★ Morin-Gol River Scenic Area
Stroll the “Nine Bends in Eighteen Meanders” praised by Lao She—the very river filmed in Dad, Where Are We Going? and Mojin: The Lost Legend. Stop wherever you like: steppe and sapphire sky are your backdrop, perfect for casual photo shoots all along the way. Get up close with the grassland and live out your prairie dreams!

★ Ergun Wetland (formerly Genhe Wetland)
The largest and best-preserved wetland in China, with gently rolling terrain where the Genhe River—tributary of the Ergun—winds through, creating a spectacular riverside wetland landscape hailed as “Asia’s No. 1 Wetland.”

★ Head for Genhe – "Hometown of Reindeer" – where forest covers 91.7 % of the land, the highest ratio in any Chinese city or county. En-route enjoy the continuous white-birch-belt scenery.

★ Aoluguya Reindeer-Tribe Village
Hailed as "Hometown of Reindeer Culture," "Hometown of Birch-Bark Culture," and a "National Ethnic-Minority Characteristic Village." It is the last hunting tribe in China and the only group on Chinese territory that still preserves a reindeer culture. Learn how the Aoluguya Evenki people live, and how their society changed after three historic relocations.

• Reindeer-Culture Museum – exhibits on hunting, birch-bark, shamanism, hide tanning, reindeer and Arctic-circle cultures, guiding visitors through a thousand-year timeline.
• Art & Public-Culture Centre – hosts reindeer-art exhibitions, auctions, documentary screenings, coffee corners and art-in-residence programmes that showcase and pass on national heritage.

★ Primitive Tribal Area
Meet forest spirits – reindeer, small birds, squirrels – and experience the true harmony between humans and nature.
Continue to Moerdaoga.

★ Moerdaoga National Forest Park
Home to China’s last tract of cold-temperate bright-conifer virgin forest, the park showcases the grandeur of the Greater Khingan Range’s flora and landforms. Scenes from Feng Xiaogang’s film The Banquet were shot here. Visit Red-Bean Slope, Deer Track, Nine-Ridges-in-One-Glance, Ice-Mountain Forest and more.
Lunch in Moerdaoga town—taste special wild mountain vegetables.

★ Aoluoqi Manor, Shiwei
The estate holds the world’s largest crop-made Taiji diagram: wheat and rape-seed planted in a perfect circle 1,300 m across (4,082 m outer circumference) covering 1,989 mu. A full-page photo of the giant Taiji was published in 2017 by Huaxia Geographic, the only equity partner of National Geographic in China.

★ Continue to Enhe
Enhe’s simple folk customs and pristine scenery make you forget city noise. Tour traditional Russian log houses ("mukeden") and feel strong Russian village life.

★ Enhe “Five-Scene Horseback Sunset” ride
One ride crosses grassland, wetland, hills, stream and birch forest—scenery to rival Altay in Xinjiang! Aerial drone footage captures the magic moment.
Dinner option: Russian-style meal (from RMB 60 pp, self-paid).

★ The Stunning Border-Card Line
Follow the frontier road through pristine steppe scenery skirting the China-Russia border—Markers 7, 6 and 5. Hardly a village in sight: only the winding Erguna River meandering across vast, empty grassland beneath a dome of blue sky and white clouds.

★ Grassland Fun

• Ride the “Harmony” grassland sightseeing train (8 km / ±60 min). Cool breeze in your face, breathe pure air while the train threads emerald prairie beneath endless blue.
• Try grass-sliding (unlimited rides; scenic cable-car included, no climbing). The 1,200 m chute is currently Hulunbuir’s longest.

★ Black-Head Mountain Sunset
The sun works like a magic wand: sky ignites, the river turns sapphire, trees don golden coats and rippling water glitters in the after-glow.
Dinner – local whole roast lamb.

★ Bonfire Night
Gather round the flames after dark, learn the Mongol Andai dance. (The bonfire is organized by the grassland park; it may be cancelled during fire-prevention periods or bad weather; your understanding is appreciated.)

★ Star-Gazing on the Prairie
Step out after the fire and explore the crystal-clear night sky.

Head to the Barchu Mongolian Tribe.

★ 13:30 – 14:30 Grand Equestrian Spectacle “Dance of the Horses”
A display of superb Mongolian horsemanship by a professional troupe. Acts include archery from the saddle, vaulting, picking objects up at full gallop and horse-man choreography – thrilling and full of national colour.
Kind reminder: the show may be cancelled due to weather or other force majeure; your understanding is appreciated.

★ Manzhouli
Formerly “Hure Jinbulag” (Mongolian: “vigorous spring”). When the China-Eastern Railway arrived in 1901 the Russian name “Manchuria” was transliterated into Chinese as Manzhouli. This century-old border city blends Chinese, Russian and Mongolian cultures and is praised as “the East-Asian Window.”

★ Enjoy Manzhouli night scenery on your own
At night the city turns golden – brilliant, dazzling. Russian, Mongolian and Chinese influences mingle to give the town unique charm. Don’t miss the Gothic-style Wedding Palace (city landmark) and North-Lake Park, etc.

Dinner: on your own – you may try the revolving-restaurant Western-style buffet (self-paid).

★ Matryoshka Doll Square (exterior visit)
Matryoshka dolls are a classic Russian wooden toy—hollow figures nested one inside another. The square is a theme-park built around these dolls, blending Chinese, Russian and Mongolian styles into a magical, fairy-tale wonderland.

★ National Gate Scenic Area (exterior visit).

★ Drive to the “Divine Spring Snow City” – Arxan City
Located in the north-west of Hinggan League, Arxan stretches across the south-western slopes of the Greater Khingan Mountains. It is the political, economic and cultural heart of the forest region. Arxan’s beauty is vast and crystal-clear—every breath feels like a purification of the soul, filled with healthy elements. In any season—spring, summer, autumn or winter—Arxan offers picturesque scenery at every turn.

Arxan National Forest Park – where emerald forests and silver rivers form a living masterpiece.

• Visit China’s third-largest crater lake, Arxan Tianchi – a miracle of nature. Seen from above it looks like a single water-drop set on a wooded summit; its depth is unfathomable and its level never changes, whether after weeks of rain or months of drought.
• Sail on Dujuan (Azalea) Lake, a dammed lake born when lava blocked the valley during a volcanic eruption. This flowing-water lake offers four distinct seasons of beauty.
• After lunch inside the park, walk the stone-forest lava field – Asia’s biggest Quaternary-volcano landscape and one of the Greater Khingan’s wonders. Rock, soil and vegetation remain in their original state, harbouring complex biodiversity.
• End at Santa Gorge on the Hala-ha “summer glacier” reach. Three crystal pools – Ying-song, Ying-bi and Long-feng – mirror pine-clad cliffs while the Hala-ha rushes through the 2-km canyon, its bed paved with volcanic basalt and its deeper stretches as smooth as glass.

★ Arxan Railway Station – a relic of the Japanese occupation. This tiny, exquisite East-meets-West building (1937) looks lifted from a Miyazaki frame. Brick, timber, granite, steel and concrete form a two-storey block whose ground-floor walls are random-rubble granite and whose roof is clad in ochre cement. Perfectly preserved and still in daily use, it makes an ideal photo-stop.

★ Taste the "holy water" of Wuliquan
Five-li Spring lies 5 li (2.5 km) north of Arxan town. General Yang Chenwu called it "the wonder-spring of heaven, the holy water of mankind," and renowned hydrologist Prof. Zhang Bofu praised it as "the most extraordinary great spring on earth."

★ Return to Hailar – the "Pearl of the Grassland"

★ Hulunbuir History Museum (closed Mondays)
The museum houses a rich collection spanning millennia: finely knapped stone tools, translucent jade ornaments, practical pottery and the simple rock paintings found deep in the Greater Khingan forests—all recording the life and brilliant culture of ancient peoples in the Hulunbuir region.

★ Genghis Khan Square
A landmark in central Hailar. After expansion in 2007 the square now features a monumental Genghis Khan statue, fire supports, white nine-tasselled banners, bronze groups of the Khan’s generals, steles bearing his maxims, a relief of his wedding procession to Hailar, and the Bayan-Erdene ovoo, vividly recounting the Khan’s life and highlighting the city’s Mongol-Yuan cultural heritage.

Dinner option: pay on your own for a local hot-pot feast.

After breakfast, take the flight back to your warm home, bringing this wonderful Hulunbuir adventure journey to an end!

Please note that the above itinerary schedule may be adjusted accordingly due to weather, road conditions and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.

Return to Hailar, the "Pearl of the Grassland".