League · Inner Mongolia

Hinggan League 兴安盟

The Hinggan League is a prefecture-level subdivision of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It borders Hulun Buir to the north, the Republic of Mongolia and Xilingol League to the west, Tongliao to the south and the provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang to the east. The name is derived from the Greater Khingan mountain range that crosses the league from the northwest to the southeast.

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A town square in Arxan · 阿尔山. Shown locality: Arxan, Hinggan League. Source-recorded photograph date: 20 August 2012, 17:56.
A town square in Arxan · 阿尔山. Shown locality: Arxan, Hinggan League. Source-recorded photograph date: 20 August 2012, 17:56. · liuzr99 · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Administrative area
League · 盟
Part of
Inner Mongolia
Chinese name
兴安盟
Local areas
6 local areas

Area & population

Area in the source
59,806.00 km²
Population · 2010
1,613,250
Administrative seat
Ulanhot

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

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A town square in Arxan · 阿尔山A town square in Arxan · 阿尔山 Photograph date recorded by the source: 20 August 2012, 17:56.

Arxan阿尔山

Arxan is a small mountain town shaped by railways, mineral springs and the surrounding forest. Its compact station and Russian-influenced neighbouring buildings make an easy first stop, while the mineral-spring complex explains…

Read the place guide →A view across Ulanhot · 乌兰浩特A view across Ulanhot · 乌兰浩特 Photograph date recorded by the source: 17 July 2022, 19:31:46.

Ulanhot乌兰浩特

Ulanhot's modern history is closely tied to the establishment of the Inner Mongolia autonomous government in 1947. The May First Meeting Site preserves the modest brick hall associated with that event, while Genghis Khan Temple…

Read the place guide →Arxan National Forest Park · 阿尔山国家森林公园Arxan National Forest Park · 阿尔山国家森林公园

Arxan National Forest Park阿尔山国家森林公园

Arxan Forest Park combines volcanic landforms with the forests of the Greater Khingan Range. At Shitanglin, dark solidified lava breaks into an irregular stone landscape, with plants returning between the rocks. Nearby Dujuan…

Read the place guide →Ulan Hot Genghis Khan Temple (乌兰浩特成吉思汗庙)Ulan Hot Genghis Khan Temple · 乌兰浩特成吉思汗庙

Ulan Hot Genghis Khan Temple乌兰浩特成吉思汗庙

Ulanhot's Genghis Khan Temple crowns Hanshan with a central domed hall and lower side halls, creating a recognisable three-part silhouette. First built in the 1940s and subsequently restored, it is a memorial building rather…

Read the place guide →Front facade of the Genghis Khan Temple in Ulanhot at duskThe Genghis Khan Temple in Genghis Khan Park, Ulanhot, at dusk · 乌兰浩特市成吉思汗庙（成吉思汗公园），黄昏 Source-recorded photograph date: 2025-02-05.

Genghis Khan Temple成吉思汗庙

Domed memorial temple to Genghis Khan on Hanshan in Ulanhot, built 1941–1944, rebuilt by 1987, with a gilt bronze statue and murals.

Read the place guide →Wulanmaodu Grassland (乌兰毛都草原)Wulanmaodu Grassland · 乌兰毛都草原

Wulanmaodu Grassland乌兰毛都草原

Wulan Maodu is a hilly grassland region in Horqin Right Front Banner, where winding rivers, grazing land and Mongolian pastoral communities shape the landscape.

Read the place guide →Snow-covered Arxan Railway Station building with a tower and timber-frame gableArxan Railway Station building in winter, its name in gold characters on the gable · 冬季的阿尔山火车站站房，山墙上以金色大字标注站名 Source-recorded photograph date: 2025-02-04.

Arxan Railway Station阿尔山火车站

Arxan Railway Station is a small 1937 building whose two-storey form, low eaves and pointed roofs make it a distinctive landmark in the town.

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Local life & food

Hinggan League local specialties

兴安盟特色美食 · 8 specialties to discover

Wang Xiao'er Big Flatbread (王小二大饼) — dish photographWang Xiao'er Big Flatbread 王小二大饼

Wang Xiao'er Big Flatbread (王小二大饼) is a flatbread from Tuquan County (突泉县) in Hinggan League (兴安盟), Inner Mongolia. China National Radio credits it to the late Hui chef Wang Xiao'er (王小二) of Hinggan League.

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AI illustration: A plate of pale boiled lamb chunks with a few bone-in pieces.Horqin Hand-Held Boiled Lamb 科尔沁手把肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Horqin Hand-Held Boiled Lamb (科尔沁手把肉) is lamb boiled on the bone and eaten by hand, a Mongol dish that Hinggan League (兴安盟) in Inner Mongolia serves to visitors on its grasslands.

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Pot-Cooked Tea (锅茶) — dish photographPot-Cooked Tea 锅茶

Pot-Cooked Tea (锅茶) is Mongolian milk tea that is brewed first and then cooked on in the pot with dried meat, dairy foods and roasted millet, so that it is eaten as much as drunk.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.Milk Tea with Roasted Millet 炒米奶茶AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Milk Tea with Roasted Millet (炒米奶茶) pairs Mongolian milk tea with roasted millet (炒米), and in Tongliao (通辽), Inner Mongolia, roasted millet can be soaked in milk tea with butter and fresh milk curd.

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AI illustration: A plate of two round or oval browned stuffed flatbreads.Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is listed among the local specialties of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.

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Roast Lamb Ribs (烤羊排) — dish photographRoast Lamb Ribs 烤羊排

Roast Lamb Ribs (烤羊排) belong to the barbecue of Wuhai (乌海), the Inner Mongolian city on the Yellow River with the Ordos grassland (鄂尔多斯草原) at its back.

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Packaged Inner Mongolian milk curd, known as naidoufu.Milk curd 奶豆腐

Fresh milk curd can be mildly sour and chewy, while drier pieces are more concentrated and firm. Sweetened preparations taste different from plain ones.

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Strips of five-spice air-dried beef; a representative dried-beef food photograph without a claim of Inner Mongolian shooting location.Air-dried beef 风干牛肉

Some pieces are tough and fibrous enough to tear slowly; others are softer, with pepper, chili or cumin becoming prominent.

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All dish names · 全部菜名 (8)

More dishes from across Inner Mongolia are in the Inner Mongolia food guide.

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Counties & districts in Hinggan League

6 areas belong directly to Hinggan League.

6 areas

County-level city

Ulanhot 乌兰浩特市

Ulanhot is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of Inner Mongolia, China.

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Arxan 阿尔山市

Arxan (Mongolian: ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ lit. "Hot Springs") is a county-level city in the Hinggan League of northeastern Inner Mongolia, China.

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Horqin Right Front Banner 科尔沁右翼前旗

Horqin Right Front Banner (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 科尔沁右翼前旗) is a banner in the east of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Jilin province to the southeast.

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Horqin Right Middle Banner 科尔沁右翼中旗

Horqin Right Middle Banner (Mongolian script: ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 科尔沁右翼中旗) is a banner in the east of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Jilin province to the east.

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Arxan and Ulanhot are about 205 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

Background text adapted from Hinggan League — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1367054881.

Photo: Arxan · liuzr99 · CC BY-SA 2.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Ulanhot · 維基小霸王 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Arxan National Forest Park · HCCB3947 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.

Photo: Ulan Hot Genghis Khan Temple · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Genghis Khan Temple · HCCB3947 · CC BY 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Wulanmaodu Grassland · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Arxan Railway Station · HCCB3947 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

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