Inner Mongolia is short for Zack Mongolia in the Qing Dynasty.

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is called Inner Mongolia for short. Located in the northern frontier of China, the northwest is adjacent to Mongolia and Russia. An area of 1.18 million square kilometers; The population is 23.861 million (counted at : on November 1, 25); Mongolia and Han nationality have the largest number, in addition, there are Korean, Hui, Manchu, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen and other ethnic groups. The whole district is divided into 9 prefecture-level cities and 3 leagues; It also governs 12 county-level cities, 17 counties, 49 banners and 3 autonomous banners. Hohhot, the capital. Baotou, Chifeng, Wulanchabu, Wuhai, Hulunbeier, Tongliao and Erdos are the main cities in the autonomous region.

The whole territory is dominated by plateaus, and most areas are above 1 meters above sea level, commonly known as Inner Mongolia Plateau. The main mountain ranges are Daxinganling, Helan Mountain, Wula Mountain and Daqing Mountain. The eastern grassland is vast and the western desert is widely distributed. There are famous lakes such as Hulun Lake and Bell Lake, and the Yellow River flows through the southwest of this area. This area belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate; Due to the vast territory, there are great differences between different places; There are four distinct seasons in most areas; Summer is short and winter is long, which is dry and cold. The average annual temperature is 1 ~ 1 degrees Celsius; The annual precipitation is about 5 ~ 45 mm. More than 6 kinds of mineral resources have been proved, and the reserves of rare earth, coal and silver are huge. Grassland area ranks in the forefront of the country, and the wood accumulation in Daxinganling forest area is large.

after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Inner Mongolia's industry developed rapidly, with mining, metallurgy and rare earth industries as the backbone, and wool spinning, forest industry, machinery, food, building materials and chemical industry developed in an all-round way. This area is one of the important animal husbandry bases in China, and the pasture in the pastoral area is rich and beautiful. Sanhe Horse, Sanhe Cattle and Inner Mongolia Fine Wool Sheep are all famous livestock breeds. Agricultural areas are concentrated in Hetao Plain and hilly valleys in the southeast, producing grain crops such as wheat, rye and potato, and cash crops such as flax and beet.