Overview of the Genghis Khan Mausoleum Tourist Area
The Genghis Khan Mausoleum Tourist Area is located on the Gander Grassland in Yijinhuoluo Banner, southeast of Ordos City, about 3 kilometers away from the Chengdu Mausoleum. As a national monument, the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan records the vicissitudes of history and splendid culture of the Mongolian nation. Legend has it that Genghis Khan passed by Ordos when he led his army to conquer Xixia. Seeing the abundant water and grass here and the presence of deer, it is indeed a geomantic treasure. He was intoxicated by the beautiful natural scenery and accidentally dropped the saddle on the ground. When his subordinates were about to pick up the saddle, Genghis Khan stopped him and said to himself. This is "the place where sika deer live, where hoopoe birds raise their young, where declining dynasties are revived, and where white-haired old men enjoy themselves." He also told his left and right: "I can be buried here after my death." After the death of Genghis Khan, when the hearse transporting his coffin was traveling to Ordos, the wheels suddenly got stuck in the swamp, and many oxen and horses were hitched and they could not be pulled out. The general escorting the hearse recalled what Genghis Khan once said, so he placed his "felt bag, shirt and a sock here and offered them as offerings.
When we arrived at the tourist area of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, The first thing that caught our eyes was the majestic and spectacular entrance door scene of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers", with a 21-meter-tall statue of Genghis Khan holding a prancing horse in his hands, 18-meter-tall and 16-meter-tall rock walls on the left and right, and three rock walls at the bottom. It consists of 27 steps and a hilly wall connected to the mountain in the west. The main building of the gate is the epitome of Genghis Khan's great feats that shocked the world.
The avenue extending north from the entrance gate is Genghis Khan. Holy Road and Scenic Road. We can visit various scenic spots along the auspicious Genghis Khan Holy Road and scenic road, and finally go to the Mausoleum to pay a visit to the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan.
"Three Areas", which is the "Cultural Relics Protection Tour". Area", with the Mausoleum as the core, covering an area of 10 square kilometers; the "Ecological Restoration Reserve", on the outer layer of the core area, is bounded by the Liangdi surrounding the Bayinchang Huge Grassland, covering an area of 20 square kilometers. This area truly realizes the scene of "clear sky, vast fields, wind-blown grass and low cattle and sheep"; the outer area is the "visual landscape control area", covering an area of 50 square kilometers.
"Two roads". That is, the 4-kilometer-long "Genghis Khan Road" from the entrance of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" to Genghis Khan's Mausoleum and the 16-kilometer "Scenic Road" surrounding the Bayinchang Huge Grassland and connecting various scenic spots.
" "Eight Scenic Spots", namely the tourist activity center, tourist education center, worship and sightseeing area, Mongolian folk village, sacred spring scenic area, leisure resort center, Naadam Equestrian Activity Center and hot air balloon club.
Genghis Khan's Mausoleum tourist attraction, With Genghis Khan historical and cultural tourism, Genghis Khan sacrificial cultural participation, and Mongol Khanate court cultural experience, three core areas have been constructed: the Genghis Khan sacrificial area, the historical and cultural tourism area, and the Tianjiaohot entertainment area, where Mongolian national heroes and great figures of the Chinese nation have been resurrected. , the shocking wonders of the world's historical giants and the profound civilization of the Mongolian nation; the Genghis Khan sacrificial area, lit with a holy lamp that has not been extinguished for eight hundred years, reciting the soul of Genghis Khan's sacrificial culture; the Tianjiaohot entertainment area to experience the exclusive enjoyment of the court of the Mongolian Khanate in the 13th century With the theme of life and romantic entertainment, the large-scale national stage drama "Forever Genghis Khan" was performed, and the divine song "The Feast of Geniuses" from the court of the Mongolian Khanate was sung.