Ordos City

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Ordos
鄂尔多斯市 (Chinese)
ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰᠬᠣᠲᠠ(Mongolian)
The Skyline of Dongsheng District 2016.jpg
Location of Ordos Prefecture within Inner Mongolia (China).svg
Location of Ordos City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Coordinates(Genghis Khan Plaza, Kangbashi): 39°36′14″N109°47′06″E / 39.604°N 109.785°E / 39.604; 109.785
Country People's Republic of China
Region Inner Mongolia
Municipal seat Kangbashi District
Area
86,752 km2 (33,495 sq mi)
  Urban
 (2017) [1]
2,526.5 km2 (975.5 sq mi)
  Metro
5,859.8 km2 (2,262.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,305 m (4,281 ft)
Highest elevation
2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Lowest elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2020 census [2] )
2,153,638
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
   Urban
  [1]
693,038
  Urban density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
   Metro
366,779
  Metro density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
GDP [3]
   Prefecture-level city CN¥ 422.6 billion
US$ 67.9 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 272,196
US$ 37,241
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
017000
ISO 3166 code CN-NM-06
Licence plate prefixes K
Administrative division code 150600
Website www.ordos.gov.cn

The legend says that when Genghis Khan passed through the present-day Ordos area on his way to conquer the Western Xia Kingdom, he accidentally dropped his whip. Genghis Khan proclaimed on the spot that the water is good and grass is rich here, and he would like to be buried here. In August 1227, Genghis Khan died while waging campaign against the Tangut people of Western Xia. Ögedei Khan placed the relics of Genghis Khan in eight white felt tents for worship, collectively known as the Eight White Palaces. When the time came to Kublai Khan, he stipulated the ceremonies and ritual rules of the Eight White Palaces, and promulgated the sacred ceremonies. He held sacrifices throughout the year and became a great sacrifice for the Mongol Empire.The Eight White Palaces is a movable hall and a symbol of the power of the Genghis Khan gold family.[ citation needed ]

Qing dynasty

Six Banners League

In the sixth year of Qing Shunzhi (AD 1649), the Qing dynasty divided the Mongolian Ordos tribe into six Banners: the Ordos left-wing middle Banner (formerly the county king Banner), Ordos Left-wing front Banner (now Jungar Banner), the Ordos left-wing Banner (now the Dalat Banner), Ordos right-wing middle Banner (now Otog Banner), Ordos right-wing front Banner (now Uxin Banner), Ordos right wing Banner (now Hanggin), later, the addition of Ordos right wing before the Banner (formerly Zhasak Banner). Later, the Ordos' Six Banners have allied at Wang Ai Zhao, and named the Ikezhao League(Former name of Ordos city).[ citation needed ]

The Qing dynasty was an important period in the history of China's population development. At the beginning of the Qing dynasty, through the restoration and development of Kangxi, YongZheng, and Qianlong, three emperors, the population of the Qianlong dynasty broke through the 300 million mark. The contradiction between people and land is sharp, and a large number of the poor in the Mainland are forced by life pressure. They migrated to the West(Ordos), the Guandong, and the Nanyang(South sea and island of China). "Zou Xi Kou" means that thousands of people from Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places have migrated to Ordos, Guihua(Hohhot), Tumut, and Chahar since the Qing dynasty. "Zou Xi Kou" changed Mongolia's social structure, economic structure and way of life. Shanxi people account for a relatively high proportion of immigrants, bringing Shanxi's Jin culture to the central and western regions of Inner Mongolia.[ citation needed ]

Modern

After the Republic of China, the special zone of Suiyuan was established, and later it was changed to Suiyuan Province, and Ikezhao League was established. After the Lugou Bridge Incident in 1937, Japan occupied most of northern China. In 1938, Inner Mongolia Bailing Temple, Guisui, Baotou and other places were successively lost. After the Japanese invaders occupied Baotou, they went to Ordos to coerce the princes of all ethnic groups and moved the eight white rooms of Genghis Khan to Baotou. At that time, the Iqzhao League leader Shagdur Zab and the flag princes vowed never to move east. Because the Genghis Khan eight white room is the god of all Mongolian beliefs. At that time, the situation was forced, but in desperation, the eight white room had to move west to the Xinglong Mountain in Gansu. On 9 June 1939, the Eight White Room embarked on a long road to the west. On 21 June, the Eight White Room passed through Yan'an, and the Chinese Communist Party presented a wreath to the bier. On the couplet of the mourning hall, the two major ethnic groups of Mongolia and Han are more closely united, inheriting the spirit of Genghis Khan and fighting against the war, and the banner is the world giant. On 25 June, the Eight White Room arrived in Xi'an, and along the street, the 200,000 people were welcome. The National Government held a grand national festival in accordance with the customs of the Mongolian nation. On 1 July 1939, the Eight White Room was placed in Xinglong Mountain, Gansu Province. In 1949, due to the chaos of the current situation, the government of the Republic of China moved the Eight White Room to the Qinghai Kumbum Monastery.[ citation needed ]

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been transferred to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In 1954, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China moved the Eight White Room back to Ejin Hollow. [5]

In 2001, the State Council approved the withdrawal of Ikezhao League and the establishment of the prefecture-level Ordos City.[ citation needed ]

On 8 June 2016, the State Council approved the “Request for the Establishment of Kangbashi District in Ordos City” of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: agreed to set up Kangbashi District, and will be the Habagesh Street, Qingshan Street and Binhe Street in Dongsheng District of Ordos City. It is placed under the jurisdiction of the Kangbashi district.[ citation needed ]

Geography and climate

Ordos's prefectural administrative region occupies 86,752 square kilometers (33,495 sq mi) and covers the bigger part of the Ordos Desert, although the urban area itself is relatively small. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Hohhot to the east, Baotou to the northeast, Bayan Nur to the north, Alxa League to the northwest, Wuhai to the west, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to its southwest, and the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi to the south. The maximal north–south extent is 340 km (210 mi), while from east to west it stretches for 400 km (250 mi). [13]

The most populous municipality is Dongsheng which had a population of 582,544 inhabitants as of the 2010 census. Another urban area is the conglomeration of Kangbashi District and the adjacent township of Altan Xire. [14] Kangbashi is to the north of the Wulan Mulun River, a tributary of the Yellow River, while Altan Xire is to the south of the same river.

The area of Ordos can roughly be divided into a hilly area in the east, high plateaus in the west and center, sandy deserts in the north and south, and plains at the southern bank of the Yellow River. The highest elevation, at 2,149 meters (7,051 ft), is located in the west, and the lowest point, at 850 m (2,790 ft), is in the east.

There are two large deserts in the territory of Ordos: Kubuqi Desert in the north and the Mu Us (Maowusu) Desert in the south. The Kubuqi Desert occupies 19.2% of Ordos, or 16,600 km2 (6,400 sq mi), while the Maowusu Desert takes up 28.8% of the area, or 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi).

Ordos features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters; very warm, somewhat humid summers; and strong winds, especially in spring. The annual precipitation is 300 to 400 millimeters (11.8 to 15.7 in) in the eastern part of the city and 190 to 350 mm (7.5 to 13.8 in) in the western part. Most of the rain falls between July and September, with very little snow in winter; average annual evaporation reaches 2,000 to 3,000 mm (79 to 118 in). In the city proper, the monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) in January to 21.0 °C (69.8 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 6.16 °C (43.1 °F). Sunshine duration averages 2,700 to 3,200 hours annually. [13]

Ordos City
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 鄂尔多斯市
Traditional Chinese 鄂爾多斯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin È'ěrduōsī Shì
Bopomofo ㄜˋ   ㄦˇ   ㄉㄨㄛ      ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh Eh'eelduosy Shyh
Wade–Giles Ê4-erh3-to1-ssu1 Shih4
Yale Romanization Èěrdwōsz̄ Shr̀
IPA ̂.àɚ.twó.sɹ̩́ ʂɻ̩̂]
Climate data for Ordos (Dongsheng District), elevation 1,462 m (4,797 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.3
(52.3)
16.6
(61.9)
24.9
(76.8)
32.2
(90.0)
32.9
(91.2)
36.7
(98.1)
36.5
(97.7)
33.3
(91.9)
33.3
(91.9)
24.4
(75.9)
18.7
(65.7)
12.2
(54.0)
36.7
(98.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−3.9
(25.0)
0.6
(33.1)
7.3
(45.1)
15.3
(59.5)
21.2
(70.2)
25.7
(78.3)
27.4
(81.3)
25.2
(77.4)
20.1
(68.2)
13.2
(55.8)
4.8
(40.6)
−2.4
(27.7)
12.9
(55.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−9.3
(15.3)
−5.1
(22.8)
1.4
(34.5)
9.2
(48.6)
15.3
(59.5)
20.0
(68.0)
21.9
(71.4)
20.0
(68.0)
14.7
(58.5)
7.7
(45.9)
−0.5
(31.1)
−7.4
(18.7)
7.3
(45.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−13.1
(8.4)
−9.3
(15.3)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.8
(38.8)
9.7
(49.5)
14.6
(58.3)
17.1
(62.8)
15.6
(60.1)
10.3
(50.5)
3.3
(37.9)
−4.3
(24.3)
−11.1
(12.0)
2.8
(37.0)
Record low °C (°F)−28.4
(−19.1)
−27.5
(−17.5)
−22.8
(−9.0)
−11.6
(11.1)
−4.8
(23.4)
1.7
(35.1)
9.1
(48.4)
4.3
(39.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
−13.6
(7.5)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−27.1
(−16.8)
−28.4
(−19.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2.1
(0.08)
4.3
(0.17)
9.3
(0.37)
16.2
(0.64)
31.4
(1.24)
52.1
(2.05)
94.5
(3.72)
89.6
(3.53)
52.0
(2.05)
20.7
(0.81)
9.4
(0.37)
2.3
(0.09)
383.9
(15.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.32.63.83.86.79.411.511.38.84.83.12.470.5
Average snowy days3.84.54.31.50.200001.23.24.323
Average relative humidity (%)51453833364456605750505048
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221.7217.0257.7281.8306.8288.3281.7267.8242.0245.7218.1211.73,040.3
Percent possible sunshine 73716970696563646672747369
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration [15] [16]
Source 2: Weather China [13]

Economy

Ordos is one of the most prosperous regions of China when measured by GDP figures. With a nominal per-capita GDP of US$34,352 and ppp per capita GDP of $65,192 in 2016, it ranks first among prefecture-level divisions in the entire Chinese mainland, and second in the PRC (including Hong Kong & Macau), behind Macau (Nominal GDP per capita: US$67,079; GDP (PPP) per capita: $96,148). It is extremely rich in natural resources, having one sixth of the national coal reserves. The pillars of its economy are textiles (wool), coal mining, petrochemicals, electricity generation, production of building materials, and bitcoin mining. An industrial park in Dalad Banner is home to one of the world's largest bitcoin 'mines' - really a massive server farm - owned by Beijing-based Bitmain. [17]

Military

In 2021, The Washington Times reported that China was building a third ICBM site near Hanggin Banner, Ordos City, in Inner Mongolia. It will hold more than 100 new DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles. This will join two other ICBM fields at Yumen and Hami. [18]

Administrative subdivisions

Ordos Shi is divided into two districts and seven banners:

Map
Name Mongolian Hanzi Pinyin Population (2010)Area (km2)Density (/km2)
Dongsheng District ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩᠱᠧᠩ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
(Düngšēng toɣorig)
东胜区Dōngshèng Qū582,5442,146271
Kangbashi District
(Hia'bagx District)
ᠬᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
(Kiy-a baɣsi toɣorig)
康巴什区Kāngbāshí Qū153,000372.55404
Dalad Banner ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Dalad qosiɣu)
达拉特旗Dálātè Qí322,1018,19240
Ejin Horo Banner ᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Eǰin Qoroɣ-a qosiɣu)
伊金霍洛旗Yījīnhuòluò Qí226,7525,95823
Hanggin Banner ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Qanggin qosiɣu)
杭锦旗Hángjǐn Qí111,10218,9037
Jungar Banner ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(J̌egünɣar qosiɣu)
准格尔旗Zhǔngé'ěr Qí356,5017,53536
Otog Banner ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Otoɣ qosiɣu)
鄂托克旗Ètuōkè Qí148,84420,0644
Otog Front Banner
(Otog Omnod Banner)
ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Otoɣ-un Emünedü qosiɣu)
鄂托克前旗Ètuōkè Qián Qí68,28212,3186
Uxin Banner ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Üüsin qosiɣu)
乌审旗Wūshěn Qí124,52711,6459

Kangbashi New Area

A large, sparsely inhabited urban real estate development has been constructed 25 km (16 mi) from Dongsheng District. Intended to house a million people, it originally remained mostly uninhabited. [19] [20] Intended to have 300,000 residents by 2010, government figures stated it had 28,000 by that year. Several speculative publications, including an illustrated feature series by Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan in 2009, have depicted the city as a "ghost city." [21] [22] However, Wade Shepard, writing in Forbes in 2017, pointed out that this term was initially applied in 2009 when the city was only five years old with a population of 30,000. And that the population had surged to 153,000 and with housing prices rising by 50% since 2015, it became increasingly challenging to label it as such, and out of the 40,000 apartments built since 2004, only 500 remained on the market. [6]

Ordos Museum

Ordos Museum Ordos Museum.jpg
Ordos Museum

In 2011, a 49,400-square-meter museum, entitled Ordos Museum (Chinese :鄂尔多斯博物馆), was opened in Kangbashi. The museum, designed by China-based architectural practice MAD Studio, focuses upon the history of the Ordos area, as well as on the culture and traditions of Inner Mongolia. [23]

Transportation

Travel within Ordos City is primarily made by car or bus, using the city's network roads. Two tolled expressways, the G18 Rongcheng–Wuhai Expressway and the G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway, provide connections with other towns and cities including Dongsheng.

County Road X623 at Ejin Horo OrdosX623.jpg
County Road X623 at Ejin Horo

In 2016, the Ordos railway station in the city opened. The station is on the Beijing-Baotou railway, the Hohhot-Ordos high-speed railway line, and the Baotou-West railway. High speed trains to the provincial capital of Hohhot are run on a daily basis. [24] As well as slower speed trains directly to and from Beijing West railway station. [25]

Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport is located in Ejin Horo Banner.

Demographics

In the 2000 census, there were 1,369,766 inhabitants:

ethnic grouppopulationshare
Han 1,207,97188.19%
Mongols 155,84511.38%
Manchu 2,9050.21%
Hui 1,8610.14%
Tibetans 1,0230.07%

Many people came from the Shanxi province, 30 km (19 mi) south of this city.[ citation needed ]

See also

Notes

    • Chinese:伊克昭盟; pinyin:Yīkèzhāo Méng
    • Mongolian: ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠵᠤᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ, Yeke J̌uu ayimaɣ

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