Hailar
Hailar (海拉尔 Hǎilā'ěr) is a city in Inner Mongolia Province in China.
Understand
[edit]The city was founded in 1734 as a Chinese garrison town, and has a population of around 200,000.
Hailar is a multi-ethnic town, with notable Han, Mongolian, Hui, Daur, Evenki, and Russian populations. As such, signs are usually bilingual.
Climate
[edit]Hailar has a dry, humid, humid summer, due to the East Asian monsoon. Winters are long, very dry and severe. Sunshine is abundant year-round. More than two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs during the three summer months, June-August.
Get in
[edit]By plane
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By train
[edit]Hailar's railway station is the penultimate major station before Manzhouli, the port city that stands close to the Russian border. It is on the Western line of the Trans-Siberian express route. Trains to Harbin take about 12 hours, and 27 to Beijing.
By road
[edit]Via China National Highway 301.
Get around
[edit]Hailar has frequent buses that cover the town.
See
[edit]Do
[edit]Hulunbuir Grasslands, said to be the best one in mainland China.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Try local food: lamb, bef by the bones, 1 kg minimum. Restaurant name: Qi Jian Fang 七间房 : ¥28/500g
Drink
[edit]Home to the great Hailaer Beer.
Sleep
[edit]Budget
[edit]- Dong Fang Business Hotel (东方商务宾馆, 24 East two St Hailar district, Hulun Buir City (呼伦贝尔市海拉尔区东二道街24号). Clean, large room with computer: ¥120
Mid-range
[edit]- Beier Hotel Hailar, 36 Zhongyang Avenue, ☏ +86 470 8332511, fax: +86 470 8334960.