Located in the southwest foot of Daxing'anling, it contains the first peak of Daxing'anling, Termei Mountain (about 1,378 meters above sea level) and the first lake of Daxing'anling, Dalbin Lake.
Tuofengling Tianchi is the essence of the scenic area. It is a high-level lake formed by water accumulation in the crater after a volcanic eruption. The water surface is nearly 1,300 meters above sea level.
The mineral resources here are unique, and the mineral springs are used for drinking, bathing and treatment.
The park is located in the plateau continental climate zone, with long and cold winters and short and cool summers. It is a good place for natural tourism, summer vacation and leisure.
Attractions Location: Dujuan Villa, Linhai Street, Arxan City, Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Tickets:
Tickets + sightseeing bus: RMB 275
Opening hours:
08:00-17:00 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Contact Details: 4000151757
Transportation:
Train: There are two trains departing from Ulanhot to Arxan every day. You can enjoy the forest scenery outside the window by taking the morning train, which is an express train with no berths. You can take the evening train, which is a slow train with two berths, to take pictures of the smoke rising from the Arxan forest area the next morning. The train fare is about 60 yuan.
Chartering a car: Chartering a car is the best choice for traveling in Arxan. Due to the uneven road conditions along the way, it is recommended to rent an off-road vehicle, which costs about 800 yuan per day. There are also other options such as Xiali, Jetta, and Chery, but they are not suitable for entering the Haosengou area with poor road conditions.
Time reference: 1 day
This day trip focuses on experiencing the most iconic landscapes in Arxan National Forest Park, perfect for a quick nature escape.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Arxan City (Tianchi Forest Hotel). Dinner: Mongolian lamb soup, local cold noodles.
Souvenirs: Volcanic stone pendants, pine nut snacks, forest mushroom packs.
This 2-day plan explores more volcanic lakes and forest trails within the park, offering stunning photo opportunities and hiking.
Accommodation/Food: Continue stay in Arxan City or lodge near the park entrance. Try forest pork stir-fry and pine-smoked tofu.
Souvenirs: Forest-scented essential oils, volcanic rock mini sculptures, birchbark crafts.
This itinerary is perfect for nature and wellness lovers who want deeper hikes and spa-style recovery in hot springs.
Accommodation/Food: Stay overnight at Jiwen Resort for a forest spa experience. Dinner: organic forest set menu.
Souvenirs: Hot spring salt, herbal bath packs, volcanic spa skincare kits.
This itinerary includes lesser-known but equally beautiful spots in the park, ideal for photographers and explorers seeking serenity.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near the lakes or return to Arxan. Dinner: pine mushroom soup and venison hotpot.
Souvenirs: Photography books, pinecone crafts, hand-painted lake coasters.
On this day, you'll explore nearby folk villages and local legends tied to Arxan’s volcanic past, including storytelling with elders.
Accommodation/Food: Optional homestay in yurt; otherwise return to hotel. Local snacks and dairy specialties are must-tries.
Souvenirs: Handmade felt hats, traditional Mongolian scarves, volcanic god figurines.
This plan adds a touch of history with a visit to Arxan Railway Station and local border history, where Russian and Mongolian cultures meet.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Arxan City’s old town guesthouses. Try Russian borscht and dairy pastries.
Souvenirs: Russian nesting dolls, old station stamps, Mongolian border coins.
Spend your final day at your own pace — revisit favorite spots, enjoy coffee overlooking the forest, and prepare for departure.
Accommodation/Food: Farewell night in Arxan Hotel. Recommended: chef’s choice banquet with local wine, wild berries, and pine desserts.
Souvenirs: Final picks: volcanic stone jewelry, forest tea blends, Arxan-themed photo albums and magnets.
Arxan National Forest Park is located in the southwest foot of Greater Khingan Range in Inner Mongolia. It has unique northern scenery and its mineral spring resources are unique and rare. They are world-famous. The mineral springs are used for drinking, bathing and treatment, and are known as the world's most amazing springs. The park has the first peak of Greater Khingan Range - Termei Mountain (1,378 meters above sea level) and the first lake of Greater Khingan Range, Dalbin Lake; there are the unique Asian-style stone pond forest and Tianchi formed by the lava flowing during the volcanic eruption. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery here most of the year.
I just came back from a trip to Arxan Forest Park. The Arxan ticket is now 105 yuan (including the scenic sightseeing bus). With the hotel's accommodation invoice and the Arxan Forest Park ticket, you can receive a 150 yuan subsidy. I have successfully received the subsidy. This trip is worthwhile! The scenic area is very large, and there are scenic area vehicles to play with. The driver waits for us in the parking lot at each scenic spot. It is very warm this year, not cold, and very suitable for traveling. With the government subsidy, it is really beyond expectations. The ticket is valid for two days, but we arrived at all the scenic spots in one day and returned to the hotel with satisfaction. However, there is no public transportation from Arxan City to the Forest Park. You have to charter a car or take a taxi. It costs 150 yuan per trip, and 300 yuan round trip. I think the government's planning is not done well. Why can't the scenic area vehicles be picked up directly from Arxan City? But compared with other scenic spots in China, this place is still very cost-effective and highly recommended.
Arxan Forest Park is divided into many scenic spots. After buying the ticket, you can follow different buses to transfer between scenic spots. We listened to the driver's advice and walked to the Grand Canyon and climbed the Camelback Lake. The tickets for Arxan Scenic Area are quite expensive, but I personally think the scenery is average. However, I think it is not easy for the people of Arxan to string together such a large forest park into a big attraction.
This is a must-visit scenic spot when visiting eastern Inner Mongolia and checking out the Greater Khingan Range.
Arxan City is the smallest prefecture-level city in the country and it is also the place where ***'s mother came for recuperation. This shows how great its scenery and facilities are!
Do you think "Aershan" is a mountain? You are wrong! The full name of Aershan is "Harun Aershan", which is not the name of a mountain, but means "hot holy water" in Mongolian, which is the hot spring in Chinese. The mineral spring resources here are unique, and the mineral springs are combined for drinking, bathing and treatment, and are known as "the world's strange springs". This is mainly due to the rare and unique volcanic landforms in China contained in the Aershan National Forest Park.
We mainly visited several small attractions such as Turtle Back Rock, Shitanglin, Rhododendron Lake, Arshan Tianchi and Santanxia. After all, the forest park is so large that it is not possible to visit every corner in just one or two days.
[Internal Transportation] Aershan provides electric cars, which travel between various scenic spots at regular times and fixed points. Like our own bus, we just need to sign a form to voluntarily drive into the park. Of course, the money for the electric car is not refundable. However, the existence of the electric car is very friendly to tourists who travel independently. The car is in very good condition, clean and tidy, and is scheduled and fixed. All drivers are experienced. Because some sections of the scenic area are particularly bumpy, it is easy for those who are not familiar with the road conditions to get stuck in the chassis.
[Supporting facilities] There are many seasonal homestays in Arshan, concentrated in one area. Now the conditions have improved. Although there is no unified heating in late September and early October, most stores have their own heating, but the heating is often insufficient in the second half of the night. Most hotels also have restaurants, providing authentic Northeastern cuisine, and dinner is about 30 yuan per person.
There is a mutton kebab stall at the street corner, with a sheep next to it (see how much the sheep's heart shadow area is), and the goods are indeed genuine. The boss is very humorous and sells honeycomb, beef jerky and other specialties.
Arxan Forest Park Tickets: 285/person
For paid attractions, you need to take a scenic bus to the entrance of the attraction and then walk around
Some attractions require climbing hundreds of steps.
Suitable for friends with a certain physical fitness level
We are driving for leisure and don't want to waste energy climbing mountains
So we decided to only go to the free attractions
After all, the most beautiful scenery is on the road
It is recommended to go to [Wusu Langzi Lake] to see the morning fog and [Tuofengling Tianchi]. Other scenic spots in the scenic area include [Dujuan Lake], [Grand Canyon], [Shitanglin], etc. You can choose to go to some of them, and the scenery is so-so.
A big feature of the Arshan Scenic Area is that it is built along the provincial road, and the main tourist route in the scenic area is also a public road in the city. Most scenic spots are built on both sides of the road. If private cars want to go in to play, they are not allowed to stop at the scenic spots in the scenic area. It is useless to buy tickets. You need to change to the shuttle bus in the scenic area. Currently, only the buses of tourist groups can stop. At both ends of the road, the scenic area has built ticket halls for buying tickets.
If you want to stay in the scenic area, you can drive your car to the hotels in the two service areas after buying the ticket, and change the scenic area bus here. There are no shuttle buses to Wusu Langzi Lake and Dujuan Lake in the morning, so you can drive your own car to stop and return to the hotel after watching the morning fog.
Chaihe is at another exit of the scenic area. If you still want to go to Chaihe, it is recommended that you drive directly into the scenic area and stay there, otherwise you will have to take a lot of detours.
Arxan National Forest Park is located in Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia, in the hinterland of the Greater Khingan Range forest area. It is in the cold temperate zone with an average annual temperature below 0 degrees, so the travel time in Arxan is very short. May to September is the best season, and the rest of the time is basically covered with ice and snow. The vegetation here is lush and the negative oxygen ions are extremely high. It is a summer resort. Moreover, Arxan is a scenic spot that has only been developed in recent years. It is still unknown and relatively niche. The entire scenic area covers a very large area, including Tianchi, Dichi, Shitanglin, Santanxia, Turtle Back Rock, Dujuan Lake, Tuofengling Tianchi, Grand Canyon and other attractions. It takes 2 days to walk all of them.
There are seven main scenic spots in Arxan Scenic Area, which are divided into three shuttle bus routes:
Route 1: Shitanglin, Dujuan Lake, Grand Canyon, Tuofengling Tianchi
Route 2: Aershan Tianchi (only this one attraction). After visiting this attraction, it is relatively easy to transfer to Route 3.
Route 3: Santanxia, Dichi
You need to wait for the bus between attractions on the same route, and you need to transfer between different routes in the service area (it is more convenient to transfer from route 2 to route 3. Although the bus passes the service area, it does not need to stop and wait for a long time). In the off-season, you may have to wait until the end of time for the shuttle bus.
If you are traveling for two days like us, we recommend that you spend one day visiting Shitanglin, Dujuan Lake, Grand Canyon, Tuofengling Tianchi; and the other day visiting Arshan Tianchi, Santanxia and Dichi.
If you only have one day to visit, the highlights I recommend based on my personal preferences are: Tuofengling Tianchi (the most highlights), Shitanglin, and Arshan Tianchi.
For photography enthusiasts, remember that Tuofengling Tianchi is backlit in the morning. From a photography perspective, it is better to visit it after 2 p.m. However, when tourists take the bus early in the morning, the bus driver will say impatiently that tourists on this route must first go to the farthest Tuofengling Tianchi, and then go back one stop at a time. However, it is feasible to visit the nearby attractions first and then take the bus to the far Tuofengling.
The second suggestion for photography enthusiasts is that Dujuan Lake is a good place to watch the sunset, but the scenic area closes at 5 o'clock, and the buses rush to transport tourists to the service area before 5 o'clock. However, it seems that private cars can be parked in front of Dujuan Lake. You can consider driving to this scenic spot after 5 o'clock to watch the sunset, and the same goes for sunrise (it is said that there are people squatting at the entrance of Dujuan Lake to check tickets after 5 o'clock, hahahahahaha)
My travel notes: Oil painting on earth - Chasing autumn in Arshan, Inner Mongolia http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/23463073.html
The core attractions of Arxan National Forest Park include the morning mist over Wusu Langzi Lake, Arxan Peak Tianchi, Santanxia Dichi, Shitanglin, Luming Lake and Squirrel Lake.
There is nothing wrong with saying that Arxan Forest Park is unscrupulous, charging such expensive tickets for such a bad road condition; but if you sign a guarantee letter not to visit the scenic spot, you can pass for free, which is much more conscientious than other places like Mount Wutai that block the road and charge money without giving any leniency. Although there are deeper reasons and games involved, for me, a tourist who has come from afar, a scenic spot that does not charge a large entrance fee is a good spot.
We have been to Arxan National Forest Park twice, the first time in autumn and the second time in summer. We saw different scenery and colors in these two times. In autumn, because the grass was withered and many leaves fell, the overall color was brown, but there were red and yellow dots in between, which made it bright. In summer, it was full of green and looked full of vitality, but the colors were too monotonous.
The vast Greater Khingan Range primitive forest is vast and boundless, with endless blue waves and rolling mountains full of greenery. In this green ocean is a shining pearl - Arxan National Forest Park. Arxan National Forest Park is located in the southwest foot of the Greater Khingan Range. It was approved by the State Forestry Administration in February 2000 and promoted to a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction in February 2017. It is the first tourism brand created by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the core scenic spot of the Arxan tourist area.
I have read the comments about the forest park on China-TravelNote, and they are mixed. Objectively speaking, the national 5A scenic spot, 285 yuan ticket (including sightseeing bus), is still worthy of the name and worth the money. Some people's complaints are focused on the expensive accommodation and the mandatory purchase of sightseeing bus tickets. From my personal experience, I stayed in Xing'an Service Area in the early summer vacation. The kang room was clean and comfortable for 150 yuan/night. I didn't think it was expensive; since most of the time you have to rely on the sightseeing bus, and the distance between the attractions is also far, the price of 105 yuan can't be said to be too much.
There are many reviews that give suggestions on how to arrange a one-day tour of the Forest Park. Of course, I can also give a more scientific one-day itinerary, but in the words of my wife: If you don't plan to stay in the park, then don't buy a ticket to come in. This is the fact that even if you are exhausted, it is difficult to visit all 7 major attractions within the operating hours of the sightseeing bus on the day, not to mention that this kind of quick visit has deviated from the essence of free travel; and if you arrange the itinerary at the most crowded time, you will miss the morning and evening, the two most beautiful times of the park, so the ticket money is really a bit unfair.
Therefore, I personally think that the most reasonable time to visit the forest park is two full days. The validity period of the ticket itself is 48 hours, which is a fair and accurate positioning. For some camping enthusiasts or tourists who like in-depth experience, they will even stay in the park for a longer time.
If you want to have a good time in the forest park during these two days, there are two prerequisites: first, you need to have a car to ensure that you can move freely when the sightseeing bus stops operating, and you also need to drive to see the beautiful scenery outside the 7 major attractions. Second, the weather must be good. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will look like a pile of shit when photographed in the wind and rain. It is likely to be sunny in summer and autumn; in spring, you probably need to make multiple alternative plans; the winter in the park is relatively long, and the mountains are closed due to heavy snow. Some attractions may not be open, and all accommodation points are closed.
The forest park is generally oriented from southwest to northeast, with two tourist centers, Jinjianggou and Chaiheyuan, at the beginning and end (i.e. the gates of the scenic spot), and a main road running through it. The concentrated accommodation points in the park are Tianchi Service Area and Xing'an Service Area. Among them, Tianchi Service Area is also the transfer point for several sightseeing bus routes, and there are more options for dining and accommodation. If there are many elderly people and children in the same group, and the mobility is not strong, or the itinerary plan is mainly based on the 7 major scenic spots, you can consider staying in Tianchi Service Area, which is convenient for transfer and conducive to returning to the hotel to rest at any time when you feel tired. Xing'an Service Area is relatively quiet, and self-driving attractions such as Luming Lake and Squirrel Lake are not far away. Friends who like to explore the secrets can choose it. In addition, those who want to enjoy the scenery of Dujuan Lake at different times are also better to stay in Xing'an Service Area, which is 3 kilometers away and can be visited at any time. In addition to these two service areas, there are accommodation points next to larger lakes such as Luming Lake, Squirrel Lake, and Wusu Langzi Lake, and you can even camp. Although the conditions are simple, they are also interesting.
For a comparison and introduction of each scenic spot, please refer to my travel notes "Aershan National Forest Park, what can you do in two days?"
The natural scenery is very beautiful and worth your visit.
The service facilities are complete, it's a good place and worth a visit.
It's still worth a visit, but the tickets to the scenic spot are too expensive!
You can enjoy different beautiful scenery when you go to Arxan in different seasons. In autumn, Arxan has more colorful scenery.
Arxan National Forest Park is great! You're right here.
Arxan National Forest Park, with a 600 square kilometer lava plateau, is the most complete and largest volcanic landform in Asia.
The surrounding area of Arxan National Forest Park is also very beautiful.
We drove back from the Arxan Port to the Tianchi Service Area in the Arxan Forest Park Scenic Area and stayed here at night. We drove for a long time at night and arrived at about 8 o'clock. We didn't ask for tickets when we came. We were told verbally that we didn't need to drive to the scenic area. However, when we went back, it was already dark, so we were not allowed to enter without tickets. We could only buy tickets at the door. In fact, we couldn't enter the scenic spots without tickets, because there were people checking tickets at the entrance of the scenic spot, and tickets could only be entered by scanning the QR code on them. Therefore, friends who plan to live in the scenic area should be prepared in advance. The ticket plus the bus ticket in the scenic area is a total of 240 per ticket. The bus ticket must be bought. In fact, it is quite convenient to take the bus in the scenic area, because as mentioned before, the road in the scenic area is very difficult to walk, and you can only enter after 4:30 pm if you drive yourself, but the scenic spot is generally closed at 6:30, so it is more convenient to take the bus in the scenic area. The ticket says Arxan Tianchi, but we didn't go this time because we had climbed Tianchi twice and were too tired.
It's very big and beautiful. Coming here can really relax tired people! Stay a few more days!
This is Tuofengling Tianchi in mid-September. The leaves are not yet completely red. There are red, yellow and green. It is highly recommended to go to Arshan in late September. At this time, you can see red leaves all over the mountains even on the road.
Arxan National Forest Park is embedded in the vast sea of forests of Greater Khingan Range. The park has the first peak of Greater Khingan Range - Termei Mountain (1,378 meters above sea level) and the first lake of Greater Khingan Range - Dalbin Lake. There are also rocks formed by lava flowing during volcanic eruptions...
The unique scenery of Arxan, a must-see scenic spot when visiting Arxan!
Arxan National Forest Park used to be a national forest farm with volcanic landforms, numerous wetland lakes, lush vegetation, and fresh air. It is a natural oxygen bar with beautiful scenery.
As we approached the Arxan National Forest Park, the road began to narrow, only accommodating one car in each direction. In some places, only one car could pass through.
It needs to be emphasized that sightseeing bus tickets must be purchased. The entire scenic area is very large, and it sometimes takes dozens of minutes to travel between each scenic spot. Because the accommodation we booked was in the Tianchi service area, we needed to drive in and the ticket inspector would issue a ticket to prove that we were staying in the scenic area.
Tips:
During the National Day holiday, for some unknown reason, no fire prevention permit is required to enter Arshan. This was stated by the staff at the fire prevention station.
This place is very similar to Changbai Mountain, formed by volcanoes, and the scenic spots are far apart. There are staff members checking tickets outside each scenic spot. If you want to enter these attractions, you must buy a ticket. Of course, there are several free attractions, such as Wusu Langzi Lake, Luming Lake, Xianhe Lake, etc. Private cars can also pass through the scenic area without buying tickets. We were short of time, so we picked 3 more representative attractions, Tuofengling Tianchi, Shitanglin and Santanxia. Comprehensive comparison, Tuofengling Tianchi ranked No. 1.
Near the forest park scenic area, there are wooden houses that imitate the buildings in the Snow Village and Snow Valley, where tourists can take photos for free.
The roads in Arxan Park are very bad, and the ticket price is not worth it.
Of the views listed on the tickets, I like the magnificence of the Grand Canyon the most, the colors of Tuofeng Ridge, the sunset at Dujuan Lake, and Shitanglin is also worth visiting!! In comparison, Santanxia and Ditan are very ordinary, but the advantage is that the plank road is flat and easy to walk on, suitable for all ages.
I was exhausted from climbing Moon Lake, Grand Canyon, and Camel Ridge. When I heard that Arshan Tianchi had so many steps, I gave up decisively. I’ll save some space for another visit in the future!
Autumn in Arshan
Arxan City is small, and you can see through the long street at a glance, but Arxan National Forest Park is very large, and you can't taste all the autumn waters in one day. Wusu Langzi Lake, Luming Lake, Santanxia, Dujuan Lake, Shitanglin, and two Tianchi, all fall colors along the way. Each scenic spot has its own color, but I like this photo the most, the Halaha River at dusk, which is also the last photo I took with my mobile phone before leaving Arxan Forest Park. It was taken casually, but it is endless aftertaste.
Undoubtedly, Arshan is the most beautiful in autumn. This photo is also a microcosm of the entire Arshan's beautiful scenery. The S-shaped Halaha River is a boundary river separating China and Mongolia, and it is also an unfrozen river. Before the white covered the entire Arshan, I was responsible for taking pictures as souvenirs. It is responsible for the beautiful and winding, fast as the wind, slow as the forest, and unfrozen as a mountain, Arshan.
When traveling alone, you come and go in a hurry. The happiest thing is to be able to capture the feeling of being touched inadvertently.
Scenery: We arrived at Arxan Forest Park in the latter part of the National Day holiday, which I think was too late. All the leaves in the scenic area had fallen off, and the higher you go, the balder the trees are. My ideal is a forest with red, yellow and green colors, which is the most beautiful against the backdrop of the Yingying Tianchi. The scenery of Tuofengling Tianchi is better than that of Arxan Tianchi, mainly because the view is wider.
There are still red leaves in the Unfrozen Valley, but the Grand Canyon is completely bare.
Moreover, we arrived late and encountered heavy snow, but the amount of snow was not large and the trees had no leaves, so the mountains were not covered with white, and there were no large patches of snow.
It is recommended to come 10 days earlier, when the colors and weather should be good.
Service: Since there are only two towns and service areas in the scenic area, Tianchi Town and Xing'an Town, the reception conditions are limited and the accommodation conditions are very general. However, it is good enough to be able to guarantee hot water for bathing, and there are electric blankets in the rooms.
I think the dispatch of the scenic area tourist bus is OK. It is not the peak season, so you don't have to wait too long. I feel that there is heating in the car.
Transportation: There is Yiershi Airport near Arshan, which is very small and has only 4 boarding gates. It only has small planes of China United Airlines, which are very shaky. The train station is in the city. Whether it is the airport or the train station, it takes about an hour to get to the forest park.
This is not a plateau, but a mountain with volcanic landforms. Maybe the tourism management department wants tourists to experience the feeling of the plateau. In the parking area of the Arxan Tianchi Scenic Area, the ground is deliberately built with some slopes. If you want to experience the feeling of dizziness, you don’t need to go to the Science and Technology Museum. This parking lot is a real example. You will feel dizzy as soon as you get off the car.
The scenic area is still very large, and you can't walk between attractions. There are many attractions called Tianchi, but we only went to the more popular Arshan Tianchi due to time constraints. There are two service areas in the scenic area, the Tianchi service area in the west and the Xing'an service area in the east, where you can eat and stay.
The entire scenic area is fully covered by wifi. This arrangement is not essentially to provide free wifi to tourists, but is mainly used to count passenger flow and traffic dispatch in the scenic area.
🍁 Tickets can be purchased in cash at the ticket office (one ID card per ticket) or you can go to the self-service ticket machine in the lobby to swipe your ID card to pick up the ticket after booking online. The ticket is valid for 48 hours, starting from the time of purchase. There is a QR code on the ticket that can be swiped to show the time of purchase.
🍁For self-driving, you need to apply for a fire prevention certificate at the entrance, register the license plate number and get a certificate. You can drive into the scenic area. There are parking lots in Tianchi Service Area or Xing'an Service Area, and then take a sightseeing bus to visit the scenic spots. The sightseeing bus works from 7 am to 5 pm. It is recommended not to drive a private car to visit the scenic spots. First, the roads in the scenic area are narrow, and the sightseeing bus drives very fast, with many sharp turns, which is prone to accidents. Second, there are ticket inspectors at each scenic spot. If you are seen by the staff driving a private car, you will not be allowed to pass. Third, the intervals between sightseeing buses are very short. It is convenient and safe to take a sightseeing bus, and it saves your own gas SO~
🍁After 5pm, you can drive to Dujuan Lake or Budong River Observation Deck to watch the sunset. At night, you can see the Milky Way with your naked eyes~~ It's so beautiful
This is a 5A-level scenic spot. Buying tickets online is 10 yuan cheaper than buying them at the entrance of the scenic spot (including tickets for all attractions 130 + round-trip bus within the scenic spot 105), valid for two days, you can stay in the scenic spot, and the scenic spots from the west gate to the east gate are: Wusu Langzi Lake, Santanxia, Arxan Tianchi, Dichi, Shitanglin, Turtle Rock, Dujuan Lake, Tuofengling Tianchi, and Grand Canyon; there are two service areas in the scenic area, Tianchi Service Area and Xing'an Service Area, which provide meals and accommodation. Private cars cannot stop at the service area of the scenic area from 7:00 to 16:00, and can only stop at the service area. The shuttle bus must be bought. After two days, I estimate that the round-trip bus distance between scenic spots is about 120km.
Although the roads inside Arxan Forest Park are not very smooth, they are lined with tall and straight Larix gmelinii trees on both sides. It is warm and quiet in the sun, a long-awaited surprise of being undisturbed in the depths of the forest.
The last time I came to Arxan was in summer. The mountains were full of green, which was pretty but not amazing. I heard that the autumn in Arxan is the most beautiful, so I took advantage of the 10.1 holiday to come and experience it again. The mountains were golden, which was really amazing. Arxan Scenic Area is very large, and you need to change different sightseeing buses in the scenic area to go to various small attractions. It is easier to play in 2 days, but if you want to play in one day, you can just pick a few major ones.
I originally wanted to give up going to Arshan because I felt the journey was too long and tiring, but after reading the travel notes, I decided to stick to it! This is the most beautiful and noteworthy place in the entire trip. Fortunately, we did not give up.
The roads in the scenic area are too broken! There is nothing to eat inside. I personally think that you should drive the car to the scenic area shuttle parking lot, put food and water in the car, it will be much easier. After visiting a scenic spot, go back to the original place and drive to the second scenic area shuttle parking lot.
Arxan Forest Park and Geological Park are in the same place. You must charter a car from Arxan City to the forest park because the journey is more than 70 kilometers and takes at least one hour. There are sightseeing buses in the scenic area and tickets are purchased collectively. The most worth seeing in the scenic area is Tuofengling.
You can climb mountains in the forest park and watch the Tuofengling Tianchi and the sunset by the lake.
ps The most beautiful scenery is always on the road, and the small rivers along the road are very beautiful.
The scenery is really very good, but the infrastructure of the scenic spot is really average. Let's talk about the service area first. It is shabby and looks like a rural-urban junction, which is particularly unsightly. Then there are the TVs on the commuter buses and the speakers of the scenic spots. Can they play some meaningful content, or some elegant music? Vulgar pop songs and vulgar MVs are really uncultured. The ticket price has increased now. Buying online can get a discount of 275 per person
The scenery in autumn is beautiful! Each scenic spot is either beautiful or unique, and is worth visiting. It is recommended to stay in the hotel at Tianchi Service Station for one night.
You don't need to climb up to the underground pool, but there is no viewing platform either. Therefore, for most people, it is just like the Arshan Tianchi. There is nothing special about it. The only difference is that you can circle the underground pool. Fortunately, there is a drone. After taking off, I found that the underground pool is the roundest among the several pools. Since I don't have time to go to Chaihe Tianchi, I'll just enjoy it here.
What I want to say is that the water in Arshan Tianchi and Dichi is too dirty. It's not that the color is bad, but there are white floating objects on the water. This scenic spot should deal with it properly. After all, it is a 5A scenic spot.
The play time is about 1 hour.
I have been eyeing Arxan for a long time. Among the seven scenic spots, Tuofengling Tianchi is very beautiful. In addition, Wusu Langzi Lake is also very beautiful. Unfortunately, there is no scenic spot transportation. The chartered driver stopped us to take pictures. It is one of the pictures below. This season is the best time to come. The leaves are yellow, some have fallen and only the treetops are left. Fortunately, my trip to Arxan was in the first two days. It was worth the trip. Stayed in Xing'an Service Area at night. Watch the sunrise at Dujuan Lake. Because I went in on the first day, I went to the lake from the small road early the next morning. There happened to be two motorcycles, and there were many shapes. At sunrise, there was a small boat in the middle of the lake. The lake was foggy, and the scenery was beautiful.
One of the highlights of this trip
If you drive there by yourself, you can only park your car in the service area, and you also need to take the scenic area transportation, otherwise you can't enter the scenic area. There are mainly 3 service areas, Tianchi Service Area, Xing'an Service Area, and Chaiyuan Service Area.
We entered from the direction of Arxan City. The first stop was to park the car at Tianchi Service Area and visit Tianchi, Dichi and Santanxia.
The main purpose of going to Tianchi Mountain is to see the panoramic view of Tianchi Lake from the mountain. The scenic area transportation takes you to the foot of the mountain. You need to walk up the mountain. The total length is 998 steps, which is not difficult.
The panoramic larch and birch forests are colorful and have distinct layers.
First of all, let me talk about transportation. You can drive into the scenic area and there are many homestays to stay in. When the bus is running, you can only park at the service area. When the bus is not running, you can drive into the park for a tour. It is best to book tickets online in advance because the waiting time is a bit long and it will waste time. The scenery is really good. Tuofengling Tianchi is highly recommended. If you have a good attitude and slow down, the scenery here is very worthwhile.
It's definitely worth a visit, especially in autumn!!!
Arxan National Forest Park is located in the southwest foot of Daxing'anling in Inner Mongolia. It was established in December 1999 with the approval of the State Forestry Administration and covers an area of 103,150 hectares. It is a national AA-level tourist scenic spot.
I feel it's okay, the scenic spots are not as beautiful as the scenery on the road.
The Arxan Unfrozen River is located in Arxan City, Xing'an League. It is a section of the Halaha River 74 kilometers away from the urban area. This section of the river never freezes in severe winter, so it is called the Unfrozen River.
In the coldest days of winter, water turns to ice. All the rivers and streams in the city are frozen, but this section of the river is steaming and flowing. It has never frozen for many years, which is amazing. There are green water plants growing in the water; the river surface is full of clouds and the river bank is covered with rime, which is a spectacular view.
Scenic area sightseeing bus: operating hours are 07:00-17:00, there are stops at major scenic spots and service areas, you can take it at will with your ticket. (Time is not fixed, it will leave only when it is full)
Self-driving: You can enter the scenic area. The roads in the scenic area can lead to Chaihe and Qiqihar. If you want to enter the scenic spot, you must buy a sightseeing bus ticket. If you drive yourself, the car can only be parked at Jinjianggou Gate Area, Chaiheyuan Gate Area, Xing'an Service Area and Tianchi Service Area, and then take the park sightseeing bus. (The window only accepts cash)
You should spend at least two days in Arxan Forest Park. If time permits, it would be best to spend more than two days. You need to wear thin cotton clothes in the morning and evening. The temperature will be about 12 or 13 degrees after the rain. The temperature will be very high under direct sunlight at noon, so pay attention to the temperature difference.
The national park is majestic and beautiful. The mountains are not high and the water is not deep, but it has the open and spacious atmosphere of the north. If it is late autumn when the leaves are colorful, it would probably be one of the most beautiful forest parks in the country. We went there a little early in mid-September, but we were able to take a lot of beautiful pictures for our computer desktop.
I want to complain about the worst scenic area vehicles I have ever seen in 5A scenic spots. They are just buses. The bus ride point at Tianchi service area is shabby. It rains and it is muddy. After the weather clears up, the car passes through a dusty road. The scenic area road is bumpy and bumpy. The 5A rating is not worthy of the name, and the ticket price is so expensive.
After the scenic area bus arrives at Tuofengling Tianchi, you will climb up the stairs to the top of the mountain to enjoy the view of Tianchi, and walk on the plank road without going back.
After descending Tuofengling, it takes ten minutes by bus to reach the Grand Canyon. The main part of this canyon is the fault zone of volcanic lava, which is also the source of Chaihe River. Both sides of the valley are densely covered with large and small black volcanic rocks, which are staggered and overlapped, which is spectacular. However, people with trypophobia probably dare not look directly at it.
It takes one and a half hours to hike along the plank road in the canyon.
The scenic spots along the way are: Tuofengling Tianchi - Grand Canyon - Azalea Lake - Stone Pond Forest - Santan Gorge - Arshan Tianchi. The lake, river, birch trees, grassland, stone pond, it can be said that every step has a different view, beautiful beyond words. The ticket is valid for two days. If there are elderly and children, you can split the tour into two days. Our family of three are all sports enthusiasts. We almost finished the whole tour that day, and there was only one ground pond left. We were not interested so we gave up.
Maybe because the peak season has passed, there are only a few kinds of food in the scenic area, such as pancakes with green onions, pancakes, boiled corn, ice cream...
The bus routes to the scenic spot are divided into upward and downward. Take the upward bus first, come back and take the downward bus. The scenic spot sightseeing plank road does not go back. Get off at the entrance, and the exit is the boarding point.
There are eight scenic spots in Arshan. We have limited time, so in order to complete them all in one day, we plan to take the first scenic bus at 7:30 and start visiting the scenic spots from far to near (Tuofengling Tianchi → Grand Canyon → Dujuan Lake → Turtle Back Rock → Shitanglin → Santanxia → Dichi → Tianchi).
To visit Arxan Forest Park, you can only take the scenic area's bus. The ticket and bus cost 280 yuan. You can save 20 yuan by booking a ticket through the hotel where you stay.
After checking the tickets and entering the scenic area, there is still a few kilometers of mountain road. We will stay in a homestay near Tianchi Service Area tonight.
I did my homework beforehand, and due to time constraints, I decided to go up to Tuofengling Tianchi first, and then tour the whole way down, and had to give up the Grand Canyon which was further away.
When we got off the bus at Tuofengling Tianchi, the service staff of the scenic spot was enthusiastically answering questions for tourists: If time is tight, Tuofengling Tianchi, Shitanglin and Santanxia are the three must-see attractions, and the others can be chosen according to time. The opinions of the "experts" were similar to what I knew.
At the end of the steps is the top of the mountain, where you can have a panoramic view of the Tianchi Lake. The weather became clearer at this time, and the water in the lake was immediately dyed blue by the blue sky, as if it had turned into a pure and flawless sapphire, inlaid in the valley.
Instead of driving up the mountain, I chose to take the park bus. Climbing to the top of the mountain and overlooking the Little Tianchi, it is naturally incomparable to the Changbai Mountain Tianchi. The feeling of looking out from the top of the mountain is refreshing.
Peak season (May 1 to October 15): 180 yuan/person
Off-season (October 16 to April 30 of the following year): 140 yuan/person
Scenic area sightseeing bus ticket (off-season and peak season): 105 yuan/person
Tickets for the sightseeing bus are mandatory!
Tickets for undergraduates and below are half price (excluding sightseeing bus tickets). Remember to bring your student ID.
Tips: Tickets and sightseeing bus tickets must be kept safe, as they need to be checked at the entrance of each attraction
According to China-TravelNote's guides or travel notes, most people who come to Arxan drive themselves, so we naturally think that we must rent a car to play. So we found a popular car team online, which charges 150 yuan per person per day for carpooling, including pick-up from the train station and airport and transportation within the scenic area. After playing for two days, we didn't think it was necessary to carpool.
Because the sightseeing bus tickets are mandatory, all the scenic spots in the park can be reached by sightseeing bus. And the driver will not drive us to every scenic spot. Sometimes he will ask us to take the sightseeing bus (I don’t really understand it)
In the morning of the chartered car, you can go to Dujuan Lake to watch the sunrise (our driver did not take us to see it)
Transportation from Arxan Railway Station to the scenic area: You can share a taxi, 50 yuan/person
You can spend two days in the park. We only chose a few scenic spots: Tianchi, Santan Gorge, and Tuofeng Tianchi. Each scenic spot is independent, and there are buses between scenic spots. The forest park is like a huge natural oxygen bar, and you can relax your body and mind in it. But some scenic spots require climbing mountains. I don’t like climbing mountains very much. After visiting Tianchi, my calves hurt a lot the next day. There is a scenic spot called Dujuan Lake. I heard from the vendors in the scenic spot that Dujuan Lake is the most beautiful place when the azaleas bloom in May. The azaleas have faded in July, so we also skipped this place. Among these places, my favorite is Tuofeng Tianchi.
Private cars are not allowed to enter the scenic area now (you can stay in the scenic area), but it is quite convenient to take a sightseeing bus in the scenic area. It is best to plan the route. Our tour route: Jinjianggoumen District Parking Lot-Tuofengling Tianchi-Grand Canyon-Xing'an Service Area (Turtle Back Rock)-Shitanglin-Jinjianggoumen District Parking Lot. At 7:00 in the morning, we took the first sightseeing bus to Tuofengling Tianchi. Tuofengling Tianchi Scenic Area is the farthest attraction, about 40km to get there, about 1 hour.
The peak season ticket is very expensive, 185 yuan for the ticket + 100 yuan for the scenic area shuttle = 285 yuan per person. The scenic area shuttle is a bus, and when there are many people, it is the same as the morning and evening rush hours. Your own car can only park at the entrance of the scenic area, and you cannot drive to various attractions by yourself.
Arshan opens at 7:30 in the morning. It is not a single scenic spot, but many scenic spots. There are two routes, "Arshan Tianchi-Shitanglin-Tuofengling-Dujuan Lake-Grand Canyon" is one direction, and "Santanxia-Dichi" is another direction. Go to one direction first, then transfer to Tianchi Service Area, and then go to the other direction.
These attractions in Arshan can be visited in one day. According to the recommendations of netizens, I decided to give up Arshan Tianchi, Grand Canyon and Dichi. It is recommended to go to Shitanglin first, because it is not the most popular attraction, so there are fewer people. A lot of people on the shuttle bus either go to Tuofengling or Dujuan Lake first, so I directly chose Shitanglin as the first stop, which turned out to be very wise!
I have a sequence for your reference: Shitanglin - Tuofengling - Dujuan Lake - Santanxia, these four attractions are the most worth visiting. Arshan Tianchi is extremely pitfall, you have to climb up to see the Tianchi, it is a pit without water, please consider it carefully, don't waste your energy!
Arshan has mountains, water and shade, which is very cool. If the weather is good, it is more beautiful to see Tianchi Lake at Tuofengling. Each scenic spot can be played in about 40 minutes. Arshan Tianchi is the highest, followed by Tuofengling, and the other scenic spots are gentle. When the weather is good, Arshan is very beautiful! On this trip, we often met groups of 50-year-old grandpas and aunts who drove in groups. They should all be here to cut in line and see the place where they struggled when they were young. That kind of feeling is something that our generation cannot experience! It’s a pity that Dujuan Lake is not in season and there are no azaleas.
One day is enough to visit the Arxan Scenic Area, and two days is also fine. It is suitable for friends who only go to this place or have more time. In general, there are many more tourists this year than last year, and the road is being repaired, so more and more tourists will go to Arxan. The temperature in the Greater Khingan Range is indeed lower than that in the inland areas. The most suitable seasons are summer and autumn. Personally, I think it is best for friends who don’t need to rush to travel during winter and summer vacations to come in the golden autumn season. It will be a little cold during the National Day holiday.
It was already very cold when we went there during the National Day holiday, and the scenery was average, but the kids had a lot of fun playing together!
It looks like a nice place from the photos. I was planning to go there. I have already arrived at the entrance. Unfortunately, the road in the scenic area is under construction and cars cannot pass through. I think I will go there in the future.
The ticket for the forest park plus the sightseeing bus is 285, valid for 48 hours. The ticket office is 70 kilometers away from the farthest attraction and 45 kilometers away from the nearest attraction. The scenic area includes Tianchi, Dichi, Tuofengling, Dujuan Lake, Grand Canyon, Unfrozen River and other attractions. I was exhausted after visiting each of them... I walked 20,000+ steps every day to enjoy the natural scenery.
To be honest, it was really cold in Inner Mongolia during the days we were there! The weather was perfect on the first day in the forest park, but it started to rain on the second day. It was really cold with drizzle in the jungle…
Going to Arxan was an accident. In May, I suddenly wanted to go out and play, so I looked for a suitable place. Then I followed the wind vane and went to Arxan. I participated in the Rhododendron Festival at that time. It was really great. It was the best time for the rhododendrons to bloom. It was beautiful! The tour guide at that time was also great. He told us a lot of local knowledge and stories.
The park opens at 7 o'clock, and we set out from the town of Irsch at 6:30, a 40-minute drive.
There are two Tianchi in Arshan Park. One is Arshan Tianchi, with 900 steps, and the other is Tuofengling Tianchi, with 500 steps. If you have good physical strength and plenty of time, you can climb both. I was afraid of hurting my knees and had to catch a train in the evening, so I only chose Tuofengling Tianchi.
Wusu Langzi Lake has a beautiful name and is full of fairy air in the morning.
The scenery in Santanxia is average. You can just walk through it quickly and just treat it as an exercise to breathe in some oxygen.
Shitanglin is mainly for viewing the lava rocks ejected from the volcano. I also walked past it in a hurry.
Tuofengling Tianchi, the 500 steps are quite strenuous, but the scenery is worth it.
Arxan National Forest Park is very large and is divided into several scenic spots. When I arrived at the scenic spot, I found that the small animals were not afraid of people, so I took a picture of them.
This whole day is in Arxan Forest Park. There are some scenic spots in the scenic area that are worth visiting, but there are also some that are not recommended. I think the more recommended attractions are: Tuofengling, Tianchi, and the Grand Canyon.
After visiting the scenic spots, we went to the visitor center to rest. There was a room for resting, and there were also AR glasses for viewing the Arshan Scenic Area. This is free, let me recommend it to you~
Suggestions for a one-day tour of Arxan Forest Park for individual tourists
Rent a taxi from Arxan City to the scenic area before 7:00 in the morning. Taxis can travel between scenic spots in the scenic area, which saves a lot of time. The rental fee is 400.
Taxi drivers are very familiar with how to play, and the scenic area is very large, so taxis can wait for you at the exit of internal attractions at any time!
In one day, we visited Wusu Langzi Lake, Tianchi Lake, Santanxia, Dujuan Lake, Tuofengling Tianchi Lake, Grand Canyon, and Budong River! Basically, we visited all the attractions. We were all young people, so we walked relatively fast. If you bring children, you must walk slower!
We left the scenic area at four o'clock, arrived in Arshan city at five-fifteen, caught the six-twenty train, and returned to Ulanhot city in the evening!
The natural scenery is beautiful, but it is not suitable for children. Because it is mainly a primeval forest, except for the Rhododendron Lake where you can surf, the rest are just for looking and walking! There is no place for children to play, and the lake cannot be played close to the water. Moreover, the internal attractions are very far away, and there are many roads! There are many steps in Tianchi!
The scenery is still good when the weather is good. It should be more beautiful in autumn, but the accommodation here is really not good. It is expensive and poor, comparable to the Black Horse River in Qinghai Lake. You must book in advance during the peak season. It takes about a whole day to visit all the attractions. I especially recommend Tuofengling Tianchi (Aershan Tianchi has similar scenery, but it is more difficult to climb), and Dujuan Lake is also good. The others feel more casual. It depends on the time and mood to decide whether to go~
Tuofengling Tianchi looks like a human left footprint. This is the most important part of today's itinerary. It takes more than 700 steps to go up the mountain. The steps are gentle on the top and steep on the bottom. Dujuan Lake is named because of the azaleas blooming by the lake from the middle of each month to the end of the month. Except for Dujuan Lake, the other four scenic spots do not go back, which is humane and not easy for tourists to get lost. I only knew that foreigners designed and built it in this way before, but what I saw today made me feel like a frog in a well. There is such a magnificent Tianchi in Daxinganling, which is unheard of and ignorant. People-oriented, the plank road up the mountain is buffered and labor-saving, and the way down the mountain is slightly steep. You can reach the landscape calmly while chatting and laughing, overlooking the full view of Tianchi, and you will slowly walk to the foot of the mountain while sighing, and a sense of accomplishment will suddenly occur. Tianchi is beautiful with green water and blue sky. The way up and down the mountain shows the designer's ingenuity and the beauty of the soul. The beautiful plank road is built from top to bottom and extends to the depths of the Grand Canyon, providing tourists with a safe, panoramic and convenient viewing experience, which makes tourists feel the pleasant beauty of "seeing all the small mountains at a glance".
The ticket is 180 yuan, and the sightseeing bus ticket is 105 yuan, which is valid for two days. If you do not stay in the scenic area, private cars cannot be driven in and can only be parked in the parking lot of the ticket office. Even if you drive in, private vehicles are not allowed to enter the various scenic spots in the scenic area. You must take the scenic area's sightseeing bus
Arxan Forest Park is quite large and it is definitely impossible to walk through it in one day, so we selected several scenic spots. The sightseeing bus has a total of seven stops: Tianchi, Santanxia, Shitanglin, Dichi, Dujuan Lake, Tuofengling Tianchi, and the Grand Canyon.
There are two Tianchi in the forest park. One is called Tianchi, which is a very regular circular crater. You can see it from the plane when you leave. The other is Tuofengling Tianchi, which is a foot-shaped crater. The driver said that it takes more than 900 steps to reach Tianchi. There is not enough time to go to both craters, so we chose Tuofengling Tianchi. In fact, Tuofengling Tianchi also has very high steps...ah...ah
Tuofengling Tianchi has many viewing platforms. The water is clear and calm, as if all the wind has been picked up by someone. It is like a mirror without dust. Just standing here and feeling the wind will make you feel very happy.
The main scenic spots in the park include: Aershan Tianchi, Tuofengling Tianchi, Santanxia, Dichi, Shitanglin, Guibei Rock, Dujuan Lake, Grand Canyon, etc. With a curious heart, I went up to Tianchi and down to Dichi, and looked at the scenery up and down. I walked through Aershan completely, and the scenery I saw was summarized as follows: the primitive forest is vast and boundless, volcanic hot springs are scattered all over the place, strange rocks and stones are in various shapes, the geological relics are magical and diverse, the rivers and lakes are vast, and the canyons are full of green peaks. The original ecology of Aershan is well protected, and wild flowers are blooming all over the hillsides. From time to time, you can see traces of wild animals. Aershan, Aershan, it is really worth it to travel thousands of miles to see you sleeping in the open air, climbing mountains and wading through water!
We took a bus in the scenic area to visit Tuofengling Tianchi. Since the journey was more than 20 kilometers, we spent quite a while on the bus, about 20 minutes.
After arriving, what greeted us was a green ocean as expected. Tuofengling Tianchi is roughly horseshoe-shaped and smaller than the Tianchi in Changbai Mountain and Xinjiang. Leaving Tuofengling Tianchi, we came to the most remote Grand Canyon in the scenic area. The Grand Canyon is a unique lava geological landscape formed by volcanic eruptions billions of years ago.
Dujuan Lake is much larger than Tuofengling Tianchi, so there are more lakeside scenery and no panoramic view from above.
There are many scenic spots in Arshan Scenic Area. If you only plan one trip, you must set off early in the morning and pick a few places you want to visit, because it takes an hour to ride between some scenic spots. Can you believe it? If you have a two-day trip, you can stay in the scenic area, and the ticket to the scenic area is valid for two days.
It mainly includes Tianchi, Dichi, Turtle Rock and Camel Ridge.
Dujuan Lake, Shitang Forest and other scenic spots
Tickets are valid for two days
We "efficiently" compressed it to 4 hours
no way
Taking children to the mountains is not the same as taking the king to the mountains
So I only visited Dujuan Lake and Shitang Forest.
Arxan Tianchi is second only to Changbai Mountain Tianchi.
Arxan National Forest Park is located at the southwestern foot of the Greater Khingan Range, with a total area of 103,149 hectares. The park is mainly characterized by volcanic landforms and hot springs. It was approved by the State Forestry Administration on February 22, 2000 and was promoted to a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction in February 2017. It is the first tourism brand created by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.