The first major city in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is also known as Deer City and Grassland Steel City. With the construction and development of the Baotou Iron and Steel Rare Earth Company, it is also known as the Grassland Steel City. Located in the western part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, east and Hohhot City, neighboring, west and Bayannur League border, north of the Ulaanchabu Prairie, south of the Yellow River, and Ikezhaomeng across the river. Jurisdiction of three urban areas (Kundulun District, Qingshan District, Donghe District) two mining areas (Baiyun Ebo Mining District, Shiqian District), four agricultural and animal husbandry flags and counties (Tumet Right Banner, Darhan Maomingan Union Flag, Guyang County, Jiuyuan District), an economic development zone. Baotou as early as 5000 years ago, there are human settlements. Until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Baotou formed two small streets of villages. Jiaqing fourteen years (1809), Baotou village changed to Baotou town, in 1923 Pingsui (now Beijing package) railroad extended to Baotou became a commercial town in northwest China, known as the water and drought dock. 1926 set up the county, set up a city in 1938, the implementation of the city and county coexisted in 1945. 1953 withdrawn from the county to stay in the city.
Baotou City is located in the southern end of the Inner Mongolia Plateau, Yinshan Mountains across the city in the middle of the formation of the northern plateau, the central mountains, the southern plains of the three topographic regions. The Yellow River flows through the southern edge of the city, belonging to the temperate continental climate. The average annual temperature is 6.4℃, the annual precipitation is 310 millimeters, and the frost-free period is 110～142 days. Rich in mineral resources, more than 40 kinds have been proved. Baiyun Ebo is famous for being a giant polymetallic *** raw mine with the world's largest reserves of rare earth ores. Baotou Iron and Steel Rare Earth Company is a nationally renowned backbone enterprise of the iron and steel industry. Transportation is well-developed, is the junction of Jingbao, Baolan, Baobai, Baoshen and other railroads; civil aviation has flights to Hohhot, Beijing and other places. Wudangzhao (Guangjue Temple), 70 kilometers northeast of the city, was built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a famous temple in China. There are also famous temples such as Meidaizhao, Kundulunzhao and Meiliangzhao. Donghe District within the territory of the trans-long Tibetan, is a scenic excursion area.
Baotou is located in the western part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. East and Hohhot City, neighboring, west and Bayannur League border, north and Mongolia border, south of the Yellow River and Ordos City (formerly Ikezhao League) across the river. The total area is 27691 square kilometers. Total population of 2.1 million people (2004).
Municipal People's Government: Kundulun District,
Zip Code: 014025.
Administrative Code: 150200.
Area Code: 0472.
Pinyin: Baotou.
The climate is a continental mesothermal semi-arid monsoon climate, with an average annual rainfall of 312 millimeters, an average annual temperature of 6-4 degrees Celsius, and an average annual sunshine of 3,145 hours.
Baotou is also known as Deer City because it means "place of deer" in Mongolian. Baotou is the largest city in Inner Mongolia, and also the city with the largest green area in Inner Mongolia.
About the source of Baotou's name, another saying, one is from the "Botou" variant, the second is from the name of the river "Botuo River"
Baotou is located in the famous Yellow River Loop at the top of the Bohai Economic Zone and the northwest region, is a strategic location. It is a strategic place connecting the Bohai Economic Zone and the Northwest Region, and a key area for the development of the hinterland in the strategic layout of the Autonomous Region.
Baotou has a vast area of 27,691 square kilometers, of which 146 square kilometers are urban areas, with 9 flag counties and districts under the jurisdiction of the city, and a total population of 2.3 million, of which more than 1.6 million are urban population, which is one of the 23 big cities in China with urban population of more than one million.
Baotou is located in the Yinshan ---- Tianshan longitudinal metallogenic belt, rich in mineral resources, containing rare earths, iron, coal, aluminum, gold, niobium and other 54 kinds of metal, non-metal and energy chemical raw materials. One of the most famous Baiyun Ebo mine, is a world-rare metal *** raw mines, iron proven reserves of about more than 1 billion tons, niobium reserves in the country's first, rare earth reserves in the world's largest rare earth reserves are not only huge and high grade, low production costs, accounting for 91.6% of the country's reserves of rare earths, accounting for the world's proven reserves of 54.2%, in 1999, the production of rare earths in Baotou (in terms of oxidized rare earths) accounted for 60% of the world's total output. In 1999, Baotou's rare earth production (in terms of rare earth oxide) accounted for 60% of the world's total output, is a veritable "hometown of rare earths".
Baotou is an important transportation hub connecting North China and Northwest China, and an important postal and telecommunication center in West China, and has basically formed a comprehensive transportation network of railroads, highways, and airways. One of the major arteries through North China, Northwest China, Beijing-Baotou, Baolan Railway, Baoshen Railway in Baotou intersection, eastbound can be linked to Beijing, westbound can be linked to Lanzhou, southbound can be linked to Taiyuan, Xi'an, Shanghai, Ningbo, etc.; 110, 210 National Highway through the urban area, Hubao Expressway was completed and opened to traffic, the 27 trunk highways to the rest of the country, the formation of a Dandong ---- Beijing ----- Baotou ----- Yinchuan- --- Lhasa for the east and west, north and south states and counties and Beihai --- Xi'an --- Baotou --- Baiyun for the north-south axis, connecting the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and near the provinces, cities and autonomous regions of the highway network, the density of more than the national average; modern civil aviation airport to achieve the national microcomputer network ticketing, the airport connected to a 4C level standards, Boeing 737 and other large aircraft can be safely landed and taken off, has now been opened to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xi'an, Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, Lanzhou, Wenzhou and other places of flights, basically formed a more complete coverage of North China, Northwest China, East China, Central China, South China, such as feeder air transportation liaison, for the people of the city and foreign travel or business to provide a convenient, fast service.
Baotou is the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and an important industrial base in northwest China. Since the reform and opening up, Baotou's economic construction has entered a period of sustained, rapid and healthy development, the industrial structure is constantly adjusted, the basic industries have been strengthened, the rapid growth of the national economy, the formation of a copper and iron metallurgy, rare earth metallurgy and applications, machinery manufacturing, non-ferrous metals, textiles, electronics, chemical industry and other industries based on the full range of industrial systems, for South Korea, Japan, the United States, Thailand, Hong Kong, China and so on, more than 30 countries and regions to establish trade relations. More than 30 countries and regions have established trade relations, export commodities up to 27 categories, nearly 200 varieties. A number of large-scale, high technology content, by the local characteristics of the enterprise continues to grow and develop. Baosteel is one of the national large-scale iron and steel enterprises, is the largest iron and steel joint venture in ethnic minority areas; Baotou Aluminum Factory is one of China's top ten aluminum factories, but also China's first rare-earth aluminum national key manufacturers; Baotou Rare-Earth Hi-Tech is the country's first listed company of rare-earths; the first machinery manufacturing group in Inner Mongolia, Northern Heavy Industry Group Corporation is a mega enterprise in China's weapons industry; the construction of the Oriental hope that 50 million tons of aluminum-power integration project will become a national leader in the field of aluminum power generation and the development of the industry. The 50,000-ton aluminum power integration project will become one of the largest single-strand aluminum plants in the country and the world. Baotou City, cashmere, flax spinning in the country are occupying a pivotal position, a number of key technologies in the world's leading position, including the Inner Mongolia Deer King Cashmere Group is one of the world's largest cashmere products company, the export volume has always been in the forefront of the domestic industry. 2004, the city's GDP to complete the 60.8 billion yuan, 7.33 billion yuan of fiscal revenue, per capita disposable income of urban residents even to 11,508 yuan. The per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 11,508 yuan. Fixed asset investment completed more than 34.01 billion yuan.
Today's Baotou, the city streets are wide and clean, high-rise buildings, trees, neon lights, different styles of city squares, neighborhood attractions abound. So far, the city has built 10 parks, more than 80 street attractions, large green square 17, a garden city has taken shape. 2002 Baotou City was awarded the United Nations Best Habitat Award. At the same time, Baotou City has formulated a series of policies and regulations such as "Decision on Further Expansion of Openness to the outside world", "Reward Measures for Attracting Foreign Investment and Expanding Export Entrepreneurship" and "Management Measures for Foreign Invested Enterprises in Baotou", which provide a favorable policy environment for investment in Baotou by both internal and external businessmen.
Located at the edge of the desert, Ringsha Bay is an excellent place for people to experience the fun of sandboarding and feel the desert flavor. And is located in the center of Baotou city of Saihan Tara grasslands is the only urban grassland, the city has grassland, grassland in the city, unique features, can not help but say is the miracle of nature. Scenic spots are also available: Meiligang, Nine Peaks Mountain and so on.
In the desert, Genghis Khan's fame can be said to be a household name, more than 100 kilometers from the city of Baotou Genghis Khan Mausoleum spectacular, standing in front of the mausoleum, as if to see "a generation of pride" across the sands of the majestic posture. Wudangzhao, Meidaizhao and other Mongolian temple architecture is not lack of remarkable places.