Situated on Gongge'er Grassland in the west part of Keshiketeng
Banner of Chifeng, it is a comprehensive state-class natural
reserve protecting such ecological systems as lakes, marshes,
grasslands, dunes and forests for rare birds with a total area of
1200 sq. km.
With a spacious lake surface, rich aquatic products and numerous
birds, Dalinuo'er Lake is listedas one of the three biggest swan
lakes together with Poyang Lake and Bayinbuluke Lake. There are a
total of 152 kinds and 16 orders of birds in the reserve, of which
26 kinds are state first-class and second-class protected birds.
There are tens of thousands of birds such as swans, white-nape
crane and Otis tarda, which gather here every year.
The landscapes in the reserve arediverse. The renowned inland lake
ecological system of the Inner Mongolian Plateau is in the reserve.
There are also 22 lakes ofdifferent sizes in the basin, of which,
the area of the biggest lake, Dali Lake, is 248 sq. km, ranking
No.2 in terms of inlandlakes in Inner Mongolia.
There is agood lakeside landform surrounding Dali Lake. People can
see a well-developed and completely protected ancient volcano
group. Placesof cultural interest, such as Zhenzishan rock
paintings,Jinjiehao, Yingchanglu Site of the Yuan Dynasty,
MantuoshanShuiyun Cave, Longxing Temple stele, are found on the
lakeside.
