Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Located in northern China, a provincial administrative region of the People’s Republic of China, referred to as Inner Mongolia, which is one of the five autonomous regions in China. It has an area of 1.183 million square kilometers and a high-prototype landform with an average altitude of about 1,000 meters. It borders Russia and Mongolia in the north.
With a population of 25.396 million in 2019, it ranks 23rd nationwide, with a GDP of 1721.25 billion yuan in 2019, ranking 20th nationwide. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has 9 cities and 3 leagues, and its capital is Hohhot.
The cemetery of Genghis Khan is located in Inner Mongolia. The traditional diet of the Mongolian people is relatively rugged, with mutton, milk, wild vegetables and pasta as the main raw materials. The cooking method is relatively simple, most famous for roasting. Every year in August, the prairie event that came to an end came from 700 years ago. Vendors gathered on the day of the Natta, and the main traditional sports are horse racing, wrestling, and archery.
Rare Earth & Minerals
Inner Mongolia is rich in mineral resources and has large reserves and good development conditions.There are 17 species with the highest reserves in the country and 43 species with the top 3 in the country, and the rare earth reserves are the first in the world. The Baotou, Inner Mongolia Baiyun Ebo mine in is the world’s largest rare earth mine.
Animal Husbandry & Dairy Industry
Grassland, forest, and per capita land area ranks first in the country. Inner Mongolia is China’s largest grassland pastoral area. With developed animal husbandry, it is a characteristic and advantageous industry of Inner Mongolia, which has played an important role in the economic and social development of the region.
The number of horses in stock is 840,000, ranking first in the country. There are 6.1 million cattle and 60 million sheep. In 2018, 170,000 snail heads were raised, making it the largest camel breeding area in China.
Inner Mongolia has 18 border ports, of which Manzhouli port is the largest land port in mainland China, and Erlianhot is the largest border port to Mongolia. Mining, animal husbandry and dairy industry are the pillar industries of Inner Mongolia.
