There is a mountain pass at the intersection of Yanshan Mountains and Yinshan Mountains in northern my country. It is called Ulanqab in Mongolian, and it is translated into Chinese as "Hongshan Pass". Ulanqab is located in the central part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

There is a mountain pass at the intersection of Yanshan Mountains and Yinshan Mountains in northern my country. It is called Ulanqab in Mongolian, and it is translated into Chinese as "Hongshan Pass".

Ulanqab is located in the central part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is the closest prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia to Beijing. It is only 240 kilometers and can be reached by high-speed rail in more than an hour. When Beijing is scorching in July and the heat is unbearable, if you come west to Ulanqab, you will suddenly feel that the July wind blows in the grassland.

The closest distance from Ulanqab City to Beijing is 240 kilometers. All provided photos to the respondents

"Only the Northwest Plateau can have it"

Ulanqab is known as the "China's Grassland Summer Capital", and the average summer temperature is only 18.8 degrees Celsius.

Sumu Mountain, the tail of Yanshan Mountain, the head of Yinshan Mountain. It is 27 kilometers long and 19 kilometers wide, with an average altitude of 1,682.32 meters. It is the water source conservation site of the Yongding River, the "mother river" of Beijing, and an important "ecological fortress" in North China. The highest point is 2,334.7 meters. It is the "mountain" of Ulanqab City.

"Sumu" means "arrow". Sumu Mountain was called Jianshan in ancient times, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period to the Jin Dynasty, and from the Northern Wei Dynasty, Panyang Mountain. It is located at the junction of the three provinces (regions) of Jin, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. It is known as the "Three Provinces of Chicken Crying and Listening", and is the intersection of Hongshan culture and Yangshao culture.

Sumu Mountain is the largest artificial forest farm in Inner Mongolia, with a forest coverage rate of 74.8%. There is a story about Dong Hongru, the "Yugong on the Frontier" who led two generations of foresters to "fight to the death" of poor mountains and rivers, and planted 205,000 mu of trees and more than 30 million trees in the high and deserted mountains with the most primitive method of carrying the shoulders and carrying them back.

Sumushan, the largest artificial forest farm in Inner Mongolia.

Now, Sumu Mountain has been built into a forest park and is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. I climbed along the snake-shaped mountain path, but I saw strange rocks and numerous flowers and plants. I could hear the pine waves, and the birds sing. The forests were beautiful and the mountains were beautiful, which made Sumu Mountain look beautiful and colorful.

Climb to the top and look at the end of the world. Looking around, you can see the green mountains and misty fog, like a mural with suitable thickness and light hanging in the sky. The light breeze brings a strong fragrance of flowers, and the mountain streams and springs are jingling, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"There are hundreds of cattle and horses, walking from afar, like thousands of sand gulls on the green sea. Leaning a stick as the wind, you feel refreshed! This boundless and high sky, infinitely flat grassland, and endless and clean air can only be possessed by the northwest plateau..." This is written by writer Bing Xin , Jining District, Ulanqab Market in the 1930s.

is located in Bawang River Park in the city. The sky is blue and the water is clear, the trees are green and the scenery is beautiful; strolling on the trestle, breathing the fresh air, and intoxicating in the ecological scenery; wandering in Quanyuling Scenic Area, the breeze is smooth and tourists are full of tourists, as if in a beautiful picture of tourists enjoying the scenery, water birds play, and harmony between people and water...

Bawang River is the "mother river" of Jining District. More than 10 years ago, due to the continuous drought, the groundwater level of Bawang River had dropped seriously. In addition, garbage occupied the river channel, and there were quarries on both sides. The entire river channel once turned into stinky ditches and rocky beaches, which local residents could not avoid.

In the autumn of 2010, the construction of the Bawang River comprehensive management project started. Relying on the natural landforms of Baiquan Mountain, Tiger Mountain , Wolong Mountain , Bawang River, Quanyuling River and other natural landforms, a water green landscape belt about 15 kilometers long and 1 kilometers wide was created, and Bawang River Park has become a leisure "check-in place".

Wang Xia from Beijing is an employee working in big data in Ulanqab City. Due to work reasons, she often travels between the two places. After work, she likes to walk in Bawang River Park and other places, which has become an important adjustment for her fast-paced life.

"Blue sky, clear water, green grass and flowers, I like to bring my children or friends to come here to play, it's very comfortable." Wang Xia said with a smile.

According to Zhang Lu, the Ulanqab Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism and Sports, the greening coverage rate in the central urban area of ​​Ulanqab reaches 39.3%, and the number of days with excellent air index in 2021 reaches 336 days.

Scenery of Jining District, Ulanqab City.

The first "road" outside the border

, which is the "road" as explained today. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, "road" refers to the name of an administrative region.The "road" in the Song Dynasty was equivalent to the "province" of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the "road" in the Yuan Dynasty was equivalent to the "prefecture" of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Jining Road" is the "road" of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was the first "road" outside the border at that time.

According to Zhang Hongxing, deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Archaeology Research Institute, Jining Road was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It was first Jining County in the Jin Dynasty. It was built in the third year of Mingchang (1192) of the Jin Dynasty. It was an important place for trade and trading in the grassland and the Central Plains. In the early Yuan Dynasty, it was promoted to Jining Road, which was under the jurisdiction of Wang Gu's tribe and was under the jurisdiction of the Secretariat.

Historical records show that between 1368 and 1371, the Ming army and the Yuan army had two large-scale wars near Jining Road in ancient times, both ending with the Ming victory and Yuan defeat, and Jining Road in the Yuan Dynasty was also abandoned. The time of annihilation should be between the third and ninth years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370-1376 AD).

After more than 800 years of wind and rain and war, only the ruins of ancient city remain on Jining Road in the Yuan Dynasty, located in Tuchengzi Village, Bayingtara Town, Bayingao Town, Chahar Right Wing Front Banner (hereinafter referred to as Chayou Front Banner) in Ulanqab City. In 2002, rescue excavations were carried out on the ancient city ruins when the expressway was built.

Zhang Hongxing said that archaeologists have unearthed eight kiln-type porcelains, including Cizhou Kiln, Longquan Kiln, Jun Kiln, Jingdezhen Kiln, Yaozhou Kiln, Jian Kiln, Jizhou Kiln and Ding Kiln, as well as a large number of precious cultural relics such as bronze, iron, gold and silver, etc. The ruins of the ancient city of Jining Road in the Yuan Dynasty were once rated as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 2003.

In addition to the Jining Road site, Ulanqab is also an important birthplace of Dayao culture, Yangshao culture and Daihai culture. It was praised by archaeologist Su Bingqi as "the place where the sun rises." Through archaeological identification, the ruins of Jining Road in the Yuan Dynasty were ancient cities in the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties, and were the most prosperous in the Yuan Dynasty and were promoted to Jining Road. Jining Road in the Yuan Dynasty was the only way to the mainland to the northern Plateau at that time. It was a combination of nomadic grassland and agricultural farming areas, and its geographical location was very important.

Xu Zhongdong, deputy director of the Ulanqab Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said: "Since ancient times, Ulanqab has been a must-pass station to Russia and Europe in the Central Plains region. Now, with the deepening of the "Belt and Road", the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and the coordinated development strategy of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, this is a must-pass place for the northwest region to go to the southeast, and it is also an important international land route for my country to lead Mongolia, Russia and Eastern European countries, and an international object that opens to the north. The flow hub node and an important international logistics base of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. "

Relying on its unique location and transportation advantages, Ulanqab City has smoothed the construction of logistics channels, and cooperated with Russia and Mongolia to build the "Three Wu Channel" of Ulanqab-Ulaanbaatar-Ulanwude; cooperated with Tianjin Port and Caofeidian Port to build an inland port, becoming the "air outlet" with the lowest cost of Russian and Mongolian products; focused on the international aviation channel, and completed the international process transformation of Jining Airport terminal.

Five vehicles are arranged in a row, neatly arranged, and the operators loaded the cars into containers in an orderly manner, and will be shipped abroad soon... Walking into the logistics base of the Qisumu China-Europe Express Hub, the neatly arranged containers on the railway tracks are loading various cargoes. During this period, trucks continue to enter the storage area, and a wide range of items such as cars and wood are waiting to be loaded or unloaded. From time to time, sounds came from the walkie-talkie, loading and transporting, and the logistics base was filled with busy figures of workers.

Qisumu China-Europe Express Hub Logistics Base is a bridgehead to open northwards built by Ulanqab City. Since its first launch in 2016, a total of 580 trains and 23,774 vehicles have been launched.

Ulanqab City Jining District Scenery.

"Prairie Museum"

The night sky is deep, the sky is full of stars, the white moonlight shines on the grassland, the sky is quiet, the evening breeze blows gently, the fragrance of flowers and plants in the air is mixed with a happy atmosphere, and the agreement with the grassland is fulfilled.

The beauty of Ulanqab is concentrated on the grassland. Here are the "Shenzhou" spacecraft returned to the Dulbert grassland, the famous Ulanhada volcanic grassland in China, and the best preserved Huiteng Xile alpine meadow flower grassland. The diversity of grassland is unique in Inner Mongolia and is known as the "Prairie Museum".

From 390 kilometers west of Beijing, we arrived at the Ulanqab geological wonders - the Ulanhada Volcano Grassland on the eastern foot of the Yin Mountains. More than 30 volcanoes are distributed in beads on the vast grassland of Chahar Right-wing Houqi.

Ulanhada volcanic group is located on the southern edge of Inner Mongolia Plateau , and the volcanic structure belongs to the Daxinganling - Datong Quaternary volcanic eruption belt. Volcanic activity began in the late Pleistocene period about 30,000 years ago, and was dormant in the Holocene, which belongs to the " active volcano " in a young dormant state.

The wonder of the Ulanhada volcano group integrates various landscape landforms, rich resources, diverse types and distinctive characteristics. The core scenic spots grasslands, volcanoes, wetlands, temples and lakes are interdependent. The layout of the seven natural lakes is in the shape of a Big Dipper. Looking down from a high altitude, it looks like the "earth skylight" and more like the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun. It is actually a wonder and is extremely rare in our country.

Ulanhada volcanic group includes volcanic geothermal heat, volcanic hot springs, volcanic lava molten caves, rare volcanic minerals, etc. The rock molten landforms formed around the volcanic group include stone rivers, stone lakes, stone seas, stone waves, stone birds, stone beasts, etc., which is like a natural volcanic "museum".

Among the many grasslands in Ulanqab, the most popular in recent years is the Huiteng Xile Huanghuagou Grassland, located in Chahar Right Wing Central Banner , located on the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, with an area of ​​more than 600 square kilometers. It is one of the three most intact alpine meadow grasslands in the world.

On the mountain ridge grassland, you can take a small train to visit wetlands, lakes, typical mountain grasslands and other landforms. yak The endemic plants that like to eat develop here, while in other areas of North China and Northeast my country, there is no distribution of vegetation types in this subalpine area of ​​more than 3,000 meters. There are also large and small lakes scattered on the beams, known as "Ninety-Nine Springs".

Take a kilometer sightseeing cableway from Huitengliang, and it is the Huanghuagou, which is praised by tourists as the "famous river outside the border". This is a winding valley, a relic of ancient glaciers. The ditch is more than 10 kilometers long and about 300 meters deep. The mountains in the ditch are steep, the strange peaks are abrupt, the winding paths are secluded, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the water flows gurgling, and the eagles fly in the sky.

Shenpanling on Huanghuagou is a Duguilin area covering an area of ​​more than 5,000 acres. It has dense forests and towering ancient cypresses. In the elastic green lawn in the forest, white mushrooms , yellow flowers , and lily flowers dotted among them, forming a natural garden.

"Pheteng Xile" means "cool hill" in Mongolian. It is named after its rich wind resources and is an ideal place for building wind farms. Nowadays, rows of wind turbines are like "white forests", and the huge wind wings are like "big windmills", slowly rotating under the strong wind on the grassland, forming another large landscape.

under construction of Three Gorges Modern Energy Innovation Demonstration Park .

"Wind Power Capital" and "Computing Power City" in the Grassland

Speaking of "white forest", we must talk about the rows of "big windmills" rotating in the wind in Ulanqab City, and the photovoltaic panels that "chasing the light and the sun" are the places where clean energy is constantly exported.

Ulanqab City is rich in resources and minerals, especially with sufficient green energy supply, and the effective wind farm area accounts for one-tenth of the country and one-third of Inner Mongolia. At present, the city's total installed capacity of new energy is 7.52 million kilowatts, and it is known as the "Three Gorges in the Sky and the Capital of Wind Power".

Ulanqab's green energy, as well as the cool summer temperature and the stable geological structure of basalt , have attracted the attention of big data companies. For a time, 14 well-known data center companies including Huawei , Apple , Alibaba , Kuaishou, etc., a total of 24 data centers (one of which is a supercomputer center) settled and took root in Ulanqab.

Nowadays, big data industrial park with complete infrastructure has been built here, opening up a data channel for large-capacity optical cables directly to Beijing point-to-point dedicated dual-loop large-capacity optical cables... At the end of 2021, Ulanqab City was approved as a national hub node for the national integrated computing power network. The "Computing Power City" of the grassland rose from the ground, and Ulanqab City was therefore called the "Prairie Cloud Valley". The

indicator light flashed rapidly, and the "buzzing" sound echoed, and neatly arranged servers were storing, reading and transmitting massive amounts of data.In the Ulanqab Big Data Industrial Park, which covers a total area of ​​3,997 acres, 24 data centers, including Huawei, Apple, Alibaba, Kuaishou, and 3.16 million servers are operating at high speed. Every minute and every second, mobile phone photos, Kuaishou videos, government disaster recovery data, etc. are being transmitted and stored in Ulanqab, the "Prairie Cloud Valley".

, Deputy Director of the Big Data Bureau of Ulanqab City, Ma Shaoming, said: "With the help of big data and cloud computing , the city has continuously promoted the in-depth application of big data in the fields of government, commercial use, industry, agriculture and animal husbandry, service industry, etc. In terms of industry, there have been 700 cloud-based enterprises, and 8 enterprises have completed the industrial integration standard. Fengzhen High-tech Fluorochemical Industrial Park 5G+ smart digital cloud platform has become the comprehensive business platform of the Inner Mongolia Department of Industry and Information Technology."

packaged fresh fruits and vegetables.

The grassland delicious on the tip of the tongue

When it comes to Ulanqab, we have to mention "Zhuozi Smoked Chicken". This is a traditional famous food in Zhuozi County, Ulanqab City. It has a history of nearly a hundred years. It is ranked as the "three chickens" in my country, along with "Dezhou Braised Chicken" and " Daokou Roasted Chicken ". On December 17, 2019, Zhuozi Shuang Chicken was officially included in the "National Famous and Special New Agricultural Products List".

Zhuozi smoked chicken processing started in the early 1920s. At that time, because the chickens in the area of ​​ Zhuozi were tender, people processed braised chicken for sale. In the early 1930s, Li Zhen, who was an apprentice in Deshengtang, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, and Zhang Lantai, Beijing, visited Zhuozishan one after another. They combined the experience of making roast chicken in Hebei with the local method of making braised chicken, reformed the technology, and invented the skills of smoked chicken.

, President of Zhuozi Smoked Chicken Association, introduced that Zhuozi Smoked Chicken is famous in various provinces in North China, inside and outside the Great Wall for its large body fat, rosy color, delicious taste and tender meat. Especially the Jingbao, Baolan, Baotai and other railway lines passing through Zhuozishan have brought them all over the country.

" Fengzhen Moon Cake " is another delicacy in Ulanqab and is also the only sesame oil mooncake in the country. Its characteristics are browned, soft, crispy, sweet and long, oily but not greasy. It can be said that it is always fresh in eating.

Locals say that when Fengzhen mooncakes were first released, the inside of the cake was clearly layered, the face was like a knife, and the entrance was loose, and the "sky sharp blade". If it is hidden in the jar for a long time, it will be soft and soft, sweet and taste-friendly. If you put some fine wine, , scented fruit in the jar, it will smell it and smell it, and the mouth is full of fruity fragrance.

According to Chang Xiaofeng, the fifth-generation inheritor of Fengzhen City mooncakes, "Fengzhen Mooncakes" are local specialties of Fengzhen City, Inner Mongolia . The local area started to make mooncakes as early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 260 years. It is not only a sweet dessert that the people love, but also in the surrounding Datong and Yanggao, Shanxi, Xuanhua, Hebei, Zhangjiakou and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Baotou , and Jining are relatively famous.

In addition to the delicious grassland on the tip of the tongue, the unique ecological environment has also allowed Ulanqab to breed world-renowned green organic ingredients. Beef, mutton, potato and oat are particularly representative, and have won the titles of "China Potato Capital", "China Oat Capital", and "China Grassland Yogurt Capital". On December 13, 2018, Ulanqab City was selected as the list of advantageous areas for Chinese characteristic agricultural products. Ulanqab City is building a green agricultural and livestock product processing base and developing and strengthening the characteristic industries of "wheat, vegetables, potatoes, beef and sheep milk".

On the G6 ( Beijing-Tibet Expressway code code running through Ulanqab City), a truckload of "wheat, vegetables, potatoes, and milk" drove continuously towards the southeast. After a few hours, these green ingredients entered thousands of households in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.