Tongliao City

A renowned Mongol cultural city in the heart of the Horqin Grassland, offering grassland and sandy-land scenery and the primeval forest of Daqinggou.

Tongliao City lies in eastern Inner Mongolia, between the Horqin Grassland and the Horqin Sandy Land. It has a relatively concentrated Mongol population, and ethnic culture such as the Andai dance and the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) is strong. Main attractions include Daqinggou Nature Reserve, the cluster of lamaseries in Khuree Banner and Horqin Grassland scenery, and the area is also regarded as the hometown of Empress Xiaozhuang. Summer and autumn are the best seasons to visit. Tongliao Airport and the railway connect to cities such as Shenyang and Changchun.

Destinations

• Tongliao & Horqin
• Ulagai & Ujimqin Grasslands

Itineraries

• Xanadu, Xilingol & Ulagai Loop from Beijing – Head north from Beijing to the Site of Xanadu and Xilinhot, venture east into the pristine Ulagai Grassland, and return…
• Horqin to Hexigten East-West Crossing – Enter from Tongliao and exit from Chifeng, connecting sandy forests, Kulun temples, Yulong Sand Lake, stone forests, an…