Maoergou Petroglyphs of Zhuozi Mountain Rock Art

Open all day

15 RMB per person

Located in the eastern part of Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

All year round

To be confirmed

In 1997, Wuhai was served by one major railway trunk line, the Baotou–Lanzhou Railway. There were a total of 18 arterial highways, including National Highway 110 from Dengkou to Mahuanggou and National Highway 109 from Qipanjing to Shizuishan. The annual passenger transport volume reached 1.9418 million people, and freight volume totaled 11.1647 million tons. Among them, railways handled 311,800 passengers and 2.4147 million tons of cargo; highways carried 1.63 million passengers and 8.75 million tons of goods.

The petroglyphs are carved on the steep cliffs at the entrance of Maoergou, 1 kilometer southeast of Ulan Buh Coal Mine and 12 kilometers northeast of the urban area, with most rock art concentrated on the southern cliff face.

Maoergou is one of the grand valleys of the Zhuozi Mountain Range. The petroglyphs here bear strong primitive religious features, marking this place as an ancient sacrificial site for nomadic peoples.