Life advice: You must visit Hulunbuir in summer

Erguna, Moridaga, Manzhouli, Arxan... In Inner Mongolia, I found freedom at the edge of the world!

This northern secret realm also hides the exotic charm of the "Window to East Asia."

The millennia-old nomadic civilization thrives here, with a winter wonderland fairy tale loading for a limited time.

A must-visit in your lifetime: Hulunbuir | Five-day, four-night ode to the wilderness.

🐎 Trip highlight: Immersive nomadic cultural experience.

Day 1: The pulse of the grassland · Love at first sight.

- Morning: Moerzhigele River vantage point.
Overlook the "No.1 meandering river under heaven" snaking through the grassland, and discover the filming location of *The Ghouls*.
- Afternoon: Visit a herder's home in Chen Barag Banner.
Milk cows, brew milk tea, wear Mongolian robes, and tie colorful ribbons on lambs.
- Night: Stay at the Huhenuoer Lake RV Camp.
Open the window to a starry sky reflected on the lake, listening to the horsehead fiddle melodies drifting over the grass.

Day 2: Fairytale forests · Borderland adventures.

- Morning: Trek through the birch forest.
Take photos with the Ewenki reindeer tribe and feed moss to these big-antlered cuties.
- Noon: Visit Enhe Russian Village.
Make leiba bread, paint matryoshka dolls, and stay in colorful wooden houses while listening to accordion music.
- Evening: Sunset at Linjiangtun boundary river.
Watch the sunset paint the Erguna River red on the Sino-Russian border.

Day 3: Polar expedition · Winter wonderland (winter exclusive).

- All day: Challenge the cold in Genhe.
❄️ Ride a reindeer sled through primeval forests | Visit China’s Cold Pole Village (recorded at -58°C).
- Secret spot: Magic realm drift on the unfrozen river.
Drift amid -40°C steam with frost-covered banks like crystal curtains.

🌟 Extended treasures (must-add if time allows).

1️⃣ Manzhouli.
Night tour of the golden city! The dazzling Matryoshka Square, and Russian-Mongolian shops for amethyst and amber.

2️⃣ Arxan National Forest Park.
Autumn foliage extravaganza, or winter volcanic crater lakes.

3️⃣ Heishantou horse-riding secret spot.
Gallop to the border monument at a professional ranch, and wait for the Milky Way arch at dusk.

🌄 Deep dive into soul-stirring spots.

Destination | Mind-blowing experiences.
Moerzhigele River ✅ Drone shots of its 18 bends! After rain, see dozens of rainbows in parallel.
Aoluguya Tribe ✅ China’s last reindeer-herding tribe! Pet reindeer antlers and warm up with shaman tales.
Enhe Russian Village ✅ Blue-eyed northeastern locals! Yellow butter leiba + wild blueberry jam with kvass.
Genhe Cold Pole ✅ Witness water freezing mid-air! Eat candied hawthorns at -40°C and sleep on a heated kang bed.
Linjiangtun Boundary River ✅ Patrol the border on horseback at dawn! Spot Russian village chimneys through binoculars.

📜 Grassland survival guide.

- Transportation totems.
✈️ Hailar Dongshan Airport (hub) | 🚗 Must rent a car/hire a driver! No signal in the hinterland; local drivers know the herding paths.
- Lodging rules.
▶️ Choose yurts with skylights (stargazing) | ❄️ Winter? Lock in heated kang homestays (24/7 warmth).
- Culinary storm.
🔥 Must-eat: Hand-grabbed lamb with leek flower sauce, Buryat steamed buns, iron-pot stewed lake fish, Russian sausages.
🎁 Souvenirs: Dried beef strips, Ewenki birch bark art, dried crabapples.

🌌 Ultimate wisdom:

"The romance of Hulunbuir is the wind whistling past as you gallop,
the milk liquor tossed skyward at an ovoo meeting,
and the sizzling lamb tail fat aroma in a midnight yurt.
Go now—before the grass yellows and the snow melts!"

📅 Seasonal highlights.

- June-August: Emerald grasslands + wildflower feasts (Naadam horse races).
- Mid-September: Golden birch forest fantasy (photographers’ paradise).
- December-February: Snowfield aurora dreams (Winter Naadam: camel races/ice fishing).

🐺 Why Hulunbuir?

When travel becomes just checklist tourism, here you’ll still find:

➤ The wild freedom of riding through 100km of untouched land.
➤ The surreal blend of Chinese, Russian, and Mongolian cultures.
➤ The awe of a zero-light-pollution Milky Way crashing vertically to earth.

This is true vastness—of land and soul!