Alshan Travel Guide

Alshan City is located in the Northwest of Xin'an Prefecture in Inner Mongolia. It lies in the conjunction of Mongolian, Xilinguole, Ke'erxin and Hulunbuir grasslands, with territory stretching through the northwest ridge of Daxinganling, bordering with Hulunbuir City in the northeast and Mongolia in the west. Alshan is a Mongolian name which means "Hot Spring". The city covers an area of 7400 square kilometers, with a population of 60,000 which makes up of Mongolian, Han, Hui, Korean, and Xibo ethnic groups.

Landscape of Alshan features great grasslands, within the terrain of which four great grasslands: Mongolian Grassland, Xilinguole Grassland, Ke'erqin Grassland and Hulunbuir Grassland meer, and rolling and endless mountains, the Daxingganlin Mountain running through its terrritory. more about Alshan »