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Ejinan Populus Euphratica Forest
Ejinan Populus Euphratica Forest Scenic Area is a part of Ejina World Geopark, located in the northwest of Ejina, Alxa of Inner
Mongolia Region. The Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina, about 250 square kilometers in size, is one of only three existing populous euphraticas forests in the world.
What to see?
The area of the Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina open for tourists is in a 200-kilometer-long belt-shaped region from Yidaoqiao to Badaoqiao, with the widest part being 15 kilometers and the narrowest part only 1 kilometer. There are over 20 scenic spots in the Ejinan Populus Euphratica Forest Tourist Area, each standing out for its special populus euphratica trees or woods. The major scenic spots are listed below:
Welcoming Populus Euphratica Woods
Welcoming Populus Euphratica is a euphrates poplar with two large branches, looking like a person with outstretched arms to embrace guests. It is over 400 years old and about 17 meters high. Its trunk is so thick that it needs 3-4 persons to circle it.
Taolai Populus Euphratica Woods
Taolai originates from the
Mongolian language and means euphrates poplar. The trees in Taolai Woods are young populus euphratica and the shape of the leaves is long and slender, like the leaves of a willow. The woods is located near Yidaoqiao.
Paddle Populus Euphratica Woods
The Paddle Populus Euphratica is like a girl who is sitting by the river and dipping her feet in the water. The formation of this scenic spot is of a tree trunk of a euphrates poplar falling into the river. It is the best spot for photography in the Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina and every year many shutterbugs take beautiful pictures of it.
Hero Populus Euphratica Woods
The Hero Woods in the Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina is the greatest concentrated place of 1,000-year-old euphrates poplars in Ejina Populus Euphtatica Tourist Area, about 6.7 square kilometers. The shape of old populus euphratica in the Hero Woods varies. Most of the trees are over 1,000 years old and their trunks are thick.
Visiting here, you can see the different ages of the euphrates poplar present different leaf shapes. Young poplars have long and slender leaveswhile middle-aged trees have oval, broad oval or triangular leaves and visitors can see that the leaves of these old euphrates poplars are similar to maple leaves.
When to visit?
The best time to visit the Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina is early to middle October, when the leaves turn yellow and the forest turns into a golden fairy tale world. However, Oct. 1st to Oct. 7th is the National Day Holiday in China and the tourist area may be full of other visitors, so you should not come then if you would like a a more leisurely trip.
How to go?
You need to get to Ejina at first. It can be reached by air from Xi’an in four hours and by train from Hohhot in around 16 hours. From Jiuquan in Gansu Province and Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region there are long-distance buses, taking around six hours and 10 hours respectively. On arrival, you are advised to rent a car to visit the Populus Euphratica Forest and other attractions in Ejina together, as public transportation in that area is not well developed. It costs about CNY 500 per day.
Travel Tips
Add: Dalahubu Town, Ejin Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Tel: 0483-6529998
Opening Hours: 07:00-18:00
Entrance Fees: CNY 250
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