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

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.

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.

Park 🚗Erenhot, a border city in Inner Mongolia, is also the earliest region in China and even in Asia where dinosaur fossils were discovered. Because of the wide variety of dinosaur fossils in this area and their high scientific research value, it has become a hot spot for dinosaur fossil research and is affectionately called the "Hometown of Dinosaurs". 🏜️The entire geological park is located on a Gobi-like sandy and rocky land. The huge dinosaur models, vast area and dead wood artistic shapes outline a picture of the period when dinosaurs survived. Whether viewed from a distance or up close, it brings a great visual impact, making people feel as if they are in the Cretaceous dinosaur era. 🦕There are four parks in the entire Cretaceous Dinosaur National Geopark, which respectively display the post station culture, the excavation scene of dinosaur fossils, the classification of dinosaurs and the excavation of geological crystals. It is also a treasure park that is very suitable for bringing children for science education. 🌟Address: 3 kilometers north of Ersexian Swan Lake Wetland Park, Erlianhot City, Xilinguole League, Inner Mongolia. 💰Ticket: 50 yuan/person, electric car 10 yuan/person. 🕙Business hours: Winter - 8:40-17:20/ Summer - 8:40-18:00 (last admission at 17:00) 👣Play time: 2-3 hours. 🅿️Parking lot: Super large and free. Highlights: 1. Restoration of the Erenhot Gigantoraptor fossil 2. At the dinosaur fossil excavation site, salt-alkali wind erosion makes the fossils fragile and requires regular maintenance. The scattered fossils were formed by the impact of river basins, and the skeletal fossils are scattered, making them very difficult to sort out. 3. The vast fossil site and the fossil statues scattered among it make it even more desolate. 4. This is also a good time to educate children. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, many fossils were stolen by foreign countries in the name of scientific expeditions. Later, 50% of the fossils were taken away by cooperative scientific expeditions.

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.