1. Dialect.

Baotou dialect: the local people call it "local dialect", which belongs to Datong Baotou dialect of Jin dialect. It is mainly popular in Donghe District, Jiuyuan District and its subordinate counties in the city. This language is a mixture of Jin dialect, some Mongolian and Manchu languages. Residents are mainly descendants of Shanxi immigrants in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is one of the northernmost areas in China where the voice is preserved.

northeastern mandarin: the northeast dialect of Mandarin, which is used by some local immigrants, is mainly popular in Kundulun District. When Baogang was built after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many Northeasters were recruited from Northeast immigrants with a good industrial base, mainly from Liaoning.

Mongolian: one of the official languages officially recognized. It is used on the signboards of government agencies and shops in the city, but it is rarely used by the people.

2. Religion.

Stone altars were found in Ashan Neolithic site in Baotou area, and totem worship was also found in Yinshan rock paintings. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Buddhism had been introduced to Baotou area. Wang Gubu, a Mongolian in the Yuan Dynasty, established a Christian church on the grassland. Some Semu people in the Yuan Dynasty believed in Islam. In the early Ming Dynasty, Mongolians believed in Shamanism and then converted to Tibetan Buddhism. There are five major religious sects in Baotou, which are Buddhism (Han and Tibetan), Islam, Christianity (Protestantism) and Catholicism.

At present, the Han Buddhism in Baotou City is integrated with folk beliefs, and believers are scattered in all districts and counties of Baotou City. Tibetan Buddhism (commonly known as Lamaism) is mainly concentrated in Bailing Temple in Damaoqi and Wudangzhao in the city, mainly believed by Mongolians. The temples mainly include Wudang Call, Miaofa Temple, Meidai Call and Kundulun Call.

Islam was introduced from Gansu and Shandong in the Qing Dynasty, mainly believed by Hui and Uygur, and Muslims were more concentrated, distributed in Huimin Street in Donghe District and near Qingkun Mosque in Qingshan District. Mosques mainly include the Great Mosque, the Qingkun Mosque and the Middle Mosque.

Christianity is divided into Catholicism and Protestantism. In modern times, it was directly introduced by European missionaries, and there are many believers among the people of all ethnic groups. The famous churches include the Catholic Simon Peter Church and Castle Peak Catholic Church, and the Protestant Simon Church, Kunnan Church and Kunbei Church.

3. Diet.

Little Sheep Hot Pot: Inner Mongolia Little Sheep Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd. is a joint-stock enterprise with natural person as the initiator. The company was born in August 1999, and its main business is Little Sheep Special Hot Pot Chain.

oat noodle and oat noodle are one of the "three treasures" in Inner Mongolia.

slightly beautiful (shāomài, different from southern steamed dumplings): this food has a long history. Fresh mutton from Xilinguole grassland is selected as stuffing, and it is refined with scallion and high-quality Hetao flour as skin, and steamed on the drawer. The finished product is pomegranate-shaped, which can be used as a snack in a banquet and a delicious folk meal. Dexing Yuanxiaomei is famous for its thin skin, tender stuffing, delicious taste and beautiful shape, and it is the best in the management of Xiaomei.

braised pork: braised pork is a kind of red food. The Mongolian people call meat red food, and the Mongolian language is "Wulanyide". As the name implies, "hand-grilled meat" means hand-grabbed mutton, which is a traditional food of Mongolian people for thousands of years and a common practice of herders.

iron pot braised noodles: based on iron pot braised dishes, it is a kind of delicious food similar to peasant rice, and it is a fine product made by people in northwest China.

Mutton offal: Mutton offal is a collection of sheep offal in one pot, with various shapes and meats, sour and spicy taste, no fishy smell, delicious soup, and rich nutrition. When eaten in the cold north, it can ward off the cold.

Roast whole sheep: a traditional Mongolian dish, specially prepared for entertaining distinguished guests or holding a feast during major celebrations. Generally, sheep fattened on the grassland and weighing about 4 kg are slaughtered, and the whole roast is made by adding onions, ginger, peppers, salt and other condiments into the abdomen without hair and skin. After baking, the shape of the sheep is complete, the sheep kneels in the square wooden plate, the color is golden red, the sheepskin is crisp and the mutton is tender and fragrant.

4. festivals.

China Nomadic Cultural Tourism Festival is a cultural event with Damaoqi, a nomadic hometown, as the core, which comprehensively displays nomadic culture and local tourism resources in Damaoqi. The Cultural Tourism Festival integrates many fashion elements such as nature, humanities, leisure and experience, and highlights the theme of "grassland essential ecology, nomadic culture, public participation experience and humanistic care for people's livelihood".

China Bayan Obo International Kistler Cultural Tourism Festival lasted for 4 days, involving 3 items in 5 categories, including Kistler cultural activities, literary and artistic activities, tourism activities, economic and trade activities, sports events and so on.