Major Economic Indicators (2010)
Baotou is the largest industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Through the middle of Baotou’s landscape are mountains and hills, with plateaus and grassland in the north, and plains in the south, while the Yellow River runs through the city from west to east. Baotou is rich in mineral resources, especially in metal minerals; it is called rare earth capital in China.
Baotou is home to thirty-seven different nationalities, including those from Mongolia, Han, Man, Hui, Dawuer and Ewenke.
Baotou is a multi-culture city. Tracing back through the history of Baotou, many northern minorities such as the Huzu, the Xiongnu, the Xianpi, the Roran, the Tujue, the Huihu, Mongolia, et cetera, had lived in the city. It has been an important place for the military because of its geographical position, which is to the north of Yellow River, guarding Beijing, as well as inland China.
There are many tourist attractions in Baotou, including the Genghis Khan Mausoleum, the Wudangzhao Lamasery, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Inner Mongolia, The Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty, Xilamuren Grassland, Resonant Sand Bay, Mount Jiufeng and Zhao Jun Island.
Baotou is famous for its comprehensive mix of Chinese cuisine; the northern preference for wheat is offset by Baotou’s many rice dishes, while the western preference for beef and mutton is combined with the southern and eastern fascination with pork.
By the end of 2010, Baotou had one state-level development zone, namely Baotou National Rare-earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
National Civilization City (2005)- Civilization Office of the Central Communist Party Committee
