🏇 Currently, the "Mongolian Horse Spirit Cup" China Horse Capital Xilingol Mongolian Horse Super League is in full swing❗ Topics like "Little Rider Ma Chao Chasing Snow and Wind Live" and "Galloping Horses to Feel the Passion of Ice and Snow"🔥 remain highly popular!
👉 Want to watch the competition, see the snowy scenery, ride horses, and enjoy delicious food but don’t know how to plan your trip? Here’s a ready-made guide. 👟 Follow Trip.com travel experts @HannyGoTravel, @LinyuLu, @QiuMingshan, @ItsAutumn, and @LittleFlyingFinn to start a 4-day, 3-night journey!
Day 1️⃣ Arrive in Xilinhot
📸 The experts arrived in Xilinhot city at night and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner featuring exquisite grassland cuisine with Inner Mongolian lamb dishes such as 🍖 hand-held lamb, hot pot lamb, lamb blood sausage, and tripe, as well as unique dairy products like Inner Mongolian milk tea and cheese.
👨👩👧👦 Visitors can also choose to arrive during the day ↓
🎈 Recommended attractions: Beizi Temple, Pingdingshan, Xilin River National Wetland Park, and the core cultural and ecological tourism area of China’s Horse Capital. You can enjoy beautiful snowy temples, snowy grassland volcanoes, snowy forests, and experience horse culture, folk performances, equestrian shows, horse riding, and horse racing in the core area of the Horse Capital.
🎈 Recommended restaurants: Qimu Yang Hot Pot, Saiyidemon Restaurant, Lvda Building Hotel, Erdun Traditional Hot Pot; recommended dishes include roasted lamb chops, roasted lamb legs, hot pot lamb, lamb skewers, milk skin, cheese, and kumis (fermented mare’s milk).
🎈 Recommended accommodations: Xilinhot Huashun Grand Hotel, Inner Mongolia Jiuyuan International Hotel (Beizi Temple branch), Xilinhot Zhongshengjia Business Hotel, etc.
Day 2️⃣ Head to West Ujimqin Banner
📸 In the morning, drive to West Ujimqin Banner to watch the 🏇 "Ma Chao League," admire the riders galloping across the snowy plains, and witness the spectacular scene of thousands of horses running and ❄️ chasing snow and wind! In the afternoon, head to the heart of the West Ujimqin grassland and visit the "Mongol Khan City Scenic Area" to experience nomadic culture, try on ethnic costumes for photos, enjoy Mongolian dance, horseback archery, and other folk customs.
👨👩👧👦 Visitors can follow the experts’ pace: watch the competition in the morning and tour the scenic area in the afternoon!
🎈 Recommended food: "China Geographical Indication Product" Ujimqin lamb, available at the Mongol Khan City Scenic Area.
🎈 Recommended accommodations: You can stay at the Mongol Khan City Scenic Area or choose to stay in Bayan Ula Town, the seat of the West Ujimqin Banner government, where there are many hotels and inns.
Day 3️⃣ Bayan Ula Town
📸 On the third day, the experts’ itinerary is in Bayan Ula Town, West Ujimqin Banner. They visited the Haolutu Temple and went to the birch forest for photography. After taking beautiful photos, they returned to Xilinhot city at night.
Day 4️⃣ Return trip
📸 On the morning of the return trip, don’t forget to enjoy a hearty "Inner Mongolian morning tea." Xilingol’s Inner Mongolian morning tea offers a wide variety, with savory milk tea paired with 🧀 milk tofu, milk skin, butter, fried rice, and more, rich in dairy flavor and lingering taste. Accompanied by hand-held meat, volcanic stone grilled meat, dried meat, etc., 🍵 sipping tea while chewing meat is incredibly satisfying!
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⏰ Visitors with ample time can, after following the expert route, self-drive to freely explore Xilingol, crossing the Xilingol grassland and Hunshandake Sandy Land, 🚙 for an exciting and thrilling ice and snow adventure!
(Photo source: Trip.com travel expert @HannyGoTravel)
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