse culture."

■ Travel Tips

Best time to visit:July to August is the most beautiful season grasslands, and if come June, you can see the mountainsides and valleys in the wonders of snow and ice coexist. In fact, winter is a good time to visit the Aer, due to the special geographical environment, Aershan city to form an effective annual snowfall until early October the following year in April. This long period of snow, snow quality is good, the average thickness of over 350 mm of snow, with a special wavy terrain, snow sports and snow for developing tourism to provide an unparalleled resource. China experts in the inspection, a famous Austrian Olympic ski Pittsburgh resource full of praise for the snow here, called the "Eastern Switzerland."

　　Accommodation:City Hotel Aershan to especially intense in July and August peak season, the price is relatively high, you need to book in advance.

　　Dining:you can taste authentic yurt in Inner Mongolia to handle meat, rack of lamb, blood sausage and a variety of dairy products in a variety of Aershan can enjoy vegetables and wild mushrooms, know what's what, then, readily adopt the wild in the mountains Please store can be processed into food, and Hulun, whole fish feast in Charlson Lake is a must, must-try.

　　Specialties:velvet, fungus, wild mushrooms and a variety of rare medicinal herbs.

Recommend Tour Line:Summer and Horqin grassland, grassland associated Hulunbeier tour, you can see everything along the forest landscape and grassland scenery, can also be formed in the winter and the Northeast line of Union of Harbin travel routes. (Diana -)