Southern "little potatoes," Xilingol League's snow is as good as Harbin's!

❄️In the new snow season, Harbin has become famous for its ice and snow tourism. When it comes to ice and snow resources, Inner Mongolia's Xilingol League is just as good as Harbin❗Here in winter, you can find:
✅ Endless snowfields perfect for horseback riding or self-driving off-road adventures.
✅ Ski resorts to fully enjoy snow sports; ice rinks for playful skating.
✅ Stunning rime ice like jade trees and snow flowers; enchanting and dreamy atmospheric optical phenomena like the cold night light pillars.
✅ Warm and nourishing Xilingol lamb hot pot feasts; steaming, rich, and milky Mongolian-style breakfast.
✅ Winter Nadam festival activities gathering traditional grassland sports competitions, folk customs, and ethnic culture.
✅ Ice dragon boat super league; thousands of vehicles and people crossing the ice and snow; the "Mongolian Horse Spirit Cup" China Horse Capital Xilingol Mongolian Horse Super League (hereinafter referred to as "Ma Chao") and other events!
🏇Among them, the "Ma Chao" league-level and banner/county/city-level competitions have concluded, while the sumu (township) level competitions will continue with exciting contests!
📸At the successfully held Zhenglan Banner station, Taibus Banner station, Xilinhot city-level finals, and the Ice Dragon Boat Super League Xilingol station, ✈️Trip.com signed travel bloggers @Yumeier, @YituoKuaiPaoBella, @LangziTravelNotes, @HuHaha, @ChunChunLifeDiary, @ShiNaNaYa, @XiangGeTravelTalk, and @MrWenTravel went deep into the competition sites, showcasing the event scenes, local attractions, and food through photos, texts, and videos. Visitors can check their profiles for travel guides!
📌Recommended attractions favored by travel bloggers
✔Xilinhot City: Beilik Ranch, Xilin Lake Ice Rink, Pingdingshan, Madu Ski Resort.
✔Zhenglan Banner: Cheese Reception Hall, Yuan Shangdu Ruins.
✔Taibus Banner: Shitiao Mountain, Bianqiang Village, Yuma Garden.
📌Recommended foods favored by travel bloggers
✔Mongolian-style breakfast.
✔Dairy products (cheese, milk skin, milk tofu, etc.).
✔Xilingol lamb hot pot, beef and lamb delicacies (roast whole lamb, roast lamb ribs, dried meat, hand-held meat, grilled skewers, etc.), beef noodles.
📌Upcoming events in Xilingol League banners and counties
Taibus Banner
🎈Ice and Snow Carnival
Time: From now until February 25
Location: Bianqiang Village
Content: Snow tubing, ice biking, ice sledding, snow sculptures, popular snow houses, intangible cultural heritage food, and more.
Sunit Left Banner
🎈"Mongolian Horse Spirit Cup" China Horse Capital Xilingol Mongolian Horse Super League Sunit Left Banner Station Finals and the 11th "Gobi Boat" Camel Culture Festival of Sunit Left Banner.
Time: January 13
Location: Bayannaoer Town (location of Bairi Wula)
Content: 15 km Mongolian horse endurance race, 15-li adult camel race, male camel beauty contest, Bok/archery competitions, Hunshandak desert ice and snow car crossing race, cultural performances, ethnic costumes/intangible cultural heritage/food/cultural and creative exhibitions and sales.
Duolun County
Location: Duolun Lake
The "Duolun Nor Ice and Snow Crossing and Horseback Ice and Snow Viewing" activity has started. The "Northern Ice City · Duolun Nor" ice and snow tourism season series of activities will soon begin. Stay tuned! There will also be small winter fishing net experiences, ice yuppie ball, car drifting, ice car, and other series of activities at Duolun Lake.
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🤗Southern "little potatoes," in the new year, come to Xilingol League 🎿 to ski, enjoy the snow, have fun in the snow, watch competitions, participate in traditional activities, and savor beef, lamb, and dairy specialty foods!
(Photo source: Trip.com travel bloggers @HuHaha, Yumeier)

Post by The Seas of Grass - Xilingol Cultural Tourism | Jun 26, 2025

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