The site of the Wuan Prefecture City from the Liao Dynasty is located in Nanta Village, Fengshou Township, Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It lies to the north of the Yinma River and to the south near an elevated plateau. The Yinma River is a tributary of the Jialai River, flowing from east to west, with both banks featuring alluvial fan-shaped first-level terraces. The city site is situated on the first-level terrace on the right bank of the river. This site was...
Xiaohaiyan Scenic Holiday Resort is located in the northwest of Aohan Banner, with geographical coordinates between 119°29′–119°47′ east longitude and 42°21′–42°41′ north latitude, covering a total area of 1,800 hectares. The resort gets its name from the Xiaohaiyan Wetland Bird Nature Reserve. The Xiaohaiyan Wetland Bird...
Sarin Nur Tourist Resort is located in Saliba Township, Aohan Banner. The resort currently features four scenic attractions: the Thirty-Two Connected Mountains, Crescent Lake, the Lower Xiajiadian Cultural Site at Chengzi Mountain, and Yaji Mountain. The Thirty-Two Connected Mountains is a renowned ecological demonstration area, where rows of mulberry trees sway in the wind, terraced fields cascade down the hillsides…
Dahei Mountain Nature Reserve is located in the southeastern part of Aohan Banner, in the central and eastern section of the Nulu'erhu Mountain range of the Yanshan Mountains. Its geographical coordinates are between 120°00′ and 121°31′ east longitude, and 42°00′ and 47°14′ north latitude, covering a total area of 57,096 hectares. The core zone spans 4,238.4 hectares. The buffer zone...
The Qingquan Valley Natural Scenic Area is located in the heart of the Nulu'erhu Mountain Range, 30 li southeast of Sijiazi Town. The area is sparsely populated, covered with wild almond blossoms that turn the hillsides pink during blooming season, filling the air with fragrance and attracting bees and butterflies. The valley is home to a variety of trees including pine, cypress, hazel, locust, maple, oak, birch, jujube, pear, and more...
The Zhaobaogou cultural site is located in Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Well-preserved sites of the Zhaobaogou cultural type include: the Xiaoshan Site, 25 kilometers northeast of Xinhuizhen Town in Aohan Banner, 500 meters southwest of the Xinglongwa cultural site, in Zhao Baogou Village, Gaojiawopu Township; as well as Shaoguo Di and Nantaidi in Aohan Banner. The Zhaobaogou culture and the Xinglongwa culture were successive, with the prototype of the former forming in the middle to late periods of the latter...
Era: Neolithic Caomao Mountain Ruins, located on the back ridge of Caomao Mountain, one kilometer north of Sijiazi Town in Ao Han Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a Neolithic site. Along the approximately 2.5-kilometer-long north-south mountain ridge, there are three Hongshan culture cairn tombs. In 2001, cultural relics authorities carried out clearance and excavation work. The cemetery area...
Era: Neolithic. The Xinglonggou Site is located in the eastern part of Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, on the left bank of the upper reaches of a tributary of the Daling River. The Xinglonggou Site is divided into three locations, belonging to settlements of the Xinglongwa Culture, Hongshan Culture, and Lower Xiajiadian Culture, respectively. From 2001 to 2003, the Inner Mongolia...
Era: Liao, Jin, Yuan. The ruins of Ningchang Road are located on the flat ground on the west bank of the Mengke River in Wujiazi, Manihan Township, Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They lie about 500 meters east of the riverbed and are backed by a mountain ridge to the west. 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 main walls, there is an additional enclosing wall,...
Era: Liao, Jin, Yuan The Wuanzhou Ruins are located in Baitazi Village, Fengshou Township, Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, south of Junma River. They are the ruins of an ancient city dating from the Liao Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. Due to river erosion and farming, the city walls have been poorly preserved, with most no longer existing—only remnants of the northern wall can be faintly discerned, while the rest consist of scattered earthen ridges...
The Xinglongwa Primitive Settlement Site Tourist Area — “The First Village of China.” Located 100 kilometers southeast of Aohan Banner, this site has undergone seven large-scale archaeological excavations by the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. A total of 153 house foundations have been uncovered, with the largest covering an area of 140 square meters — a remarkable wonder in the history of Chinese architecture. This…
Established in August 2010, Inner Mongolia Xinzhou Museum is a member of the Inner Mongolia Private Museums Association, a patriotic education base in Chifeng City, and a county-level civilized unit. It is the first private museum in Aohan Banner. The Wuanzhou site from the Liao Dynasty within Aohan territory was the earliest tuoxia junzhou (a type of frontier military settlement) established by Emperor Taizu of Liao, Yelü Abaoji...
Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum is located in Reshuitang Village, Sijiazi Town, Aohan Banner, adjacent to the national AAA-level scenic spot Aohan Hot Spring City. It lies 42 kilometers north of Xinhui Town, 58 kilometers south of Chaoyang City in Liaoning Province, and 130 kilometers west of Chifeng City. Inner Mongolia Longyuan Museum is the first privately-owned museum bearing the name “Inner Mongolia” and is...
The Inner Mongolia Prehistoric Culture Museum is located on the north side of Huiwen Square in Xinhui Town, Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is one of the county-level museums with the largest floor space in the entire region and is recognized as a National Excellent Patriotic Education Base. The museum displays over 30,000 sets of relics and precious artifacts unearthed from archaeological sites, including 112 first-class national cultural relics...
The ancient site of Linhuang Prefecture, the Upper Capital of the Liao Dynasty, was the founding imperial capital of the Liao regime. It is located in the southern suburbs of Lindong Town, Bairin Left Banner, at the confluence of the Ulgur River and the Shali River. Constructed in the third year of the Shence era of the Liao Dynasty (918 AD), the Upper Capital was vast in scale and imposing in presence, with a perimeter of 13.5 kilometers. It was divided into a northern and a southern city—the northern being the Imperial City and the southern the Han City. The two cities…
The Tomb of Emperor Taizu of Liao is located in Lindong Town, Bairin Left Banner. It is the mausoleum of Yelü Abaoji, the founding emperor of the Liao Dynasty. Surrounded by towering ancient trees and babbling streams, it is a serene and tranquil place. The tomb complex consists of two parts: the burial area and the memorial town of Zuzhou. The mountain gate of the burial area ingeniously incorporates a natural valley, showcasing a uniquely ingenious design. Originally…
The Temple Tourist Area is located in a canyon about 25 kilometers southwest of Lindong Town, Bairin Left Banner. It is an excellent choice for worship, incense offering, historical exploration, and sightseeing. The Temple was first built during the Liao Dynasty and consists of two parts: grottoes and outer halls. The grottoes were carved during the Liao Dynasty and historically known as the True Silence Temple. The outer hall was constructed during the Qing Dynasty and named Shanfu Temple. It is a...
The Ancestral Prefecture (祖州) was the birthplace of four generations of ancestors of Emperor Taizu Yelü Abaoji. The Ancestral Tomb (祖陵) is the burial site of the Liao empress dowagers and Empress Shulü. It is located in the northwest of Hadayingge Township, Balinzuo Banner, about 20 kilometers from Lindong Town. The area within the city is densely forested with murmuring springs. Before entering the urban area, one can see two abrupt peaks, as if hewn by axe and knife, standing opposite each other on the left and right—these are...
The Zhao Temple Grottoes are located around Lindong Town in Bairin Left Banner. Since ancient times, this area has been rich in Buddhist relics and historical sites. In addition to the ruins of the Upper Capital (Linhuang City), the ancient temples deep in the mountains to the west of the city are also known as a sacred site of “Eastern Mongolian Buddhism.” The Zhao Temple Grottoes are among the older ones and are the only existing Liao Dynasty grottoes in China. The Zhao Temple is divided into the Front Temple and the Rear Temple. Here it refers to...
The Han Kuangsi family was a unique clan during the Liao Dynasty, and its rise and fall mirrored the trajectory of the Liao regime. The Han family was the first Han official clan in the Liao Dynasty to be granted the imperial surname Yelü. It became a prominent noble lineage, ranking only after the imperial and consort clans of the Liao, and was a major force in the Sinicization of Central Plains Han nobility into Khitan society, thereby advancing the feudalization of Khitan society. Its...