July 7, 2009
Is Inner Mongolia a place worth seeing if time and money is an issue?
Antonia asked:
I am on a gap year in Tianjin, an hour out from Beijing and I was wondering whether or not I should go up to Inner Mongolia.. I'd be going up on my own. I have many other places I'd like to visit such as Guilin, Xi'an, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and eventually some other asian countries down south so I was just wondering if Inner Mongolia was worth my time???
I am on a gap year in Tianjin, an hour out from Beijing and I was wondering whether or not I should go up to Inner Mongolia.. I'd be going up on my own. I have many other places I'd like to visit such as Guilin, Xi'an, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and eventually some other asian countries down south so I was just wondering if Inner Mongolia was worth my time???
Any advice would be much appreciated!
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At the close of 2004 there were 80 National-Class (from Class 1A to Class 4A) tourist areas round about Inner Mongolia. Of these, 7 are Class 4A (the highest classification), such as the Gegentala Grassland Tourist Center and the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan (Ghengis Khan (CE 1162-1227) was the Mongol leader who conquered half the world and whose grandson, Kublai Khan, became the Yuan (CE 1279-1368) Dynasty emperor), while 30 are Class 3A, such as the Wusutu National Forest Park, the Xilamuren Grassland Tourist Center, and the Huhenuoer Tourist Center.
In addition, there are 165 Star-Class (from 1-Star to 5-Star) hotels, of which 2 are 5-Star hotels, namely, the Inner Mongolia Hotel and the Xincheng Hotel. Eight of the best 1000 tourist cities of China are located in Inner Mongolia, among them, Huhehaote, Xilinhaote, and Manzhouli. To match the tourist flocks up with these many attractions there are 292 registered tourist agencies in Inner Mongolia, which has seen an explosion in tourism in recent years, as more and more tourists, domestic as well as foreign, cast their attention on this, one of China's last unspoiled frontiers.
Spring is not the best season to visit Inner Mongolia. You should spend more time on Guilin. Especially in April. I lived in Guilin for almost 1 year, and spring in Guilin is the most beautiful. Believe me and you will not regret!
Inner Mongolia is a very good place to visit, especially the endless grassland. The Mongolia tents are also very interesting.