Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China

Author: Yuhuiinmongli

 

 

1. The Hometown of Dinosaurs

Erenhot is world famous for its dinosaur fossils. It is where dinosaur eggs were first discovered in China. Dinosaur Landscape Avenue in Erenhot promotes dinosaur culture, as well as creating a comprehensive dinosaur brand and developing dinosaur tourism.

 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The city gate of Erenhot-Mirage.

 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The Dinosaur Landscape Avenue.
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The Dinosaur Landscape Avenue.
 
 
 
 
 
2.The gateway of Erenhot 
The gateway of Erenhot, honored as "the Northern Gate of China", is in the military area of the northen Erlian city, covering an area of 1.3 millionsquare meters, and its most northern point is near the border between China and Mongolia. When we stand on the gateway, looking towards the north, we can see the exotic scenery, such as the Mongolian border town Zamin-Uued and groups of Mongolian yurt. Sweeping from east to west, we can appreciate a boundless prairie, relaxed and happy. Looking towards the south, we can catch aglimpse of the beauty of Erenhot city. The train tracks, under the gateway, are road traffic arteries, connecting Ulan Bator, Moscow and Beijing, honored as the "Eurasia Land Bridge".

 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
The Erenhot gateway scenic spot. 
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 Overlooking the scenic spot.
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The Chinese-Mongolia train track.
 
 
 
 
 
3. Railway port in Erenhot
Chinese railways are standard tracks while Mongolian railways are broad tracks. So trains to Mongolia or Russia have to change wheel sets in Erenhot before they begin their journey.
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The busy Erenhot station.
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The train changing wheel set.
 
 
 

4. Highway port of Erenhot

The operation of the Erenhot highway port began in 1992, but it was a mixed road used for both passenger and goods transport. The infrastructure and inspection conditions were very simple then. To modernize Erenhot highway port, the government expanded it in July, 2000, greatly improving its customs clearance efficiency.

 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The busy highway port.
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
  The busy highway port.
 
 
 
 

5. The cityscape of Erenhot

From these new buildings, we can conclude that Erenhot is a city with a short history. It only began to develop in recent years. The blue sky of this frontier town is quite unreal. The road is broad and most of the crossings you walk through have no traffic lights.

 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The cityscape of Erenhot
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The Cord Square in new urban district.
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China
 The Jiexin Garden in the city center of Erenhot.
 
 
 
 
 

Erenhot, the Northern Gate of China

 
 
 
 

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