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[2025 Arxan Attraction] Travel Guide for Tianchi Lake (Updated Apr)

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Tianchi, also known as Tianchi in Daxinganling, is one of the six Tianchi in China. It is located on Tianchi Ridge, 74 kilometers northeast of Arxan City, in Arxan National Forest Park. It is a crater formed by volcanic eruptions during the late Pleistocene of the Quaternary Period. Water accumulates to form a lake, which is a crater lake. Its altitude is only lower than the Tianchi in Baitou Mountain, Jilin Province and the Tianchi in Bogda Peak, Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang, ranking third in China. Because the Tianchi in Bogda Peak, Tianshan Mountain is not a crater lake, if the cause of the crater lake is considered, the Tianchi in Daxinganling Mountain ranks second. Tianchi is 1,332 meters above sea level and 18 meters relative to the top. It is a truncated circular volcanic cone. The crater is surrounded by basalt, and the lake is in the shape of a round pot. The circular shore terraces formed by basalt on the lakeside are about 10 meters wide and 1-3 meters high. The lake surface is oval, 450 meters long from east to west. It is 300 meters wide from north to south and covers an area of 13.5 hectares. The lake never dries up during droughts and never overflows during floods. It is as flat as a mirror, with blue sky, white clouds, green trees and green mountains reflected in the lake, forming a natural picture. You can enjoy different beautiful scenery in Tianchi in different seasons, and it is best to travel in spring, summer and autumn. At the turn of spring and summer, the shore is lush with trees, the water vapor is stagnant in the mountains, and the mountaintops are shrouded in clouds and mist. When the azalea flowers bloom, it is like a large crystal sapphire inlaid in the sea of flowers, forming the unique natural landscape of Tianchi. In autumn, the leaves of birch trees turn from green to yellow, and the golden leaves and snow-white trunks are reflected in the blue lake. The scenery is very beautiful!
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Tianchi Lake Address:

Arxan, Hinggan, Inner Mongolia, China

Tianchi Lake Recommended sightseeing time:

1 hour

Tianchi Lake Ticket Price

Free entry
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