Aershan Tour

There are 48 springs along a south-north tectonic fault zone at the Eastern foot of Aershan Mountain in Aershan City. The springs are divided into four Ones-the Cold Spring zone with the water temperature fluctuating from 3.4 degrees to 4.5 degrees, the Hot Spring Zone with the water temperature ranging from 10.5 degree to 29 degree, the Hot Water Zone with the water temperature rising as high as 47.4degree, And again the Hot Spring. Zone with the water temperature of about 20 degree.

The Tianchi Nature Reserve has six natural lakes, including Tianchi formed by a volcanic eruption 2 million years ago, and Dujuan Lake. The Wenquan Nature Reserve consists of 48 natural springs with rich mineral and trace elements in the water. The Zhangsongling Nature Reserve has a large area of natural forest belt. In the forest dwell first-and second-class state protected wildlife, including badgers and roe deer, as well as threatened tree species.

Ershan is home to just 10,000 people. In reality it feels more like 100 people and it comes as a shock that the streets are quiet: unwalked by feet and undriven by traffic. The jumble of buildings that line the main street are a strange architectural mishmash with turrets, towers and grand balconies in enough pastel shades to rival the wild flower-covered hills surrounding them. Behind the main street are a row of the more familiar mini high-rise apartments and also the humble single-storied dwellings usually home to farmers, but here filled with woodcutters and bicycle repairers. I told Aershan comes alive in the winter as a skiing and hot spring resort; although the only evidence of this lay in the occasional run-down chair lifts that strode up the mountain.

There is a train station that looks like it came from Europe. In fact, it was built by the Japanese who used Aershan as a major place to infiltrate China before the invasion. Many Chinese died here. There are wonderfully preserved Japanese forts here.

This is a gateway of Japan to China and history.

The mountains are all forested, It is a beautiful place. An ideal place to just relax. There is nothing to do but see nature. There is the hot springs. Luxurious and a price to boot. The hot springs used to be famous to all Mongolians who were sick. There was a hot spring for the heart, another for the liver and so on. The Mongolians have been pushed aside.