Located in the northwest of Hinggan League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Arxan Ville is one of the Chinese cities in high latitude, stretching across the southwestern foothills of the Greater Khingan Range. Thanks to its unique geographical location, this small city boasts a beautiful landscape featuring grassland and forest, lakes and volcanoes, and hot springs and ice and snow. The impoverished villages in Arxan Ville are all located in the scenic areas or within a 20-kilometer radius of the scenic spots, suitable for developing rural tourism. Over the past decade, Arxan Ville has explored and evolved a "all-for-one tourism+five small businesses” development model. It engaged every impoverished household, each according to its specific conditions, in building an economy combining planting, breeding, commerce, labor service and business cooperation, thus covering all the households in industry-based poverty alleviation work. Benefiting from tourism, industry and the help of professionals, Arxan Ville has set out on a path of hope in lifting the impoverished population out of poverty by taking robust efforts to develop the industry of livestock breeding in the forest, experimenting with growing alpine mineral-water rice and carrying out projects such as “Flower Sea Paradise”, aquaculture and deer breeding. In April 2019, Arxan Ville was officially removed from the country’s list of key impoverished counties.

Located in the northwest of Hinggan League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Arxan Ville is one of the Chinese cities in high latitude, stretching across the southwestern foothills of the Greater Khingan Range. Thanks to its unique geographical location, this small city boasts a beautiful landscape featuring grassland and forest, lakes and volcanoes, and hot springs and ice and snow. The impoverished villages in Arxan Ville are all located in the scenic areas or within a 20-kilometer radius of the scenic spots, suitable for developing rural tourism. Over the past decade, Arxan Ville has explored and evolved a "all-for-one tourism+five small businesses” development model. It engaged every impoverished household, each according to its specific conditions, in building an economy combining planting, breeding, commerce, labor service and business cooperation, thus covering all the households in industry-based poverty alleviation work. Benefiting from tourism, industry and the help of professionals, Arxan Ville has set out on a path of hope in lifting the impoverished population out of poverty by taking robust efforts to develop the industry of livestock breeding in the forest, experimenting with growing alpine mineral-water rice and carrying out projects such as “Flower Sea Paradise”, aquaculture and deer breeding. In April 2019, Arxan Ville was officially removed from the country’s list of key impoverished counties.
Camel Hump Mountain at sunset Photo by Yang Xiaoye
Rutabaga harvest - Poverty alleviation industry at Yi’ershi Village, Tianchi Town
Wood-carrying performance, Lisu Village
Sika deer breeding
Tourists walking through the forest in the drizzle Photo by Wu Huipeng
Good harvest at Wuchagou Town fungus growing base Photo by Gao Guangyu
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 1.Ejina Desert Poplar Forest National Reserve 2.Resonant Sand Gorge 3.Hulunbuir Grassland
Ejina Desert Poplar Forest National Reserve is located in the Ejina oasis, Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, covering a total area of 26,253 hectares. As a nature reserve of wild flora, it mainly serves to preserve poplar tree species, rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, and the desert oasis forest ecosystems with their biodiversity.
Resonant Sand Gorge, located in the eastern most part of the famous Kubuqi Desert in China, was so named because “the sand there can sing”. 110 meters tall with a slope of 45 degrees, the gorge, featuring a large echoing sand hill wall in the shape of a crescent moon, is a desert scenic tourist spot for sightseeing and leisure.
Hulunbuir Grassland, located in northeast Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, covers an area of 11,266,700 hectares. As a world-famous natural pasture and one of the four major grasslands in the world, it is the cradle of multiple ancient civilizations as well as the main birthplace of many nomadic peoples in northern China. In July and August when the pastures are lush, the grand Naadam Festival is held there.