Hailar, Wade-Giles romanisation Hai-la-erh, formerly Hulun, city, northeastern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It lies on the south bank of the Hailar River, at its junction with the Yimin River. Since 2001 Hailar has served as the urban district of the newly created Hulunbuir city. The city's primary role has always been that of a market and commercial centre. In earlier times it was the terminus of caravan routes from central Mongolia and the site of great annual horse fairs. Now a railway city and the focus of an extensive road network, it stands between the areas colonised by Chinese settlers and the Mongolian border pasturelands. Also, Hailar also has established a food-processing industry, using the rich farming and livestock products nearby.

Airports in Hailar

1. Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD)

Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) is the main airport in Hailar. It is an international airport serving Hailar district of Hulubuir, a prefecture-level city of Inner Mongolia, China. The airport was formerly known as Hailar Dongshan Airport until it was renamed on 1 January 2011. It is also run domestic flight to Beijing using Air China, China United Airlines and Hainan Airlines. The largest Airline that serves at the airport is Gestair where it schedules around 21 take-offs from Dongshan every week. You can fly to 23 destinations with 25 airlines in scheduled passenger traffic.

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When is the Best Time to Fly to Hailar?

The off-peak season for tourism in Hailar, China is on May and September. Prices for hotels and flights will be less expensive during these months, though you can save your money if you purchase well in advance. Tourists are unlikely to visit Hailar in January, February, March, November, and December. Those willing to visit at these times will likely find it the expensive month. On March and September Hailar mostly, visitors often come because of its weather that happens to be the nice one entire year. One more thing, during this month, there are not many tourists that come here.

Hailar also happened to occur four seasons. So, for summer is from June to August, it is a high temperature well above 72 Fahrenheit. Autumn is the most comfortable season of the year. It occurs from September to October. The temperature also is quite reasonable with a limited amount of rain. Spring can also be delightful with the average temperature roughly the same as in autumn. The best way to deal with weather unpredictability is to wear layered clothing that will make comfortable in both chilly and warm weather. Winter is the offseason in Hailar. In can be incredibly cold.

The 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, the world's biggest snow and ice festival, will officially begin on 5 January and run until 5 February. The annual festival is set in the northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. One of its most popular attractions, the Harbin Ice and Snow World, spans over 600,000 square meters and includes more than 100 landmarks this year. It's made of 110,000 cubic meters of ice and 120,000 cubic meters of snow. All the elaborate ice buildings and intricately carved sculptures are made from blocks cut from the frozen Songhua River, one of China's primary estuaries. Blocks weighing up to 700 kilograms each are shaped into different themes, including animals and architectural wonders. Multi-coloured lights also give the structures a dazzling glow.

What are the Top 3 Things to Do in Hailar?

1. Hulun Buir Prairie – Hulunbuir Prairie is the best-preserved grassland with fertile vegetation in China, known as “King of Nature”, a paradise of grasslands comprising the forest grasslands, meadows, and classic grasslands, one of the best-preserved grasslands in the world. Hulunbuir is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, large and small, which have made this area a mecca for local Mongolian nomads and herders. Hunlunbuir Grasslands are also dubbed as the “most unsullied prairie” due to the pollution-free skies.

2. Golden Horde Mongolian Tribe – It is a tourist destination, the only nomadic tribe open to the tourists. It is a reproduction of the camping tents in Genghis Khan’s time, a kind of travel experience bringing people back to the old days. It is built in the heartland of Hulunbuir Grassland, on the banks of Moergele River that are hailed as China's first Qushui (River bends). This area is a natural pasture is well known home and abroad. Historical records show, many ancient ethnic groups once originated and developed. They lived here from generation to generation till the 12th and 13th centuries when Genghis Khan and his followers united all the Mongolian tribes here and marched towards the areas in most of Asia and Eastern Europe.

3. Shiwei – Shiwei is a border town in the northeast of Ergun City (Eerguna City). It is on the east bank of the Ergun River (Eerguna River) and abuts Russia. Shiwei is inhabited mostly by the Chinese-Russian descendants. Shiwei is one of the cradles of Mongols. Now it is a beautiful town with multi-ethnic groups including Mongols. It was once listed as one of the top ten most beautiful townships in China. The town and its surrounding villages feature the Russian style in terms of architectures and living habits. Stay overnight in a traditional Russian style wooden house (Mukeleng House) is a top choice for many tourists.