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Ulansuhai Nur (Wuliangsuhai) 乌梁素海Wūliángsùhǎi

4A scenic area · Bayannur, Inner Mongolia

Ulansuhai Nur (Wuliangsuhai) (乌梁素海)
Photo: Phlins Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
Half a day
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Bayannur
Region
Inner Mongolia
Type
Nature
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Ulansuhai Nur (Wuliangsuhai)

Wuliangsuhai, or Ulansuhai Nur, is a shallow freshwater lake on the north bank of the Yellow River in Urad Front Banner, formed from an old river channel and fed mainly by drainage from the Hetao irrigation district. Reed beds cover much of it, and it is a stopover for more than 120 species of bird, among them whooper swans and spot-billed pelicans, as well as an important freshwater fishery. The ecotourism area is in Erdenburag sumu on the lake's south-western side.

How to get to Ulansuhai Nur (Wuliangsuhai)

The pin marks the tourist wharf on the south-western shore, about 7 km west-south-west of the lakeside town of Erdenburag and about 15 km north-east of Wulashan, the Urad Front Banner seat.

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