Bayan Hot city - yinchuan - Alxa left banner
Bayan Hot city - Yinchuan - Alxa left banner - Alxa League - China
Alxa Left Banner is a banner (administrative division) of Inner Mongolia, China.
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Bayan Hot (阿拉山左旗 Alashan Zuoqi) is small Mongolian town just on the north west side of the Helan Mountains. This town has an outpost feel as it is nestled next to the mountains on one side and the desert just to the west slowly moving up to it. Some of the far western parts of the town look like they are about to buried in sand.
The Yanfu temple is main sight just outside of town. This Mongolian Buddhist temple is over 300 years old and at one time had over 200 lamas living there. Today the number of lamas has settled around 30. Also in the city itself there is a very nice local temple that rarely has visitors. Although most tourists just do a day trip to Bayan Hot from Yinchuan a tourist can enjoy a few days here walking the streets, hiking in the mountains and taking in the local flavor.
Bayan Hot city - yinchuan - Alxa left banner
Bayan Hot city - Yinchuan - Alxa left banner - Alxa League - China
Alxa Left Banner is a banner (administrative division) of Inner Mongolia, China.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alxa_Left_Banner
Bayan Hot (阿拉山左旗 Alashan Zuoqi) is small Mongolian town just on the north west side of the Helan Mountains. This town has an outpost feel as it is nestled next to the mountains on one side and the desert just to the west slowly moving up to it. Some of the far western parts of the town look like they are about to buried in sand.
The Yanfu temple is main sight just outside of town. This Mongolian Buddhist temple is over 300 years old and at one time had over 200 lamas living there. Today the number of lamas has settled around 30. Also in the city itself there is a very nice local temple that rarely has visitors. Although most tourists just do a day trip to Bayan Hot from Yinchuan a tourist can enjoy a few days here walking the streets, hiking in the mountains and taking in the local flavor.