Once a vital stronghold on the northern route of the ancient Silk Road, this area preserves ancient trade routes, salt transportation paths and the camel trails of Dashengkui, a historic trading firm. Here you can find desert lakes, oases, grasslands, cliff rock paintings, ruins of the ancient Great Wall, old battlefields and commercial towns. Time-honored legends and hospitable herdsmen also reside here, earning it the name Eden of the Desert.

The moment you set foot here, you will be welcomed with traditional Mongolian rituals — presenting hada silk scarves and serving welcome wine — which fill you with joy and excitement. Melodious folk songs immerse you in rich Mongolian culture.

At Tonghu Grassland, watch the sunrise over the sea of sand in the early morning and admire wispy desert smoke at dusk, embracing a peaceful retreat from the mundane world. You can ride horses or desert vehicles deep into the wilderness, or take a paraglider to drift over golden sand, silver lakes, green oases and blue skies. Wander around pastoral villages, sacred oboos, desert households and ancient camel-and-salt trails. Inside traditional yurts, taste fragrant milk tea, sing and drink to bold folk tunes, gather around roaring bonfires and listen to the melodious horsehead fiddle. At night, lie directly on the sand, with the vast desert as your bed and the firmament as your canopy. Spend the quiet night with stars and the moon, becoming one with nature