The Baishigou Ecological Tourism Zone is a key tourism development project approved by the tourism administrative departments of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hohhot City and reported to the National Tourism Administration. It is also one of the projects opened to the outside world and attracted investment in Hohhot City in 2005.
The tourist area is located 20 kilometers west of Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on National Highway 110 and Jinhai Avenue in Jinchuan Development Zone, directly leading to the mountain gate of the tourist area, with extremely convenient transportation. The geographical coordinates of the tourist area are 111°26'-111°28' east longitude, 40°46'-40°5l' north latitude, with an area of 28 square kilometers. The area has high mountains, lush vegetation, and many mountain streams merge into the Baishi River. The water flow is rapid and winding, running through the scenic area. It has unique advantages in developing tourism.
l. Geographical and landscape tourism resources
The Baishigou Scenic Area reflects the overall natural features of Tumo River where Hohhot City is located and its adjacent mountainous areas. The scenic spot is located in the middle section of Daqing Mountain, 4 kilometers wide from east to west and 7 kilometers long from north to south. The mountain is steep and the geological structure is of great ornamental value. It has the conditions to carry out extreme sports such as mountain climbing, rock climbing, and gliding.
2. Water and scenic tourism resources
The mountains are crisscrossed with ravines, and numerous springs form small streams that flow into the Baishi River. The stream flows continuously all year round, and the total water area in the ravines reaches 8 square kilometers. It accounts for 35% of the total area of the scenic spot, providing conditions for the development of water activities such as rafting and boating. The Wu·1 Reservoir covers an area of 750,000 square meters and is open, providing unique conditions for rafting, fishing and other activities.
3. Biological tourism resources
There is a large area of secondary forest (birch, wild pear, apricot, artificial pine forest, fruit trees) in the scenic area. The vegetation coverage of the main scenic area reaches 55% %, among which the plant coverage rate on shady slopes reaches more than 75%, and the ecological status is good. It is one of the few in the Daqingshan area. Due to the different changes in vegetation in different seasons, it is of great ornamental value.
There are green sheep, roe deer, wild deer, hares, squirrels, eagles, pheasants, stone quails and other animals.
4. Landscape architecture tourism resources
The scenic spot has been established since 2003. Since the initial development, facilities such as Happy Valley, Bird Garden, Mongolian yurt group, farmyards, pavilions, artificial waterfalls, and caves have been built in the scenic area, which has the initial ability to receive tourists.
Overall, Baishitou. The attraction of the tourist resources of the Gou Scenic Area mainly lies in the natural resources, which lies in the comprehensive advantages of mountains, forests and water, which provides unique conditions for leisure vacation, fitness and adventure tourism.
5. Red tourism resources.
Baishigou's natural geographical location is in the hinterland of Daqingshan, southwest of Jinergou. During the Anti-Japanese War, Daqingshan was a key anti-Japanese guerrilla base under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The famous Battle of Baishigou occurred here. .
Many senior cadres of our party led and directed the Anti-Japanese War here, such as: Li Jingquan, Zhang Dazhi, Yao Pin, Yang Zhilin, Su Qianyi, Gao Kelin, and Bai Rubing.wait.
Baishigou has currently developed 92 scenic spots and facilities, and it requires a three-day trip to enjoy the panoramic view.
The first section, the "One-day Tour", includes:
When you come to the gate of the tourist area, you first appreciate the imitation rock gate built on the mountain. Its material selection, shape, scale and artistic style can be said to be the first in Inner Mongolia, and it has great ornamental value. When you enter the scenic spot, you will see the rippling "Wuyi Reservoir", which is a paradise for fishing and swimming. On the west side of the "Wuyi Reservoir" is a battery car parking lot and a 14-meter-long and 4-meter-wide miniature landscape of the entire scenic area, the tour guide sand table. This tour guide sand table also has a certain degree of artistic appreciation. The first east branch ditch in the scenic area is planned to be a farmhouse ditch, which is equipped with a "noodle shop", a "wine shop", a "tofu shop" and a farmhouse restaurant. There is a triple waterfall in the upper reaches of the "Wuyi Reservoir" that is 15 meters high and 18 meters wide. Here you can watch and take photos, and play in the water, making tourists forget to return. Directly west of Sandie Waterfall is a small ditch called Bingbingchuan. The glacier at the mouth of this ditch can remain until June every year, making it a unique sight in the ditch. The second east branch ditch in the scenic area is the ditch of Bainiaoyuan. There are more than a hundred peacocks, swans, swans and more than 30 kinds of rare birds raised in the ditch. It can be called the 100th Bird Garden in Hohhot. Located on the hillside to the west of the Bainiaoyuan ditch mouth, it is a gold mining area. There are still more than 100 gold mining pits more than ten meters deep for tourists to watch. There is a functional area focusing on fish on the north side of the gold mining area, which consists of a fish pond, a fish pond, and a fish museum. Visitors can buy fish in the fish pond or fish for entertainment in the fish pond, and finally take the fish. Go to the fish restaurant for processing and tasting. Here you can touch and catch live fish in the water, taste fish and enjoy the scenery. There are gurgling streams in the south, mountain springs in the east, and peach trees in the north. It can be said that you have entered a fairyland. On the north side of the fish house is a parking lot that can park more than a hundred cars. On the north side of the parking lot is the animal breeding farm. To the north of the animal breeding farm is the water park. The water park is composed of ten competitive bridges. It is an effective method to test people's psychological and physical qualities. The winner who passes a bridge gets ten points, and the winner gets one hundred points. Upstream of the water park is a long water curtain waterfall and fishing spot. To the east of the fishing ground is the Mongolian Travel Camp, which consists of 27 yurts. It is an ideal place for food and accommodation on the first day of your trip. The catering service center here will prepare freshly slaughtered sheep and home-grown goats for you. green food farm dishes. In the afternoon after eating the freshly slaughtered sheep, you can reach the west bank of the fishing ground through a large suspension bridge or a ropeway. A hugging Albizia tree will bring you unity as strength. Then walk a few dozen meters to the west and you will come to Guanyin Cave. Worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva will bring you happiness in the world. From Guanyin Cave, go south and cross the Fushun Bridge to climb Xishan. If you don’t pass the Fushun Bridge, you can go west along the Oasis Valley to see the original Aobao in Renshen Valley or climb Bangchui Mountain, enjoy the amazing mountain scenery, and pick mountain pears, mountain grapes, and various other crops. Plant Chinese herbal medicine and the sun will set after visiting Oasis Valley.
You can move to the farmyard the next day to travel to the second section. Enter Qishiyu in the morning. Forty minutes walk, we came to the first waterfall in Daqingshan. This waterfall is more than 20 meters high and 14 meters wide. The surrounding environment is very unique. Various green vegetation grows on the stone wall in the waterfall curtain, and flowers are blooming around it. The upper reaches of the waterfall is a waterfall belt scenic area composed of six small waterfalls with a height of more than two meters. Different white marbles are distributed in the waterfall belt, which is a unique sight. After walking upward for more than ten minutes and looking back, the Jinchuan Development Zone comes into view, which makes you quite surprised because you have already reached the scenic area of Dengtiangou. After visiting Qishi Valley, you can go to the Lovers Valley on the opposite side to enjoy the shade. The trees in Lovers Valley are densely covered with branches and leaves that cover the entire valley so that no sunlight can penetrate. The environment is very elegant. It’s noon after visiting Lovers’ Valley. At this time, you return to the farmyard, pick your favorite vegetables from the vegetable patch in the yard, make your own lunch, and experience the lifestyle of a farmhouse. In the afternoon, you should seize the time to visit Huangtujiaozi, Shanyougou and Zhaogou. Huangtujiaozi is located to the west of the villa area. It was the seat of Wusui County during the Anti-Japanese War and can be called a red tourist area. To the west of Huangtujiaozi is the famous Maple Bay Scenic Area. In autumn, the forest is dyed red all over the bay. Shanyougou was a summer resort for early princes. This is also the origin of the name of this ditch. After a fifteen-minute walk into the ditch, you will come to the ruins of the Yellow River Lama's ancient tomb and the Yaowang Temple, which are rich in holy names. Green bricks and Han tiles can be seen everywhere. The story of Yaowang Ye is still circulated among the local people. Very early before menstruation, King Yao met a young man collecting firewood in Shanyou ditch. He was carrying a large bundle of firewood, which made the young man sweat profusely. So the young man sat on the stone platform to rest. Half an hour passed. , the young man's sweat has dried up, giving the impression that the young man is chilling. After seeing it, Lord Yao asked the young man where he lived and whether it was far away from here. He persuaded the young man to go home immediately, otherwise he would become seriously ill on the way. Two years later, Lord Yao met this young man again in Baishitougou. Lord Yao was surprised. It turns out that the young man did not die of illness on the road last time. It was because the young man was sweating profusely and catching a cold last time. When he carried a large bundle of firewood and went home, he was sweating profusely and drove the cold air out of his body with sweat. This is the working people. The ability of self-protection. Unfortunately, I am still the King of Medicine. I have even forgotten this basic common sense. Feeling ashamed and angry, the King of Medicine scattered all the Chinese herbal medicines he collected in the white stone ditch in Daqing Mountain. Well, this is the origin of more than 100 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines that are abundant in Baishitou Gou. Zhaogou is located on the east side of the ruins of the ancient temple Hongze Temple. Walking into the foot of the mountain 200 meters west of Zhaogou, you can see the well-preserved Sutra Collection Cave and Sutra Transmission Cave dating back more than a thousand years.
The third section tour can be carried out on the third day.
On the hill at the turn of the main ditch going north to the west, there is an ancient fort. After visiting the fort, walk 300 meters west to the patio seasonal waterfall. The stone walls of the patio are unique, and the shape of pines and cypresses is praised by all walks of life. Three hundred meters west of Tianjing Seasonal Waterfall is the scenic spot of strange peaks and trees. The surrounding scenery is very beautiful and spectacular, with both the strong and upright character of the north and the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, making tourists go back and forth in admiration. Visitors continue to the south for 500 meters.There is a hole that penetrates the mountain peak, which is the Tongtian Cave. In the past, hunters were very fond of this cave, because the Tongtian Cave helped hunters hunt more prey. To the west of Tongtian Cave is the deer farm in our tourist area. To the west of the deer farm is the Luchang Reservoir, where you can fish and go boating. It is also a water park and can also generate hydroelectric power. On the hillside behind the deer farm, there are Luyuan Villa and Deer Products Health Restaurant. There is a ditch to the west of Luchang called Daxigou. A naturally lush birch forest grows on the southern mountain of this valley, forming a birch forest scenic spot. In addition, there are two peculiar peaks among the undulating peaks of Nanshan. One is Asahi Peak. The shape of the peak is a human head with hair, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and chin. The peaks are very lifelike, like human sculptures. The second strange peak is the Finger Peak, which is also like a sculpture and is worth seeing. About a thousand meters further you will come to the third spring that forms the Baishi River. In the afternoon you can enter Hou Kuan Beach from the North Road of Luchang. First, after passing the first and second springs that form the Baishi River, we arrive at Houkuantan, which leads to Wuchuan County. This is a dense area of wild animals from below. With steep mountain peaks, dense grass and dense forests, and numerous animals, it is the best adventure and sightseeing area and is well worth a visit.