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Hulun Lake 呼伦湖Hūlún Hú

4A scenic area · Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia

Hulun Lake (呼伦湖)
Photo: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0
Time needed
Half a day
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Hulunbuir
Region
Inner Mongolia
Type
Nature
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Hulun Lake

Hulun Lake, also called Dalai Lake, is the largest lake in Inner Mongolia and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, covering about 2,300 sq km at the western end of the Hulunbuir grassland. Its shores are low and open, fringed with reed beds and wetland that form a protected nature reserve, and the lake is frozen from early November until early May. The lake is shared by Xin Barag Right Banner, Xin Barag Left Banner and Zhalainur District.

How to get to Hulun Lake

The lake's north shore, nearest Zhalainur District, lies about 30 km south-south-east of Manzhouli, which has an airport and a railway station.

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