Day 3: Ejinaqi-Badanin Jaran Desert(Badaoqiao)
Black City Ruin-Guaishulin
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Activities:
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1. Pick you up from the hotel at 08:00 and transfer you to visit the Badain Jaran Desert. Badain Jaran Desert is famous for the "five wonders", abrupt rare peaks, singing sand, lakes, magical springs, and temples. "The ship of the desert" in the Badain Jaran is mule instead of the camel because of the plentiful mules.
2. Then move on to visit the Guaishulin. "Guaishulin" literally means "weird Poplar Forest", which is formed by numerous dead poplar trees. In recent years, due to the drought of Ejina River and other reasons, a great number of poplar trees both sides of river died of a lack of water. But Poplar has strong vitality with special corrosion resistance, a lot of dead poplar trees still stand on end, or lie down without being rotten, forming sad landscape.
3. Late afternoon, visit the Black City Ruins. The Black City Ruins is famous all over the world for the significant military passing along Silk Road in Han, Tang, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties. The city was founded in 1032. In 1372 the Ming soldiers took the city and the city was abandoned and left in ruins also due to water shortage.
4. After the whole day tour, transfer you to the hotel in Ejina Qi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ejina Qi |
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Highlights:
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Badain Jaran Desert
Badain Jaran Desert is located in Alxa area, the northwest of Inner Mongolia. The famous “five wonders” are abrupt rare peaks, singing sand, lakes, magical springs, and temples. “The ship of the desert” in the Badain Jaran is mule instead of the camel because of the plentiful mules. the scenery there is the second to none in the autumn.
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Black City Ruins
The Black City Ruins is famous all over the world for the significant military passing along Silk Road in Han, Tang, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties. The city was founded in 1032. In 1372 the Ming soldiers took the city and he city was abandoned and left in ruins also due to water shortage.
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