I am a native of Wuhai, so let me introduce it to you:

1. Geographical location. Wuhai is between 106.36° and 107.05° east longitude and 39.15° and 39.52° north latitude. It is about 80 kilometers long from north to south and 30 kilometers wide from east to west. In terms of administrative divisions, in the western part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Wuhai has jurisdiction over three municipal districts: Haibowan, Wuda and Hainan. The seat of government is Haibowan District. Wuhai borders Ordos City (to the south) and Bayannur City (to the north) to the east, and Alxa League to the west. It borders the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the south. In terms of topography, Wuhai City is located on the southwest side of the Inner Mongolia Plateau, near the "Jizi" Bay in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, bordering the Ordos Plateau to the east, the Alxa Plateau to the west, the Ningxia Plain to the south, the Hetao Plain to the north, and the Wuhai area. The geological structure belongs to the northern end of the mountain-shaped spine structure of the Qilian Mountains, Luliang Mountains, and Helan Mountains, as well as the northwest edge of the Yishaan Shield. Wuhai is surrounded by the Tengger Desert, Ulan Bhe Desert, and Maowusu Desert, so Wuhai is basically an oasis city. However, Wuhai's economic and transportation role is very important. Wuhai is an important hub connecting northwest my country and North China. It is also the center of the "Ningxia-Shaanxi-Mongolia" Economic Belt along the Yellow River. It is also an extension of the Golden Triangle Economic Zone of Hohhot, Baotou, and Ordos. zone. The Beijing-Lanzhou Railway, National Highways 109 and 110 and the Beijing-Tibet Expressway cross Wuhai; the civil aviation airport has opened Wuhai-Hohshi-Beijing; Wuhai-Xi'an; Wuhai-Xi'an-Guangzhou and other routes.

2. City overview. Wuhai was merged in 1976 from Wuda City (now Wuda District) of the former Bayannur League (now Bayannur City) and Haibowan City (now Haibowan District) of Yikezhao League (now Ordos City) established. It was also named "Wuhai City" by the beloved Premier Zhou, and became the third prefecture-level city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after Hohhot and Baotou (license plate: Meng C, area code: 0473). It covers an area of ??1,754 square kilometers and has a population of about 500,000. Currently, none of the rural residents have rural residence registrations but all have urban residence registrations. Former rural residents now also enjoy various social insurances in the cities. Because Wuhai is a city for the people, many intellectuals and workers who came with support in the 1970s took root here, so there are many ethnic groups, including Han, Mongolian, Hui, Manchu, Korean, Daur, Russian, Bai, Li, Xibo, Uyghur, Zhuang, Ewenki, Oroqen, Dong and other ethnic groups (I am Mongolian, my aunt’s cousin is Jingsheng, my uncle’s cousin has a Yi ethnic group, and my colleague graduated from university and came here to work and he is a Dong ethnic group), so Wuhai There are basically no dialects, and Mandarin is widely spoken.

3. Mineral resources. Wuhai is known as the "Sea of ??Wujin" and "Coal City Beyond the Great Wall". It is rich in mineral resources and has unique resource advantages. There are 37 types of proven metal and non-metal mineral deposits. Among them, the existing proven reserves of coal are more than 3 billion tons, mostly high-quality coking coal, accounting for 60% of the proven coking coal reserves in the entire autonomous region. It is an important coking coal base in the country; the limestone reserves are more than 20 billion tons, and the average calcium oxide content is 50-54 , is a high-quality raw material for the development of cement, calcium carbide, PVC and other building materials and chemical products; the total reserves of high-quality quartz sand and quartzite reach 5 billion tons, which are the best raw materials for the production of glass and its products; the coal-based kaolin reserves are 1.1 billion tons The above, accounting for about one-fifth of the country's proven reserves, is a high-quality raw material for the production of fine kaolin and special alumina; 385 million tons of refractory clay; 13 million tons of gypsum; 12 million tons of silica; in addition, Wuhai also has dolomite , iron ore, lead, zinc and other resources, and natural gas resources from the Sulige Gas Field have been introduced into the city. Within a radius of 150 kilometers around Wuhai City, there are also rich and large amounts of natural salt, alkali, Glauber's salt, gypsum, anthracite and other resources. Wuhai City is also very rich in water resources. The Yellow River passes through the city and flows 105 kilometers through the urban area. It has proven groundwater reserves of 9.3 billion cubic meters. Surface runoff and groundwater form a complementary system that can meet development water needs. Therefore, Wuhai's current industrial and mining industry is developed.

4. Tourism resources.

Wuhai City is rich in tourism resources and has three world-class tourism products. The first is Table Mountain (which looks like the Eight Immortals Table from a distance) and the rock paintings (remains of primitive tribes). They are art treasures of northern nomads from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age and are widely distributed. , large in number, rich in content, and simple in style, occupying a high position in the domestic and foreign rock painting circles; second, the national protected plant Sihemu (the giant panda in the plant world), which is called a "living fossil" by academic circles; third, it has The largest in Asia, the Carboniferous petrified wood is 40 meters long and 1 meter in diameter. In addition, Wuhai City also has Lihua Middle Beach and Populus euphratica Island. There are rare beach islands in the Yellow River such as "It will not last for a thousand years, but it will last for a thousand years" and other rare beach islands in the Yellow River. There are also many tourist attractions in the nearby areas, such as the famous Helan Mountain Natural Scenic Area, Xixia Tombs, Shahu Lake, Genghis Khan Mausoleum, etc. In recent years Wuhai is actively exploring existing tourism resources and is currently building tourism projects such as Gander Mountain (in Haibo Bay) and Ulan Nur Lake (in Wuda).

5. Culture and others. The people of Wuhai are warm and hospitable. When you come to Wuhai, your friends will entertain you very warmly. The special delicacies here include braised noodles, stuffed skin, braised sauerkraut, Mongolian dishes such as Arbas and Thalia, as well as famous chefs from Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Huai, Zhejiang and Beijing cuisines. Wuhai's Hansen wine, Bayinbao eggs, and field vegetables are all famous agricultural and sideline products here. The most famous agricultural specialty of Wuhai is grapes, and Wuhai is known as Turpan. Of course, wolfberry is also one of Wuhai’s specialties. Wuhai City is also a famous calligraphy city in the country. It was named "Chinese Calligraphy City" by the Chinese Calligraphy Association. This is after Anyang, Kaifeng, Linyi, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Xuzhou and other 6 "Chinese Calligraphy Cities" named by the Chinese Calligraphy Association. Another "Chinese Calligraphy City" named. The city has a population of 500,000, and the Wuhai Calligraphers Association has more than 1,500 members. There are 121 Wuhai people among the members of the Inner Mongolia Calligraphy Association, and 21 Wuhai people among the members of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. In Wuhai City, you can see exquisite calligraphy and painting works anytime and anywhere, whether in dining, accommodation, entertainment, visiting relatives and friends, or official activities. Calligraphy and painting as a kind of gift are a fashion in Wuhai City. There is even a saying in Wuhai: "If you don't have calligraphy and painting at home, you are not from Wuhai."