Xinkai

Xinkai belongs to the river country north of the West Liao. The waterway known historically as Taigen Gol crosses the western plain, where grassland, river channels and low sandy ground meet. In the Qing period Mongol banners shared this wider country, and boundaries between their pastures were described by reference to rivers, hills and other landmarks. The old channels and seasonal waters gave shape to a plain traversed by herders and their animals.