Spring has arrived in Xilingol! Let's go see the most beautiful flower fields on the vast grasslands
🍃In late April, Xilingol League's grasslands turn green again, apricot blossoms bloom, and the poetic spring landscape of the prairie gradually unfolds. 🌼Xilingol will become increasingly beautiful in the coming months, with flowers blooming in succession across the grasslands until midsummer, offering flower seas to admire every month. 👇This spring and summer, let's follow the grassland flower season through Xilingol. The flower viewing guide is now available—save it for your trip!
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📸Apricot Blossoms
🕛️Best viewing period: Late April to mid-May
Best location: Xingfu Township, Taipusi Banner
Every year in late April, thousands of acres of apricot groves burst into bloom in Xingfu Township of Taipusi Banner. Pink and white apricot blossoms cover the hillsides in an endless display. The annual Taipusi Banner Apricot Blossom Festival accompanies this natural spectacle, where visitors can hike or cycle through the flowering groves, enjoy beautiful scenery, take stunning photos, experience folk culture, and taste delicious local food.
🔹Other recommended attractions in Taipusi Banner
Taipusi Imperial Horse Farm Tourism Area, Taipusi Border Wall Village, Shitiao Mountain, etc.
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📸Iris Flowers
🕛️Best viewing period: Late May to early June
Best location: Ujumqin Grassland, West Ujumqin Banner
When iris flowers bloom, it signals the arrival of early summer on the great grasslands. Also called "malan," these blue-purple flowers are vibrant and dreamlike, blooming freely across the Ujumqin Grassland, known as the "Heavenly Grassland." The sight is breathtakingly beautiful!
🔹Other recommended attractions in West Ujumqin Banner
Wulan Wutai Scenic Area, Mongol Khan City, Genghis Khan Lookout Mountain, etc.
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📸Peony Flowers
🕛️Best viewing period: Mid-June to early July
Best location: Peony Valley Scenic Area
Peony Valley Scenic Area is located 20 kilometers north of Hesige Wula Pasture in Urad Management District, covering approximately 2,600 acres. Around mid-June each year, fields of wild peonies bloom across the grasslands. Pink and white flowers sway in the gentle breeze, bright and charming, attracting bees and butterflies in a vibrant, intoxicating scene!
🔹Other recommended attractions in Urad Management District
Urad Nine Bends, Wolf Valley, Urad Lake, Bulin Spring, etc.
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📸Lilium Flowers
🕛️Best viewing period: Late June to early August
Best location: Gongbao Lage Grassland, Taipusi Banner
The flower sung about in the well-known song "Mountain Lilies Blooming Red" is the lilium flower, also called "shandan" or "shandandan." These flowers are known for their fiery appearance with bright red blossoms that catch the eye. From late June, you can admire them on the Gongbao Lage Grassland. Looking out across the landscape, these red flowers dot the emerald grasslands, creating a striking color contrast that's particularly eye-catching.
🔹Other recommended attractions in Taipusi Banner
Taipusi Imperial Horse Farm, Wolf Tribe, Herdsman's Home, etc.
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📸Fireweed
🕛️Best viewing period: June to August
Best location: Willow Orchid Valley, Xilinhot City
In the height of summer in Xilinhot, fireweed blooms in dreamy purple seas that dazzle the eye. In the Huitengxile Natural Plant Garden of Xilinhot, you can admire vast fields of fireweed. The windmills surrounding the flower fields create a fairy-tale-like scene. Wandering through the purple flower sea bathed in the evening sunset glow feels like stepping into an animated world—every photo looks amazing!
🔹Other recommended attractions in Xilinhot City
Xilingol Great Grassland, Beizi Temple, Pingding Mountain Volcano Group, Xilin Nine Bends, etc.
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📸Golden Lotus
🕛️Best viewing period: Mid-July to early August
Best location: Golden Lotus River Grassland, Zhenglan Banner
In July, golden lotus flowers take center stage on the Golden Lotus River Grassland. The golden blossoms open under the bright summer sun, and from a distance, they appear like a golden ocean stretching endlessly. Together with the rich vegetation of the grasslands, the meandering Lightning River, and scattered cattle and sheep, they form a splendid, colorful panorama.
🔹Other recommended attractions in Zhenglan Banner
Xanadu Ruins, Little Zagastai Lake, Hunshandake Tourism Area.
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📝Tips
🚘Transportation recommendation: Self-driving
😋Food recommendations: Whole roasted lamb, hand-held meat, hot pot lamb, air-dried meat, stone-grilled meat, butter rolls, oat noodles, Xilingol morning tea, milk skin, cheese, mare's milk wine, etc.
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🌺With April half gone, while southern regions are trending toward summer, Xilingol is just entering spring with its pure spring colors. This spring and summer, find a few sunny days, gather some friends, and embark on a grassland flower-viewing journey!
Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia