[2025 Xinghe Attraction] Travel Guide for Sumu Mountain Tourist Area (Updated Apr)

Xinghe County Sumushan Forest Park is located 45 kilometers south of Xinghe County. It borders Yanggao and Tianzhen counties of Shanxi Province to the south, and Fengzhen City to the west. It is the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia, and is known as "the place where the crowing of a cock can be heard in three provinces." The average altitude of the forest area is over 2,000 meters. The highest peak, Huangshiya, is 2,334.7 meters, which is the highest point in Ulanqab City. Sumushan Forest Park is 35 kilometers long from east to west and 10 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ​​13,300 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 68.8%. It is the largest artificial forest farm in the central and western parts of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and has become a natural plant kingdom in the central and western parts of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. There are artificially planted tree species such as larch, larch, pine, and spruce, natural trees such as white birch and poplar, wild shrubs such as tiger hazel, Lespedeza, mountain apricot, mountain elm, mountain willow, mountain cherry, mountain locust, Spiraea, and barberry, more than 30 kinds of exotic flowers and plants, more than 10 kinds of edible plants such as yellow flowers, fungus, bracken, and mushrooms, and more than 120 kinds of medicinal plants such as Polygala, ginseng, bupleurum, astragalus, Fritillaria, and Angelica. Among them, wild Astragalus is the pure "True North Astragalus", which is high in powder and sugar, has thick stems and bright yellow color. It can cure a variety of diseases. It is a superior tonic product and enjoys a high reputation in the domestic Chinese herbal medicine market. At the same time, this is also a place where animals live and reproduce. There are sika deer, roe deer, badgers, hares, eagles, cuckoos, larks, pheasants, woodpeckers, orioles and other animals and birds walking and flying through the forest. The Sumu Mountain Forest Park Tourist Area, with its steep mountains, dense forests, colorful flowers and rich ethnic customs, attracts more and more travelers who are eager to enjoy the beauty of nature. Those who return are all impressed by its uniqueness and beauty! As you climb along the serpentine mountain trail, you will reach the highest point with charming views - Wangtianya. Looking around, you can see green mountains and misty fog, like a mural of appropriate shades hanging in the sky. The light breeze brings the rich fragrance of flowers and the gurgling sound of mountain streams, making people feel like they are in a fairyland, relaxed and happy, and all the worries and sorrows of the world disappear...

If you don’t want to squeeze into the crowds during the May Day holiday, you might as well come to Hohhot, a niche travel destination, where you can enjoy the desert, grassland, and volcanoes all at once. 1⃣ Accommodation and transportation ① Arriving in Hohhot from outside the city: You can take the subway/airport bus from the airport to the city center. The subway is outside the airport. ② You can stay near the "Wuta Temple" and "Dazhao Wuliang Temple", which are convenient for visiting various scenic spots. . 2⃣Itinerary Day1: One-day tour in Hohhot: Dazhao Wuliang Temple--Sai Shang Old Street--Wuta Temple--Guanyin Temple--Baoerhan Pagoda (these attractions are very close, see the Hohhot urban attractions map for details) Day2: Depart from Hohhot: Self-driving/one-day group: Huitengxile Grassland Huanghuagou Scenic Area--Ulan Hada Volcano--Return to Hohhot City Day3: Hohhot High-speed Railway to Ordos: Self-driving/one-day group: Xiangshawan One-day Tour . 3⃣Special Food Milk tea (salty, sweet), boiled lamb, grilled lamb chops, milk rolls, sand onions, belly meat, sheepskin roll jelly, old yogurt . 4⃣About attractions ①Huitengxile Grassland Huanghuagou Scenic Area: June-August is the best time to travel, the grassland is more lush, there are tickets in the scenic area🎫, you can drive to the non-Huanghuagou Wu🎫 grassland to take pictures, there are multiple yurts in the location generally provide food and accommodation. ② Xiangshawan: The desert has no seasons, only the weather, so you can go there any month. The main scenic spots to visit are Xiansha Island and Yuesha Island. If you are just looking for photos, Yuesha Island has an artificial swimming pool that is great for taking pictures. If you like to play desert amusement projects, go to Xiansha Island. ③Ulan Hada Crater Geological Park: Sequence of visits: Volcanoes 6-4-3-5 The one where you can take photos of the space suit and the red telephone booth is Crater 6. The crater with a hiking trail is No. 3. ④ Gulinaobao Volcano: Even less popular than Ulanqab Volcano, it is a good place to take photos, but the volcano is relatively small, far less large than Ulanhada Volcano, so it is not necessary to set aside a day to drive here. . 5⃣tips ① The winds are strong and the temperature is relatively low in Huitengxile, Ulanqab and Gulinaobao volcanoes, so please keep warm and avoid the wind. Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

The national key forest protection area Sumushan Forest Park is located in Xinghe County, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, dominating the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia, backed by the northern grassland, overlooking the land of Yan and Zhao. Sumushan, in Mongolian means 'Arrow Mountain', historically also known as Yanmen Mountain, Panyang Mountain, is the place where the Tuoba Xianbei thrived. The forest coverage rate is 78%, the average altitude of Sumushan is more than 2000 meters, the plant resources are rich, it is a natural plant kingdom and a treasure house of Chinese herbal medicine. Autumn is the most beautiful season of Sumushan, the vast forest, the vast sea of clouds, the dyed forest, the misty fog, 75,000 acres of deciduous pine, camphor pine and birch forest are dotted with deep and shallow orange red and golden yellow mountains, like a colorful oil painting. 'Health Paradise' Sumushan has a negative oxygen ion of more than 3800 per cubic meter, 40 minutes by high-speed rail from Beijing, 2 hours by self-driving, every autumn attracts photographers and mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the country, it is a super awesome autumn travel card spot. The ninth day of the lunar September is the Chongyang Festival, there is a custom of climbing to enjoy the autumn in the folk, so the Chongyang Festival is also called 'Climbing Festival', every Chongyang, there are many local people and tourists to Sumushan mountain climbing, welcoming winter and blessing, praying for peace and watching the dyed forest, falling leaves flying.

Sumushan Forest Park is located in Xinghe County, Inner Mongolia. The forest area has an average elevation of over 2,000 meters and is the highest point in the territory of Wulanchabu City. For the Wulanchabu citizens, Sumushan is equivalent to Xiangshan in Beijing. In the autumn, the leaves on the mountain began to turn yellow, squatting in the coniferous forest, and the top of the forest at the highest point overlooking the forest and the village under the mountain, it is a stunning world. The scenery while walking is very attractive. From the birch forest to the deciduous coniferous forest, strolling along the path of the alpine forest, the needles of the larch fall on the thick white snow; the breeze blows, The thin snow on the coniferous forest fell in the backlight, and the fragrance of the pines drifted. Although I can't climb the top, it is rare to meet such a beautiful snow scene.