7 Days and 6 Nights Exploring Hulunbuir｜Stay in the Heart of China’s Largest Grassland and Give Freedom Back to Your Soul

Have you ever dreamed of a scene like this— An endless stretch of green, like the softest carpet laid across the earth; The wind blowing from the Erguna River, carrying the breath of grass and wildflowers; A herd of horses galloping in the distance, the herders’ songs drifting between heaven and earth. This is not a movie; this is everyday life on the Hulunbuir Grassland. China’s largest and best-preserved original ecological grassland, With a total area equivalent to the combined size of Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, When summer arrives, it becomes the most stunning green miracle on Earth. “Hulunbuir Deep Grassland Route” 📍 Meet in Hailar → Core section of Morigele River → Erguna Wetland → Enhe Russian Ethnic Village → Shiwei Border Town → Heishantou Horseback Crossing → Manzhouli (Border Gate/Matriochka Square) → Disband in Hailar 📅 7 days 6 nights｜⏰ Peak season June to August｜💰 Around 5000-7500 RMB per person (includes off-road vehicle + unique accommodations) 🎯 Theme: No rushed sightseeing, deeply explore the pastoral heartland, experience authentic nomadic life Why is this called the “ultimate grassland trip”? Because it’s more than just “seeing the scenery”—it lets you become part of the grassland. 🌾 Day 2-3: Morigele River · The Lifeline of Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns The real “world’s most winding river” described by Lao She lies deep in this uninhabited area. ✅ Ride a professional off-road vehicle into the secret grassland, avoiding tourist fences ✅ Climb high to capture the “Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns” — the moment the drone rises, you’ll hold your breath ✅ Stay overnight in a private Mongolian yurt with herders, gather around the campfire drinking milk tea and listening to long songs, the starry sky so low it feels within reach The guide says: “This river isn’t just a line on the map; it’s the heartbeat of the grassland.” 🐎 Day 4-5: Heishantou · The True Horseback Crossing Experience No more riding horses in circles at tourist spots! This is the authentic way: ✔️ Learn to mount, control reins, trot, and turn from local horsemen ✔️ Ride in teams galloping across the border grasslands, feeling the real thrill of “the wind blows the grass low, revealing cattle and sheep” ✔️ Visit the original sacred cairns, learn about shamanism and nature worship Someone who rode the full route for the first time said: “It turns out people and horses really can communicate with their eyes.” 🌌 Day 6: Grassland Starry Sky Camping · Sleep Under the Milky Way Far from light pollution, set up tents on the herders’ pasture: 🔸 At 2 a.m., look up to see the Milky Way clearly 🔸 Includes star trail photography tutorial, teaching you to shoot National Geographic-level photos 🔸 Gather around the fire pit at midnight listening to the horsehead fiddle, a rendition of “Wild Goose” brings tears to your eyes A photographer commented: “I chased the Northern Lights in Iceland, but saw the cleanest Milky Way in Hulunbuir.” 🫖 Fully Immersive Cultural Experience: Taste hand-pulled meat, milk tea, milk tofu, Buryat steamed buns Learn a few Mongolian phrases: “Sain bainuu” (Hello), “Tanase” (Thank you) Join a small Naadam festival: wrestling shows, archery experience, grassland tug-of-war If visiting in late July, you can join the local Naadam festival (the grand version held every three years is even more spectacular) What moves the heart most are those moments “only found by going deep”: 👉 One evening in Enhe, a Russian grandmother teaches you to make rye bread, saying: “Bread must rise slowly, and life must be lived slowly.” 👉 Returning from herding in Heishantou, a horseman pats your shoulder: “Today you’re not a tourist, you’re family.” 👉 In Manzhouli’s night scene, a child points to Matriochka Square and says: “Mom, this looks like a castle from a fairy tale.” — Indeed, this land belongs to fairy tales. A netizen wrote: “I negotiate million-dollar deals in the CBD, but on the grassland, I stopped for ten minutes just to watch a cloud.” “Freedom isn’t a state; it’s the air you can breathe.” Stop saying “All grasslands are the same” or “There’s nothing fun there.” The truth is— ✅ We insist on small groups (max 6 people) + off-road vehicles to explore non-tourist areas, rejecting big bus tours ✅ Cooperate with local herder families to ensure yurts are clean, heated, and have private bathrooms—say goodbye to “primitive = suffering” ✅ Provide professional photography guidance + cultural explanations, so every photo tells a story And— 🔸 June to August has pleasant weather (20-28°C daytime), wildflowers bloom, cattle and sheep are fat 🔸 Experienced drivers + bilingual guides + emergency support vehicles ensure safety and peace of mind Spend seven days stepping into this land more vast than you imagined, This is not just travel; it’s a complete “return to the forest and grass” for the urban soul. So, if you are currently: Feeling suffocated by KPIs and want to disconnect for a few days Longing for a true “wild freedom” Wanting to show your children the “vast sky and boundless wilderness” from their textbooks I want to say: Go to Hulunbuir. No need to wait until retirement, do it this summer, Ride a horse, stay a night in a yurt, watch the Milky Way rise. When you stand by the Morigele River, the wind lifting your clothes, You will finally understand— What it means to be refreshed and relaxed is simply returning to the scale humans should have: small, but free. Just like the girl who sat quietly all night under the stars said: “I don’t need to conquer the world, I just want to remember— I was once a breeze between heaven and earth.” This summer, surrender yourself to the grassland. Let the green heal your eyes, let the wind comb your thoughts, Let a distant long song tell you: You don’t belong in a cubicle, You belong to the wilderness, the stars, and boundless freedom.