Bailing Lake is located within the territory of Tumujisumu of
Jalaid Banner of Xing'an League. There is a magic story concerning
the origins of Bailing Lake.
In the past, Genghis Khan led his army to the lake. His soldiers
felt very tired. One day, when climbing Hada Mountain, all soldiers
were soaked with sweat, their mouths were parched and their tongues
scorched. The army wanted to drink some water in the shady and cool
place and have a rest before moving on. However, there were no
homes or water in the desolate mountain. Where could they find some
water to drink? At that moment, Genghis Khan's horse whinnied
suddenly and stopped. The steed opened its two eyes and dug the
land with its front legs and stirred the soil with its front legs.
Later, a small lake appeared under the horse's hoofs and a spring
rushed out. The soldiers joyously drank the water.
Thereafter, there was a lake in the place and the water source
was flourishing. Later, people called it "Hoof Lake."
In 1996, the government of Zha Laite Banner made an investment
to develop the tourism industry, and built a Bailing Lake
Nationality Holiday Village based on the original Hoof Lake.
Bailing Lake is situated behind Hada Mountain in the east and has
the Wanghu Pavilion, on-water Restaurant, Mongolian tent and
hippodrome at the foot of the mountain. There are areas for
swimming, yachting and fishing on the lake. When climbing the Hada
Mountain and looking into the distance, wide grassland,
mattress-like grass, beautiful flowers and groups of flocks and
herds can be seen in the east; 10,000 hectares of green and
flashing waves can be seen in the west, where ships and vessels
travel frequently. These are the reason why it was called the
"Bright Pearl in the Grassland."