2025 Ningcheng Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in February)

🌟Highlights: You Jian Shan • Forest Resort Homestay retains the essence of a traditional village, featuring staggered buildings constructed according to the terrain🏗. The central atrium is hollowed out with glass walls on all sides, maximizing natural light. A panda sculpture🐻 rests on the central lawn, beside a preserved old pear tree from the original village. 🛏Room Amenities: The homestay offers 3 room types: Courtyard Room, Scenic View Room, and Deluxe Room. Each room type boasts unique outdoor views and features floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies/courtyards, and direct access to scenic views. Perfect for families with children or gatherings with friends👍. ⏳Activities: The homestay provides comprehensive entertainment facilities, including a children's play area🛝, hot spring room♨️, bar🍷, poker♠️, a conference room with a projector, outdoor KTV, and outdoor movies, catering to the entertainment needs of guests of all ages✔️. 🖼Dining: Breakfast includes small wontons, eggs, pickles, and fruit! Delicious stir-fries are available for lunch, ensuring a satisfying dining experience😌. 📍Address: You Jian Shan • Heilihe Forest Resort Homestay 💰Average Cost: 600+

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——I didn’t stay in Chifeng for long. After visiting the Liao Dynasty Memorial Hall, I became very interested in the Ming Dynasty Pagoda and the Jin Dynasty Small Pagoda. I spent the remaining half day to see these ancient pagodas from thousands of years ago. . 👉Liao Daming Pagoda The Daming Pagoda is located in the Liao Zhongjing ruins in Nancheng Village, Tianyi Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is a 100-kilometer drive from Chifeng City to Ningcheng County. There is a speed limit throughout the journey and it takes about an hour and a half to drive there. It was originally called Daning Pagoda. There are still disputes about the time when the pagoda was built. One theory is that it was built between the 25th year of Tonghe of Liao Dynasty and the fourth year of Shouchang (1007-1098 AD). Another theory is that it was built in the fourth year of Chongxi period of Liao Dynasty. The pagoda is octagonal and has 13 floors. The dense-eaves solid brick tower has a total height of 80.22 meters, a base diameter of 36 meters, and a circumference of 112 meters. It is the only existing building in the Liaozhongjing site😊 . 👉Jin Dynasty Small Pagoda The Jin Dynasty Small Pagoda is 2.5 kilometers away from the Daming Pagoda and a 5-minute drive. It was built in the Dading year of Jin Dynasty (1163). The total height of the tower is 24 meters, the plane is octagonal, and the base is 33 meters long. It is a brick-built thirteen-level small tower with dense eaves and no platform around it. It rises from the ground. The bottom floor is a base, 2.7 meters high. The tower is a small tower. style, there is a small Buddhist niche in the south, with brick-carved orbs and flames to seal the top. . ——The two ancient pagodas located in the fields echo each other. Looking down from the air, it reminds people of the grand scene of Liao Zhongjing. It also makes people sigh that these two stone pagodas are the only remaining buildings, and There is another half-section tower about 3 kilometers away from these two towers. These three towers now constitute the most important ground buildings in the Liao Zhongjing ruins. They are also here in Chifeng. It is the most intuitive monument of the Liao Dynasty at close range. 🙂 . 📍Address: Daming Pagoda is located in Tianyi Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

💰Tickets: The tickets for the scenic area are a bit expensive, 80 yuan per person, and 120 yuan per person for a small package, including tickets, sightseeing bus and Wild Man Valley performance. The price is constantly changing, so it is recommended to consult the service area of the scenic spot. If you have the physical strength, it is recommended to buy a one-way uphill ticket and walk down from Tuhe Spring (a bit far, starting at 5 kilometers). 🚂Take the bus: After checking the ticket and entering the scenic area, turn right and you will see the waiting area. First take the sightseeing bus to Holke, then transfer to the small train to Tuhe Spring. You need to keep your ticket for inspection. You can feel the fresh air of the forest and admire various plants while taking the bus. 🚦Route: There is a small exhibition hall in Tuhe Spring, displaying weapons, military equipment, etc. From here, walk down along the wooden plank road, first feel the trees and flowers, the white birch forest, various strange wildflowers are super beautiful, and if you are lucky, you can also see small animals. The eighth picture has a map! Just follow the route at the bottom! 🍔Food: There are small tables in Leshan Square, you can eat there, remember to bring snacks! There are performances, but they don't seem good-looking. 🥇Recommended attractions: The most fun is the Waterwheel Expo Park! Various waterwheels, you can also interact! The windmill park is suitable for taking photos! The forest park can be played. ❗️Note: Don't buy fishing nets at the entrance! There are no fish at all! Bring your own food, the food in the scenic area is not very delicious. Wear long sleeves and trousers, bright clothes are good for taking photos! The performance is average in my opinion... If you are not hungry, you can go to Zimenghu Scenic Area to eat fish, it is very close, Zimenghu is very large, suitable for watching the sunset!

At the beginning of the 17th century, Lin Dan Khan succeeded to the throne and was eager to change the declining situation of the Mongol Khan's power, but he failed to use his political influence and wisdom as a legitimate member of the Golden Family to unite his fellow tribes against outsiders. Instead, he waged brutal wars of annexation against the various tribes of Eastern Mongolia, leading to fratricidal strife and bloodshed among his own people. During Lin Dan Khan's several suppressions, the powerful Khalkha tribe, originally under the jurisdiction of Tumen Khan, disintegrated, and the population owned by the Golden Family's Taiji was almost wiped out in the wars, with only the descendants of Genghis Khan's meritorious minister Zerem and the Uladha people's tribes preserved, whose leader Subudi replaced the Golden Family as the new lord of the Khalkha tribe. In 1635, Subudi and his brother Wandan Wei Zheng were conferred titles in the Khalkha Right Wing Banner, and soon after, Subudi's son Gulusiqibu inherited the title of Zasak of the Khalkha Right Wing Banner and was ennobled as a county king. Subudi's uncle Seleng was also ennobled as a Duke of the State in 1648, and his tribes were placed in the Khalkha Left Wing Banner. Wandan Wei Zheng, despite his outstanding achievements, did not become a Zasak of a banner until his death, perhaps to appease his son Erenchen, who was orphaned and dependent on others. The 'Imperially Commissioned Genealogy of Mongol and Hui Princes and Dukes' records: 'Shanggu Mountain Princess, granted as the consort of Shanggu Mountain', meaning that a princess of a royal prince, not of high status, was married to him. Historical records do not mention the origin and name of this princess, and in the grand Manchu-Mongol marriages of the early Qing Dynasty, this was an insignificant political marriage, but it is remembered to this day because of a peony. In the former residence of the consort's mansion, now in Xiaochengzi Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, grows a peony that has been fragrant for more than 300 years, of the 'Rich Red' variety, which is said to have been bestowed by Emperor Kangxi as part of the princess's bridal dowry. Although there is no historical evidence to support Kangxi's bestowal of a dowry to a Shanggu Mountain Princess and it does not quite conform to the regulations, this peony was indeed brought into the palace by gardeners from Baipengyao Village, Huaxiang, Fengtai District, Beijing, who specialized in cultivating peonies for the royal family, and later planted beyond the Great Wall as part of the princess's dowry, blooming and falling for over 300 years. In 2021, Baipengyao Village welcomed back a branch of the 'bridal dowry peony' to its original home. Erenchen's descendants prospered, and by the time of his great-grandson Gele'er, the number of auxiliary leaders had accumulated to 38. The Qing court approved the establishment of the Khalkha Middle Banner in the territory belonging to Ningcheng County, and Gele'er was ennobled as a prince, becoming the first Zasak, a hereditary title that lasted for seven generations. By that time, Wandan Wei Zheng had been dead for 80 years. The consort's mansion was inherited by Gemupule, the seventh-generation descendant of Erenchen, who built a new mansion in Changgao Village in 1822 and transplanted the peony into the new residence for successive generations to nurture and worship. Today, the bridal peony has been propagated into three courtyards, with an average plant height of 1.5 meters and a covering diameter of 2 meters. The main stem of the original plant reaches 7 centimeters in diameter, still flourishing with lush branches and leaves, and a proper plant shape. The flowers are pink, with thousands of petals, and the diameter of the flowers is about 20 centimeters, with about 200 blooms each time. Every May, when the flowers bloom, they present an elegant posture, bright colors, and an intoxicating fragrance, making it the highest latitude woody peony in northern China.

Daoxugou, Heiliriver Daoxugou Tourist Scenic Area, is located in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. It is situated at the junction of Ningcheng County in Inner Mongolia, Chengde County, and Longhua County in Hebei Province, belonging to the Qilaotu Mountain branch of the Yanshan Mountain Range. Daoxugou is easily accessible, with the 206 provincial road leading directly to Chifeng in the north (116km away), the 207 provincial road and the 306 national road reaching Ningcheng County in the west (98km apart), and the 206 provincial road leading directly to Chengde City in the south (133km away), at a distance of 359km from Beijing. Inside Daoxugou, there are lush forests, clear lakes and waterfalls, as well as giant rocks of various shapes.

Home to well-preserved primeval forest ecology, it is a World Geopark, National Forest Park, and Wetland Park. Vast forests, deep river valleys, crisscrossing ravines, layered mountains upon mountains, and majestic terrain. It boasts a wealth of animal and plant resources, and species that are treasures of the world. My images and words fail to capture its true essence, and even ten days to half a month would not suffice to explore its vast and profound depths. One can only marvel!

Xu Gou, officially known as Heili River Xu Gou Tourist Scenic Area, is located in the experimental area in the southwest corner of Heili River National Nature Reserve in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. It is located at the junction of Ningcheng County in Inner Mongolia, Chengde County in Hebei Province, and Longhua County, and belongs to the Qilaotu Mountain branch of the Yan Mountains!. Inside Xu Gou, there are lush forests, clear lakes and waterfalls, and huge strange stones of various shapes!. In addition, Xu Gou is also a kingdom of flora and fauna, allowing people to truly feel the vitality and beauty of nature!