[3 Days in Aershan] Depart from Hulunbuir!

• Keywords: volcanic landforms, forest secrets, unfrozen river wonderland, Japanese-style train • Seasonal highlights: ▫️ Fall (Sep–Oct): colorful forests like an oil painting ▫️ Winter (Dec–Feb): rime x hot springs x -30°C extreme cold romance ​ 🚗 Route plan Day ❶ Hulunbuir → Aershan City • 7:00 am: Depart: charter a car and take G331 (take photos of the grassland cattle and sheep along the way 📸) • 2:00 pm: Arrive: go straight to 💧 Wuli Spring to get holy water (bring an empty bottle!) • 4:00 pm 📮 Aershan Railway Station: yellow wall and green window retro station + train track depth photo (free!) • Stay overnight at ♨️ hot spring hotel: soak in hot springs + eat boiled lamb hot pot (relax your pores!!) ​ Day ❷ Aershan National Forest Park • 8:00 am–5:00 pm 🔥 Volcanic landform walking route: Tuofengling Tianchi → Grand Canyon → Dujuan Lake → Shitanglin → Santanxia ❗️ Must-see: Dujuan Lake reflection in fall, unfrozen river sunset mist in winter‼️ 🎫 Ticket: CNY 285/valid for 2 days, including sightseeing bus ​ Day ❸ Reindeer/sea of clouds → return • 7:00 am 🌄 Take photos of the sea of clouds on top of Bailang Peak (even better after rain) • 9:30 am 🦌 "Dear Inn" Deer Park to feed reindeer (wear a white sweater! 200% photo success rate!!) • 1:00 pm: Return: stop by Oronbuken Forest for a hike ​ 📸 Photo tips 1️⃣ Unfrozen river blue hour: winter 7:00–8:00 am, river surface steaming + morning light 2️⃣ Deer park interaction: squat down to look at the deer, put the feed in your palm for a more natural look! 3️⃣ Railway station light and shadow: 4:00 pm oblique light + window frame composition, instantly become a Japanese heroine ​ 🍜 Food radar ✔️ Baolige boiled lamb: lamb cooked in mineral water, so fresh it makes your tongue tremble! ✔️ Fried willow root fish: cold water fish fried crispy, even the fish bones are crispy ✔️ Mongolian salty milk tea: with fried rice and milk skin, instantly travel to nomadic life ​ 💡 Tips ⚠️ Road conditions: Bailang Peak has many gravel roads, choose an SUV! ⚠️ Keep warm: stick warm baby + wear non-slip boots in winter, your phone will freeze and shut down! ⚠️ Signal: some areas of the forest park have no network, download offline maps in advance!