Euphrates Poplar Forest, Ejin Banner 内蒙古额济纳胡杨林

Location: China, Inner Mongolia, Ejin Banner, Alxa League Google Maps Amap
Part of: National 5A Tourist Attraction
Nearby: Jiayuguan Pass 341km, Sand Lake (Shahu) 568km, Mogao Caves 569km

The Euphrates poplar forest of Ejin Banner stretches along the Ejin River and is one of the largest in the world. The trees withstand drought and saline soil and turn golden in late autumn, one of the best-known sights of western Inner Mongolia.

Euphrates Poplar Forest, Ejin Banner

Photo: Nyx Ning (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)