Things to do in Bayan Nur, CN

BAYAN NUR, 3 octobre (Xinhua) -- Des touristes se promènent dans la zone forestière de Dahuabei à Bayan Nur, dans la région autonome de Mongolie intérieure ...

The Zhao Dynasty (403 BCE–222 BCE) controlled an area including modern-day Bayannur, while the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE–24 CE) established a hierarchical Chinese administrative structure. The Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) designated this area as part of "Inner Mongolia", but after its overthrow by the Republic of China (1912-1949), Bayannur was assigned to Suiyuan Province.

A tourist take photos in Dahuabei forest area in Bayan Nur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 3, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhi Maosheng)

Bayannur has an administrative area of 65,788 km 2 (25,401 sq mi). The name of the city in Mongolian means "Rich Lake". At the 2010 census, the total population of Bayannur is up to 1,669,915, while the city proper, Linhe District, has 520,300 inhabitants.