Chasing Sunset at 乌兰布统 Ulanbutong Grassland

#falladventures After our super late lunch, we headed into the grassland around 5PM, hoping to catch the sunset at Ulanbutong.

This place used to be the royal hunting ground of Emperor Kangxi — and you can still feel that grand, untouched beauty today. Normally you’d need to pay RMB120 per person to enter, but since it’s off-season (and freezing 🥶), there was nobody at the entrance… so we got in for free!

Unfortunately, when we arrived, the sky turned completely cloudy and blocked the sunset 😭 and the wind suddenly got so strong that my drone gave a “strong wind warning” — couldn’t even fly it far.

By then, the temperature dropped sharply and we were underdressed badly (autumn outfit for early winter weather ❌). We snapped a few quick photos before sprinting back to town.

Luckily, there’s a small supermarket nearby, so we stocked up on emergency winter gear — gloves, hats, and anything warm we could find 😂

Tips for Ulanbutong visitors:
1️⃣ Temperature drops fast — bring layers. How many? as our driver say: as many as you can!
2️⃣ The wind here is no joke, drone pilots beware.
3️⃣ By late October, most vegetation is dormant with some patches of frozen ground (see the frozen puddle in picture).
4️⃣ But hey — zero crowds! You can have the whole grassland to yourself 🌬️
5️⃣ The sun sets super early, head back by 5.30PM or you will spend the dark in the grassland!

We thought we were unlucky missing the sunset… but that night, something magical happened. 🌌
Stay tuned for our next post — our first night in the grassland 👀

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