Bayan Nur

Bayan  Nur

Bayan Nur (Mongolian:; Traditional Chinese: 巴彥淖爾; Simplified Chinese: 巴彦淖尔) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia. Until December 1, 2003, the area was called the Bayan Nur league.Bayan Nur city has an area of 65,788 km². It borders Mongolia to the north, Alxa to the west, Ordos to the south and Baotou to the east.

In Mongolian, Bayan Nur means“rich lake”, with 29 minorities under control. Early in the primitive society our ancestors began to multiple their descendants here and commonly created the splendid Hetao culture, making indelible contributions to civilization and advance of the world.

An Overview of Bayan Nur

The city has a long history and many historical and cultural relics are still in existence till today, such as ancient tombs and an ancient town of the Han Dynasty, the Great Wall of the Qin and the Han Dynasties, rock paintings in the Yinshan Mountains and the Agui Lamasery of the red sect, etc. The Urad Plateau Grassland, the hilly land at the foot of the Yinshan Mountains, the Hetao Plain, the Ulanbuh Desert, the Yellow River and the Wuliangsuhai Lake constitute the fascinating natural scenery of the area. The Yellow River runs 345km across Bayannor and has made the Great Bend of the river a granary of 400km wide. The beautiful rural scenery and the unique Mongolian social customs of the Urad Grassland have made Bayannor a more attractive tourist destination

Famous Pard and Area

Bayan Nur is famous for its Wulashan National Forest Park, Huanghe characteristic Resort, charming pastoral scene in Hetao, view of Wulate Grassland, Wuliangsuhai Tourist Area, Nalin Lake, Jinghu Lake Eco-Amusement Park, Great Wall of Qin Dynasty in Xiaoshetai, Yinshan Cliff Painting…

Superior Geographic Location

Bayan Nur in the west of Inner Mongolia autonomous Region acts as the key channel of connecting Northwest China and North China, with implementation of Western Development Policy, it will intermediate in attracting customers from Beijing-centered North China and xi’an-centered Northwest China. It lies on the northern frontier and borders on Mongolia People’s Republic, 369km borderline conduces to the development of its frontier trade with Mongolia, Ganqimaodao port here is the nearest channel of border trade between China and Mongolia as well as the main channel of foreign tourists in tourism.

Easy Transportation Condition

Bayan Nur is easy of access. It has railway and highways to North China and Northwest China. No.110 National Highway, Baotou-Lanzhou Railway and Dandong-Lhasa Expressway are its main traffic lines as well as the main channels of entry and exit of Bayan Nur by tourists, near to Baotou Airport and Yinchuan Airport, it has developed into the major distributing center of domestic and foreign tourists. Wuhai Airport is only 45 kilometers far from Dengkou, which can promote the development of tourism in Bayan Nur through bring numerous tourists from at home and abroad.

City Groups in The Vicinity

It is centered on Linhe District, with such five major cities distributed within 300 kilometers around as Hohhot, Baotou, Yinchuan, Wuhai and Ordos that will become the major base of tourist source because they are large in population base, relatively high in income of residents, larger in per-capita disposable income, stronger in people’s touring desire. Besides, Xi’an, Lanzhou and Beijing will become the 2nd-grade tourist-source market of Bayan Nur.