Opened in 1988, approved by the People's Government of Gansu Province, the Hashiha'er International Hunting Ground is situated in the south part of Subei County, 280km far from the county seat. The whole hunting field is planned to cover an area of 8,292 square km. The major central hunting district covers an area of 500 square km. It is 3500-4000m above sea level. The air-temperature averages 6.5 centigrade degrees above zero in a year. The area is a very cold region of barren hillocks on desert. Game animals conclude five orders, twelve families and twenty-seven species, including argali, bahral, antelope and white-lipped deer and, etc. The distributing density of game animals is 0.4 piece per square km. On the way to the hunting field there are also some tourist attractions, such as the Five-Temples Grottoes, site of Dangcheng City, Rock-paintings and Yanchiwang Hot Spring. |