Huitengxile Grassland: The Natural Alpine Meadow with a Beautiful Yellow Flowers Valley

Besides the vast and fertile grassland and 99 lakes, there are many historical relics to explore, like great wall ruins of the Warring States Period and Qin Dynasty, Woyang City Ruins in Han Dynasty; stone pavilion built when the first emperor of Northern Wei saw the 99 lakes; Dianjiang platform, armory, watchtowers, fort left in past wars. Moreover, Aobao and Mongolian yurts, wind power plants are situated here.

99 Lakes - "Mirrors on Grassland"

There are 99 natural lakes like mirrors situated on this grassland. Actually, there are more than 99 ones and some have vivid names, like Stone Gate Lake, Swan Goose Lake, Horsetail Lake, Little Green Lake, etc. Different kinds of flowers are blossom around the lakes, making it very beautiful and elegant.

Yellow Flowers Valley

There is a winding valley called Yellow Flower Valley located in the west side of Huitengxile Grassland. The valley is about 10 kilometers long and 300 meters deep and 100~200 meters wide, with unique geology and beautiful landscape. Stepping into the valley, travelers can see steep cliff, overlapping peaks, absurd stones, green trees and fresh grass, clear springs. You won’t miss the highlighted sites, like Double Hump Peak, Sword Gate Peak, One-Mirror Sky, The Goddess Cave, Shencong Peak, Three-step Waterfall, etc.

Yellow Flowers Geological Park

The Yellow Flowers Geological Park is located close to the north entrance of the Yellow Flowers Valley. The park is full of strange stones of all kinds of shapes. According to scientists, they are the remains of the Quaternary Glacier, which implies the long history of hundreds of millions of years! At the park, you can follow a path hugged by those stones zigzagging to the top of this region to have a panorama view of the surroundings.

Wind Power Plant

Wind power plant is the symbol on Huitengxile Grassland with over one thousand wind power car. Since Huitengxile is at a high altitude and windy spot, the wind power resource is abundant. It is the largest wind power plant in Asia. Travelers can have a walk getting close to the wind power car and take some great pictures with them.

1. Relax at the Grassland

Enjoy your free time at the grassland. You can hike or ride horse as you like. The broad views, gentle breezes and the large groups of wind power plants will leave all your bad memories and emotions ahead.

2. Explore the Yellow Flowers Geo-park

Yellow Flowers Geological Park is the one of the greatest highlights of Huitengxile Grassland. Here, you will certainly get impressed a lot by the superlative craftsmanship of nature. Strange stones are everywhere.

3. Watch the Meeting at Aobao Show

There is no better way to learn the history of Inner Mongolia than watching a show. Everything is perfectly explained by the shows, including how they dance, sing, work, live and love.

4. Hop on a Mini Train & Take Selfies

At the Yellow Flowers Valley, there are unique Mini Trains running at the grassland, which offer fantastic angles for selfies. If you like, you can hop on a mini train.

5. Enjoy a Natural Hiking at Niudangou Ecological Valley

Niudangou Ecological Valley is one of the major scenic areas of the Yellow Flowers Valley. Here, you will get stunning natural views of forests and rolling mountains. Enjoy a leisure hiking at this beautiful world is really amazing.

Naadam Festival

The Naadam Festival, which is held from 4th of June by lunar calendar (usually happens in July or August) and lasts for 5 days, is the biggest festival for Mongolians. Naadam in Mongolian means "games" and the most famous games are "Three Games of Men" - Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. When this grand festival comes, all the grasslands in Inner Mongolia will hold cheerful games, and Huitengxile Grassland is no exception. If you are interested, you can have a try to join in the matches. Check more details about Naadam Festival >>

Where to Stay at Huitengxile Grassland

The traditional Mongolian yurts are your choices to stay your night at Huitengxile grassland. Travelers can get a different kind of experience as local Mongolians. Usually, the yurts are divided into Standard Yurt and Luxury Yurt. The living conditions can fulfill your basic needs and requirements.

The Yellow Flowers Valley at Huitengxile Grassland offers the largest kinds of yurts for you to choose. The yurts there are also the bests of this region. Besides, there are also hotel-like wooden houses offered. Therefore, you are suggested to stay at the yurts or wooden houses at Yellow Flowers Valley.

Huitengxile Grassland is located in south central of Chahar Right Middle Banner, Ulanqab, about 110 kilometers from Hohhot and 425 kilometers from Beijing.

Distance from other Famous Grasslands:

• About 110 kilometers from Hohhot;
• About 90 kilometers from Ulanqab;
• About 100 kilometers from Wulanhada Volcano Geopark;
• About 139 kilometers from Gegentala Grassland;
• About 209 kilometers from Xilamuren Grassland.

Transfer to/off Huitengxile Grassland:

There is no direct bus to Huitengxile Grassland and travelers should take bus from Hohhot Bus Station to Chahar Right Midlle Banner first and then take local minibus to Huitengxile Grassland. For the inconvenient transportation, China Discovery suggests you use our private service with own car, driver and tour guide to visit Huitengxile Grassland. It needs 2 hours’ drive from Hohhot to Huitengxile.

Normally, visitors spend half day or one day around for a Huitengxile Grassland Tour. Some visitors take half day to take a short tour to the grassland for the broad view, while more visitors spend one day around (including one night stay) to visit the grassland and its Yellow Flowers Canyon.

☛ 2 Days Huitengxile Grassland Tour from Beijing by Bullet Train

Only the grassland visit is always far from enough. Travelers prefer to visit the highlights in Hohhot together, like Dazhao Temple and Inner Mongolia Museum. Such a Hohhot & Huitengxile Tour needs 3~4 days around.

☛ 3 Days Best Hohhot Grassland Tour with Huitengxile Landscape

If you have 1~2 days more day, you are highly suggested to add Kubuqi Desert into your trip. Kubuqi Desert is one of the best deserts in China. You can enjoy colorful activities there, like riding camels, hiking, playing sands, etc.

☛ 4 Days Huitengxile Grassland & Kubuqi Desert Tour from Hohhot
☛ 5 Days Classic Inner Mongolia Tour

Feel not enough? You can spend one day more to Ordos to explore the legend of the great Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan, 1~2 days more to Xilingol to discover the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site - Site of Xanadu, 2~3 days more to Hulunbuir to meet the most beautiful grassland in China and visit Russian Nationality Villages. Have your preferences about Hohhot and Inner Mongolia? Please feel free to tell us your likes and let our experienced travel consultant customize a tour for you!

☛ How to Plan an Inner Mongolia Tour

Inner Mongolia differ a lot with the classic China you know. And it is not an easy job to arrange the daily flight, train and car travel at this relatively vast land. Therefore, travel with a professional travel agency is usually the best way to visit there. We China Discovery know Hohhot and Inner Mongolia a lot and we are experienced in organizing tours to this region. If you need any help, please feel free to contact us! Private cars, one-to-one guide and travel consultant…

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