[2025 Erenhot Attraction] Travel Guide for Er Lian Basin Cretaceous Dinosaur National Geopark (Updated Mar)

Erenhot City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a separately planned city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, located in the central and northern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, in the northwest of Xilin Gol League, situated in the Eren Basin on the Inner Mongolia Plateau, with a temperate continental monsoon climate. It borders the Mongolian port city of Zamyn-Uud to the north, serving as the largest land port of entry to Mongolia from China, and is adjacent to 2 banners, covering a total area of 4,015.1 square kilometers.

One-day itinerary: Erlian Railway Station - National Gate - Swan Lake - National Geological Park - Erlianhaote Museum (also known as Dinosaur Museum) - Sunset This is a complete memorial to the year I spent in this small border town in my motherland. I arrived in Erlian by train at 6:49 on the second day of the lunar new year. I walked around and didn't find any suitable hotels that were open. So I headed towards the National Gate, but I walked more than 3 kilometers and the gate didn't open until the third day of the lunar new year. I then walked 10 kilometers to the Geological Park. I hailed two cars and took a leisurely stroll around Swan Lake. A J-car on duty stopped and took me to the Geological Park, which was closed. In the afternoon, I also went to the Erlianhaote Museum, which was closed. I walked around the sparsely populated Olympic Park and enjoyed ice skating. As for dining, most restaurants were closed. Thank you, Lanzhou Beef Noodles, for solving my hunger. As for the night view, it's really not as good as Alshan or Manzhouli.

It was once a desolate barren land, famous for discovering a large number of dinosaur fossils. It is a reptile kingdom with trees and lush lakes 70 million years ago. Although with the dramatic changes in the earth, dinosaurs and many reptiles that have survived here for 20 million years are extinct, but when you walk in, you can understand all aspects. This is the Erlianhot Cretaceous Dinosaur Geological Park. There are many dinosaurs here. The most famous one is the Tyrannosaurus Rex at the door, and there is a real exploration area, which is very worthwhile.