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Inner Mongolia·Erenhot National Geopark·A good place for children to take a walk

Park 🚗Erenhot, a border city in Inner Mongolia, is also the earliest region in China and even in Asia where dinosaur fossils were discovered. Because of the wide variety of dinosaur fossils in this area and their high scientific research value, it has become a hot spot for dinosaur fossil research and is affectionately called the "Hometown of Dinosaurs". 🏜️The entire geological park is located on a Gobi-like sandy and rocky land. The huge dinosaur models, vast area and dead wood artistic shapes outline a picture of the period when dinosaurs survived. Whether viewed from a distance or up close, it brings a great visual impact, making people feel as if they are in the Cretaceous dinosaur era. 🦕There are four parks in the entire Cretaceous Dinosaur National Geopark, which respectively display the post station culture, the excavation scene of dinosaur fossils, the classification of dinosaurs and the excavation of geological crystals. It is also a treasure park that is very suitable for bringing children for science education. 🌟Address: 3 kilometers north of Ersexian Swan Lake Wetland Park, Erlianhot City, Xilinguole League, Inner Mongolia. 💰Ticket: 50 yuan/person, electric car 10 yuan/person. 🕙Business hours: Winter - 8:40-17:20/ Summer - 8:40-18:00 (last admission at 17:00) 👣Play time: 2-3 hours. 🅿️Parking lot: Super large and free. Highlights: 1. Restoration of the Erenhot Gigantoraptor fossil 2. At the dinosaur fossil excavation site, salt-alkali wind erosion makes the fossils fragile and requires regular maintenance. The scattered fossils were formed by the impact of river basins, and the skeletal fossils are scattered, making them very difficult to sort out. 3. The vast fossil site and the fossil statues scattered among it make it even more desolate. 4. This is also a good time to educate children. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, many fossils were stolen by foreign countries in the name of scientific expeditions. Later, 50% of the fossils were taken away by cooperative scientific expeditions.
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