The Azalea Mountain Scenic Area is located within the Heili River National Nature Reserve. With lush forests, unique mountains, rich vegetation, and distinctive landscapes, it is a wonderful place to enjoy nature. The area features exquisitely built temples where the strong Buddhist atmosphere blends harmoniously with the peculiar rocks, green pines and cypresses, and vibrant azaleas—creating a captivating and memorable experience. Moreover…
Lotus Mountain is located in the southwest of Sidao Valley Village, with its summit at an elevation of 1,700 meters, making it the most scenic peak within the Heilihe Nature Reserve. Halfway up Lotus Peak, countless massive boulders are piled together. For thousands of years, locals have called this area the "Rubble Pit." In 2001, it was identified and verified by national geological experts as a relic of the Quaternary glacial period...
Diao Yu Tai Reservoir in Da Cheng Zi is located on the upper reaches of the Da Cheng Zi River, at the foot of the beautiful Ji Guan Mountain. Surrounded by mountains and shaded by lush greenery, the area boasts a picturesque environment. On the southern bank, a European-style resort village is built against the hillside, featuring white walls and red roofs that are neatly arranged along the tree-covered slopes. Viewed from the mountaintop, it creates a charming reflection on the tranquil water...
Among the tourist attractions in Ningcheng, if you're looking for an adventure into the wild and mysterious, the best destination is undoubtedly Longtan Gorge. Located in the northern part of Longtan Village, west of Sancuidian Township, the gorge is accessible by heading 20 kilometers west from Ershijiazi Village (on the Pingshuang Highway) in Sancuidian Township to the top of Longtan Ridge. Standing atop the ridge, you can see a high mountain valley stretching southward right beneath your feet. Gazing into the distance…
Tianyi Water Park, located at the southern end of the urban area, is 3 kilometers from the county town. Originally known as the Tianyi Reservoir, it was first built in 1957. Since then, it has been developed into a water park for leisure and sightseeing by local residents. However, due to consecutive years of drought and lack of upstream water inflow, the park’s water sources dried up and it gradually fell into disuse. In May 2004, the county government...
Fu Feng Mountain, known as Tai Xiang Mountain during the Liao Dynasty and A Gui Mountain in the Qing Dynasty, is commonly called Dongshan (Cave Mountain) today. Located 3 kilometers southwest of Toutao Yingzi Town, Fu Feng Mountain is part of the Dahuhushi Tourist Area and consists of three main parts: Wang’ercheng (Looking-at-Son City), Fu Feng Mountain, and Shishan (Stone Mountain). The mountain features majestic terrain, precipitous peaks, unique caves, and picturesque scenery. Fu Feng Mountain stands tall and imposing...
The Hidden Dragon Valley Scenic Area is located in Dadonggou, Penji Village, Heilihe Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. It borders the Fufengshan Scenic Area of Toutao Yingzi-Dong Village to the east, connects with the Dahu Stone Reservoir 2 kilometers to the north, neighbors Pingquan County of Hebei Province to the south, and lies adjacent to the national-level nature reserve — Heilihe Nature Reserve — to the west. The scenic area spans 10…
Heilihe Nature Reserve is located in a temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest zone, characterized by dense forests, rich biodiversity, and a complex biota. Preliminary surveys have identified three vegetation types and 24 formations within the reserve. The forest resources of Heilihe Nature Reserve hold significant importance in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and serve as a crucial natural barrier for the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area. Among these, the native Chinese pine alone covers a natural distribution area of 4,667 hectares—making it one of China’s largest and healthiest natural pine forests, and thus extremely precious. The reserve has become an important seed source breeding base for natural Chinese pines in China.
The Site of Heicheng City is located 500 meters southwest of Heicheng Village, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was once the Western Xia’s Heishuicheng and the Yuan Dynasty’s Yijinai Lu city site, known in Mongolian as Harahota, meaning “Black City.” Although Heicheng had become an isolated ruin in the desert as early as the mid-14th century due to the drying up of its water source, the northern route of the Silk Road established two thousand years ago—the Juyan North Route—once passed near Heicheng, giving the site significant archaeological value.
Period: Zhou Dynasty The Nanshan Gen Site, located in Nanshan Gen Village, Cunjingou Township, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a cultural site from the Zhou Dynasty. It belongs to the Upper Xiajiadian culture. The site was discovered in 1958 when a team from the Cultural Relics Work Team of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region investigated the unearthing of a batch of bronze artifacts. Excavated relics include male and female...
Han Dynasty Coin Mould Workshop The site of a coin mould workshop from the Xinmang period of the Han Dynasty is located south of Heicheng Village, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County. In 1976, trial excavations conducted by the Municipal Cultural Relics Workstation unearthed a batch of pottery moulds for the Xinmang-era coins "Daquan Wushi" (Large Coin Fifty) and "Xiaoquan Zhiyi" (Small Coin One), mostly mother moulds. Most of these mother moulds had been dried indoors, making them relatively hard and reddish-brown in color. There were also a small number...
The Xiaoheshigou Tomb Cluster is located in Xiaoheshigou Village, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. It is a large site dating from the late Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, belonging to the Upper Xiajiadian Culture. Since 1985, three archaeological excavations have been conducted at the Xiaoheshigou site (in 1985, 1992–1993, and 1998…
Originally the family temple of the Zhasake clan of the Zhongqi Banner government of the Karachin, it is located in the west courtyard of the Dachengzi Town government in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was originally the banner temple of the Mongolian nobles of the Karachin tribe, descendants of the Yuan Dynasty official Jilama. It was one of the ten most renowned Yellow Sect temples during the Qing Dynasty. On May 3, 2013, the State Council listed it as part of the seventh batch…
The Liaozhongjing Museum in Ningcheng County was established in 1988 on the foundation of the county administration’s cultural relics exhibition room. The museum is located within the Liaozhongjing Site, a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, covering an area of 45,000 square meters with a building area of 2,200 square meters. Since its establishment, the museum has hosted exhibitions featuring cultural relics unearthed in Ningcheng, artifacts from the Liao Dynasty…
The Aohan Banner Museum is located on the north side of Huiwen Square in Xinhui Town, covering a usable area of 3,000 square meters. The museum currently houses a collection of over 5,000 cultural relics and more than 10 tons of specimen relics, including 112 national first-grade relics, over 400 second- and third-grade relics, and more than 100 relics classified as nationally precious. It is recognized as an outstanding national patriotic...
Aohan Hot Spring has a history of over two hundred years. It is said that as early as the Qianlong era, it was already being developed and utilized. A local legend tells of a wandering Taoist priest who came begging at the foot of Erlong Mountain. Thirsty and exhausted, he dozed off when suddenly he heard a thunderous clap from the sky. Startled awake, he saw a spring gushing forth with clouds of steam. The priest...
The Xinglongwa primitive settlement is located on the western edge of a hill approximately 1.3 kilometers southeast of Xinglongwa Village, Baoguotu Township, Aohan Banner. To the south are continuous mountain ranges, to the north the view is open, and to the east there is...: it lies along a prominent ridge formed where two low mountain ranges meet, situated in the lower reaches of a valley where two ridges intersect, covering an area of about ?? square meters. Here in...
The Dadianzi Site is located on a second-level terrace 1 kilometer east of Dadianzi Village, Baoguotu Township, Aohan Banner. Covering an area of 70,000 square meters, it is a settlement site from the Lower Xiajiadian Culture dating back 4,000 years. The site contains residential structures and palace ruins within the city walls, an encircling moat outside the walls, and a burial area to the north of the moat. From 1974 to 1983, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other institutions...
Chengzi Mountain Mountain City is located on the eastern mountain, 4 kilometers southeast of Halagou Village, Saliba Township, Aohan Banner, at the border with Manihan Township. It gets its name "Chengzi Mountain" (City Mountain) because the top of the mountain is surrounded by stone walls resembling a city. Three kilometers northwest of the mountain city lies the Saren Nuor Yuan Moon Lake Tourist Area, and 10 kilometers northeast is the Buddhist pagoda of Jiangshengzhou from the Liao Dynasty. To the south, it is only 30 kilometers from the banner government seat...
The site of the Liao Dynasty Jiangsheng Prefecture City is located on the first-level terrace on the left bank of the Mengke River in Wushijiazi, Manihan Township, Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, to the west of Wushijia Village. It was designated as an autonomous region-level key cultural relics protection unit in 1996. The current city walls form a rectangle, approximately 250 meters from north to south and 225 meters wide from east to west, with remnants about 2 meters high. Outside the city walls there is also...