The altitude of Ordos is about 1 100 to1500m, and the highest point is Table Mountain on the Yellow River in the west, with an altitude of 2149m. The terrain is slightly inclined from northwest to southeast, with gentle ups and downs. Ordos is Mongolian, which means there are many court accounts. Because the mausoleum of Genghis Khan was moved here in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian nomadic tribe was named Ordos, so the plateau was named.

Ordos is a prefecture-level city with Mongolian as the main body and Han as the majority, and it is the best tourist city with ethnic customs in China. Ordos is one of the typical areas in 18 since the reform and opening up 30 years ago. It is the central city of Hu Bao-Hubei urban agglomeration and is positioned as one of the provincial sub-central cities by the government of the autonomous region. Ordos is a GJ forest city, a national civilized city and an excellent tourist city in China.

There are Dazhun, Zhundong and Wu Dong railways running through the east and west, Baoshen and Baoxi railways running through the north and south, and there are 56 navigation cities in Ordos Airport. There are scenic spots such as Genghis Khan Mausoleum, Jiucheng Palace, Ordos Grassland and Khan Palace.