Source of Luanhe River

Source of Luanhe River

The source of Luanhe River is the boundary between Hebei Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the boundary river between Keshiketeng Banner and Weichang County, Chengde City, Hebei Province. This river is called "tuligen River" in Mongolian, which means curved and narrow. The river course is winding, the water flow is murmuring, and the bottom is clear, like a jade belt falling in the forest grassland outside the Great Wall.

Introduction to scenic spots

The source of Luanhe River is located 13 kilometers north of Duolun County, Inner Mongolia. It is the intersection of lightning River and Heifeng river. The two rivers are quite different. Lightning river is black and Heifeng river is silver. The two rivers meet to form Luanhe River. It is the only river into the sea in Xilinguole grassland, and it is also an important water conservation area for Luanhe Tianjin water diversion project.

Tuligen River, one of the sources of Luanhe River, has the second largest river in North China, flows through 18 counties, with a total length of nearly 1000 kilometers, a drainage area of nearly 60000 square kilometers, and an average annual runoff of 4.8 billion cubic meters. It originates from qidaogou, Badaogou and laoyadianzi wetlands in the West foot of Endor, mohai, Wulanbu series. Due to the better protection of wetland vegetation at the source, spring water continuously flows outward, and there are many springs The river is rich in "small scale fish", which is the second class protected fish of the state.

Geographical advantages

The tuligen river is 60 km long in its jurisdiction. It converges with the zhaogudui River in the downstream river Jiaxin South (at the junction of Keqi and Duolun County), with an average annual runoff of 33.7 million cubic meters and an average flow of 0.9 cubic meters per second. Tuligen river is the boundary river between Keshiketeng Banner in Inner Mongolia and Weichang County in Hebei Province. From a distance, it looks like a jade belt falling on Bashang grassland plateau. On the North Bank of the river, the grassland is vast, the hills are undulating, the mountain flowers are brilliant, the vegetation is well preserved, and there is a magnificent sight of cattle and sheep in the wind and grass. On the South Bank of the river, there are boundless artificial forests, with thick shade and waves of pines, which make visitors feel human beings The amazing feat of transforming nature. In the wide river and low-lying areas, a number of lakes and marshes are formed, such as huopaozi, sharennaopaozi, longlegged paozi, etc.

Here, the water turns with the mountain, and the mountain is lively because of the water, which makes the mountains and plants full of spirituality. In particular, some springs are accompanied by Beautiful myths and legends, which adds unique charm. After the Luanhe River was introduced into Tianjin, Qian Zhengying, then Minister of water resources, once visited here and learned that it was one of the sources of the Luanhe River. From then on, he publicly identified it as "the source of the Luanhe River".

Traffic information

Take the train or bus to siheyong station in Hebei Province, then take the China bus to Weichang County, take the shuttle bus to the mechanical forest farm at the county bus station, and then charter a bus to the scenic spot. You can also charter a car directly from Weichang County.

Address: Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province

Longitude: 117.27732086182

Latitude: 42.481533050537

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the 120 yuan ticket of Ulan Butong grassland. Luanhe River source drifting ticket price: 80-100 yuan. Riding ticket price: 20-50 yuan, depending on the time and distance. You can also go to Saihanba National Forest Park. Admission fee: 150 yuan.