Poetic China: Hinggan League – 5-Day, 4-Night In-depth Tour
🌿 Hinggan League 5-Day, 4-Night In-depth Tour | Volcanic Grasslands × Secret Hot Springs × Mongol Yuan Realm! A top-tier hidden gem with beautiful scenery and few crowds
Day 1: Heart of the Grasslands · Nine-Bend Pastoral Melody
🌄 Morning: Ulan Maodu Grasslands Immersion
Ascend the Ulan River Observation Deck to overlook the "Grassland Jiuzhaigou", where the river winds like blue silk ribbons around the meadows, and cattle and sheep are scattered like pearls.
Wear a Mongolian robe and milk a cow, boil copper pot milk tea with puffed rice, the first sip of milky fragrance will hit you right in the head!
🌇 Afternoon: Wild River Valley Trek
Three Pools Gorge Hike: Venture through birch forests, step on volcanic rocks across streams, with the roaring sound of water like a Mongolian long song.
Herder's Family Feast: Hand-shredded, freshly boiled Horqin lamb trotters, bone marrow dipped in wild chive flower sauce, so fragrant you'll lick your fingers!
🌌 Night: Starry Sky Yurt
Lie on the grassy slope and count the Milky Way, occasionally spotting meteors streaking across the night sky. Dance the Anda dance by the bonfire, with the sound of the morin khuur bending the starlight~
Day 2: Volcanic Secrets · Sacred Water Encounter
🌋 Morning: Arxan National Park
Camel Hump Ridge Tianchi (Heavenly Lake): Ascend a thousand steps to view the volcanic "blue tears", like falling into a fairyland amidst the mist.
Shitanlin (Stone Forest): Step on billion-year-old black lava, with golden moss covering the rock crevices, resembling alien ruins.
♨️ Afternoon: Snow Region Hot Spring Therapy
Dive into Arxan Hot Springs: Choose from 48 mineral springs, rest your head on the snow while soaking in 42℃ hot water, a double blast of ice and fire!
Enjoy hot spring eggs (with runny yolks and tender whites), paired with sweet and sour sea buckthorn juice to relieve fatigue~
🌃 Evening: European Fairytale Night
Stay in a wooden cabin next to Arxan Railway Station, with pointed roofs and yellow walls, resembling a Swiss town. Eat stir-fried venison with wild vegetables by the fireplace, with the gentle jingle of reindeer bells outside the window.
Day 3: Forest Deer Whispers · Border Stroll
🦌 Morning: Bailangfeng Deer Park
Venture into the rime forest to feed reindeer moss, and touch their antlers for a super healing photo op!
Experience Evenki Birch Bark Painting: Use tree bark to create rubbings of forest textures, bringing the spirit of the Greater Khingan Mountains home.
🚂 Afternoon: Century-Old Railway Station
Check in at Arxan Station: Goose-yellow Japanese-style architecture + green train background, full of vintage film vibes.
Collect sacred water from Wuli Spring: The natural mineral water is clear and sweet, fill your water bottle to continue your journey~
🌄 Dusk: Rose Peak Sunset Chase
Climb the reddish-brown volcanic rock columns, watch the molten gold of the sunset dye the birch forests, and take "Game of Thrones-style" blockbusters!
Day 4: Mongol Yuan Epic · Intangible Cultural Heritage
🏯 Morning: Genghis Khan Temple
Ascend 99 steps for a pilgrimage, listen to legends of iron cavalry under the giant curved bow sculpture. Turn prayer wheels and touch Mongolian script charms, wishes are incredibly effective!
🎨 Afternoon: Horqin Right Middle Banner Immersion Day
Mongolian Embroidery Experience Center: Learn to embroider grassland wolves with intangible cultural heritage inheritors, outlining wild totems with gold thread.
Tushetu Prince's Mansion: Wear a Mongolian noble brocade robe, and drink "Guo Cha" (pot tea) under a century-old crabapple tree (boiled with milk skin + beef jerky + puffed rice).
🌌 Night: Prince's Mansion Starry Night Feast
Courtyard roasted whole lamb opening ceremony, offer hada (ceremonial scarves) and drink kumis (fermented mare's milk), with bonfires illuminating the carved corridors.
Day 5: Maple Charm Across Thousands of Miles · Return Journey Easter Egg
🍁 Morning: Daiqintala Five-Horned Maple Forest
Autumn exclusive (late September - mid-October): Ten thousand maple trees ablaze like a sea of fire! Wear a red dress and lie on a carpet of fallen leaves, drone shot of "Earth's blood vessels."
In spring and summer, you can visit Hangali Lake instead: dig for agate stones, and slide down sand dunes, screaming to relieve stress~
🚗 Afternoon: Small Joys Before Returning
Drive around Charsan Reservoir: see windmills reflected on the lake surface, and occasionally spot swans skimming the water.
Shopping List:
✅ Dried beef jerky (perfect for binge-watching)
✅ Sea buckthorn fruit paste (sweet and sour bomb)
✅ Mongolian herbal sachet (calming herbs)
✨ Hardcore Travel Tips:
✔️ Best Season
Summer (June - August): Green waves of grasslands + forest escape + mineral spring therapy
Autumn (September - October): Five-horned maple red leaves + golden birch forests, a photographer's paradise📸
✔️ Transportation
Self-drive/Chartered car! Drive through Provincial Highway S203, with pastures and streams along the way that are breathtakingly beautiful (prepare offline maps).
✔️ Outfit Inspiration
Grassland photos: White dress + fringed vest (ethereal and graceful when the wind blows)
Volcanic hike: Cargo pants + hiking boots (anti-slip and dew-proof)
📸 Epic Photo Spots
Ulan River Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns sunset (telephoto lens for compressed perspective!)
Close-up of reindeer lowering their heads to eat moss (blurred rime forest background)
Upward shot of Genghis Khan Temple's curved bow sculpture (wide-angle for grandeur)
Drone shot of Five-Horned Maple Forest "Earth's Flames" (Autumn exclusive)
👉 Who would you most like to bring to eat runny eggs in the volcanic hot springs?
👉 What other "hidden gem" secret spots are there in niche travel destinations? Please recommend!
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