Author: Olan
The silly roe deer stood in the grass field, observing the photographer from a distance.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
In summer, the Jinlianchuan grassland is like a sea with blue waves, flocks of cattle and sheep, and tourists are like weaving.
The grassland is peaceful and comfortable in midsummer, and time seems to be slowing down.
The calf is drinking milk.
Photo by Olan
A few days ago, the "2021 Golden Lotus Festival" opened. Tourists gathered in twos and threes on the grassland to enjoy singing and dancing.
Photo by Liu Changyong
The Jinlianchuan grassland covered by dark clouds is picturesque.
Photo by Olan
At the end of July, it is the season of large blooming nasturtiums and large expanses of blooming. The vegetation here is rich, roe deer, migratory birds and other wild animals shuttle among them, which is beautiful.
Look, there is a silly roe deer.
Photo by Liu Changyong
Look, it ran away.
Photo by Liu Changyong
The golden lotus flower is the season of blooming, the big flower blooms, swaying with the wind.
Photo by Olan
In the early morning, the birds circled in the sky.
Photo by Olan
The World Cultural Heritage Yuanshangdu Site is located here. This is a capital site comparable to the ancient Italian city of Pompeii in the eyes of historians. It records an important stage of civilization in human history.
Photo by Liu Changyong
Yuan Shangdu was founded in 1256 AD. It is a prairie capital site with a model value of cultural fusion formed during the collision and fusion of the two major civilizations of northern Asia in the 13-14th century, nomadic and farming. , The site with the longest history, unique layout, and most complete preservation. Its inclusive urban model holds a unique position in the history of world civilization and urban planning and design.
After being abandoned as a site in the early Ming Dynasty, it has been fully preserved to this day.
A model of Daan Pavilion restored according to its original appearance.
Da'an Pavilion was finally burnt down in the fighting of a peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in 1358. Five of the 11 emperors of the Yuan Dynasty held their enthronement ceremony here.
Photo courtesy of Xilin Gol Cultural Heritage Museum
A bird’s-eye view of Yuan.
Photo courtesy of Xilin Gol Cultural Site Museum
Nowadays, it is not only an important part of the National Wetland Park-Shangduhe Wetland Park in Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia, but also one of the official check-in places for Internet celebrities in Inner Mongolia. Since its successful application, it has received more than 3 million Chinese and foreign tourists.
Aerial photography of wetlands.
Photo by Liu Changyong
Visitors walk on the boardwalk to admire the golden lotus sea in the Yuanshangdu ruins.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
Tourists turned on the "chasing stars" mode and enthusiastically took photos.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
The tourists wear traditional national costumes and spontaneously sing and dance to the music in the scenic area.
Ma Zhi Telephoto
Walking in the ruins of Yuanshang Capital's imperial city, the sight of lush grasslands is full of sight. Although there are only ruined walls and large building bases in your eyes, you can still feel its magnificence in the explanation of the tour guide.
People in the Yuanshangdu ruins always seem extremely small.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
In 1964, the Yuanshangdu site was included in the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In 1988, it was included in the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
On June 29, 2012, at the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting held in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Yuanshangdu Site was successfully included in the "World Heritage List" with its cultural fusion model value and became China’s 30th World Heritage Site. Today, it is the only world cultural heritage site in Inner Mongolia.
The undulating adobe ruins can still feel the majestic atmosphere of the year.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
It has been 9 years since Yuanshang Capital has been registered as a heritage site, and the natural heritage and the culture it bears waiting here are being protected and passed on.
As a large-scale ancient capital site with relatively complete preservation in China, architectural relics, cultural relics, and grassland ecology are the focus of protection. The local area takes "protection first, rescue first, rational use, and strengthened management" as the policy to develop cultural heritage The protection of inheritance.
Overlooking the Jinlianchuan grassland.
The protection of the vast grasslands is inseparable from the local herdsmen and people.
Photo by Liu Changyong
Baolige has been working at the Yuanshangdu site since 2010.
According to his memories, before the successful application, the protection was carried out by a single department led by the Cultural Heritage Bureau; since the successful application, multi-sectoral linkages such as public security, grassland supervision, and local breeding farms have gradually formed here, and the protection has been actively participated by the society. The working mode of air defense, material defense, and technical defense is becoming more and more perfect.
In the assessment of the protection and management of China's cultural heritage in 2019, the Yuanshangdu Site received the highest five-star rating.
The local workers speak with pride.
Photo courtesy of Xilinguole League Yuanshangdu Cultural Heritage Administration
Walking on the wooden plank road of the ruins, the adobe building ruins covered with flowers and plants are wrapped with protective nets, and the surroundings are separated by wooden fences. Monitoring systems can be seen everywhere.
Signs and protective fences can be seen everywhere.
Photo by Olan
Testing equipment placed on the adobe building site.
Photo by Olan
The protective net tightly wrapped the ruins.
Photo by Olan
In 2020, the Yuanshangdu Site Monitoring System will be put into use.
Now staff have apps installed on their mobile phones to observe dynamic changes at any time.
The monitoring system is working continuously.
Photo by Olan
After a round of patrol, the staff was checking in on the app.
Ma Zhi Telephoto
"We have a deep feeling for this place. A grass, a tree, and a small piece of rubble are our treasures." Summer is the time when the Yuanshangdu site has the most tourists, and Baolige and its partners are there at 5 o'clock in the morning every day. Came here and went home at 8 o'clock in the evening.
"This is not only our job responsibilities, but also the concerns that we can't let go of."
Polyge is working.
Ma Zhi Telephoto
At the Yuanshangdu site, the herdsmen are also important guardians.
In order to protect the natural heritage and local ecology, since 2010, more than 200 herdsmen have moved out of the heritage conservation area one after another.
340 modern tombs were removed, nursery stock bases, starch factories, etc. were demolished, roads within the site were closed, and the area of farmland returned to grassland exceeded 10,000 mu.
In 2012, they also spontaneously formed a horseback cultural relics protection (fire) team to patrol nearly 30,000 acres of grassland in the outer protection area of the Yuanshangdu Site.
Spring and autumn are the key seasons for grassland fire prevention. There is snow on the road and the wind is still strong.
But people have no complaints or regrets.
Photo courtesy of Polyge
People are patrolling when the plants are plentiful.
Photo courtesy of Baolige (3 photos)
The restoration of the natural environment is very obvious.
During the interview, the reporter learned that the golden lotus here has been growing year by year, and the roe deer, fox, poultry and other wild animals have also increased.
The sea of golden lotus in midsummer.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
Even the spider webs in the early morning are very beautiful, covered with dew.
Very popular with photographers.
Photo by Olan
In summer, here is a paradise for all kinds of wild birds.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
According to locals, the Yuanshangdu site is beautiful all year round.
In the misty morning mist, the Yuanshangdu site seemed to stand still in the long river of time.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
The golden grassland, the wetland landscape reflecting the blue sky, and the galloping herdsmen are like an oil painting.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
The roe deer wanders in the golden pasture, free and comfortable.
Photo by Guan Yongxin
Many herders are still staff members of the Yuanshangdu Cultural Heritage Protection and Research Center. They participate in the daily maintenance of the core area of the site, and they are tanned by outdoor work throughout the year.
Herder Qiliger is now a member of the heritage protection family.
Ma Zhi Telephoto
In order to prevent sunburn, the staff is fully equipped.
Photo by Olan
"This job is very hard. The summer rains and the sun is strong, the spring and autumn wind is strong, and the winter is snowy and cold." Suriteltu is one of them. He is now a member of the motorcycle patrol of the Protection Center, with a simple smile on his face. , Bad words.
If you come to the Yuanshangdu site, the Xilin Gol Cultural Heritage Museum is a place to check in.
As a supporting exhibition project for the Yuanshangdu site, the museum was officially opened to the public in June 2016, receiving nearly 200,000 tourists (times) annually.
Aerial photography of the exterior of the Xilin Gol Cultural Heritage Museum.
Photo courtesy of the museum
A large number of precious cultural relics were unearthed at the Yuan Shangdu site.
White marble heads, glazed beast heads, goulan dripping water, grey terracotta tiles... Here, the prosperous scene of the former upper capital city slowly unfolds in this brick and tile, pillar and stone.
Li Ximin is an instructor, and her daily routine is to sort out the cultural accumulation here over and over again.
Ma Zhi Telephoto
Currently, the 44th session of the World Heritage Conference is going on in Fuzhou, and more than 40 projects around the world have been submitted for application for heritage.
In the eyes of industry insiders, the honor of "world heritage" is very important, which means more attention, greater investment and better protection.
Yuan Shangdu is a good example.
The editor also learned during the interview that the locals also have high expectations for the Yuanshangdu site. After all, this is the only world cultural heritage in Inner Mongolia, and its importance is self-evident.
Now that Yuanshang has just applied for a legacy for 9 years, what's the future?
We will wait and see.
Photo by Liu Changyong