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Located within the Hulunbuir Grasslands, Hulun Lake (Hulun nur), known
in Chinese as Dalai Lake (Dalai hu), is the largest lake in Inner
Mongolia and the fifth largest fresh water lake in China. It is located
just to the south of Manzhouli, in the far northeastern tip of the
Autonomous Region. The smaller lake to its south, Beier Lake (Beier
hu), in fact crosses the border into the Republic of Mongolia.
The lake is a clean paradise with a huge variety of wildlife, from
fishes to waterfowl. Ornithologists should have a field day here,
for annually the lake is home to over 200 migrating bird species,
including swans, gulls, cranes, wild ducks and aigrets. The best
thing to do is to take a boat out to fish, bird watch, relax, and
possibly swim.
Also worth trying is the cuisine around the lake, that consists
almost solely of lake fish, a selection of the hundreds of varieties
that can be found in the lake. It is also possible to camp around
the lake, although it does get bitterly cold in this region, even
in summer. Thick clothing, tents and warm sleeping bags are essentials.
It is advisable to check with the Manzhouli PSB (Gongan ju, in the
CITS building at 121 Erdao jie) before you set off to camp at the
lake that the area is still accessible to foreigners for. |
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