| Baotou City is located in the west of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. called Baoketu in Mongolian, which means a place of deer. total area of Baotou Municipality covers 27691 square kilometers with a population totaling over 2.5 millions. It Have 43 nationalities inhabiting in Baotou city, such as the Mongolian ethnic group, the Han ethnic group, the Hui ethnic group and the Man ethnic group. |
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Situation
It bounded by the People's Republic of Mongolia to the north, the Yellow River to the south; connecting to the Tumochuan Plain in the east, the Hetao Plain in the west; Daqingshan in the north, the Neighboring Areas: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu provinces, and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. |
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Weather & Temperature
Baotou has a temperate monsoon climate with the cool and favorable summers; as long and cold winters; the average sunshine of 2700 to 3400 hours annually and frost-free period of 60-160 days. the Average Temperature is 6.4C; as the lowest in January of - 10C to - 30C; the highest in July of 16C to 45C; the daily temperature difference of 10C to 16C; the great difference between south and north.
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Baotou Attractions |
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Boasts a great many places of cultural interests sites, prairie landscapes, singular Yellow River scenery and a unique desert landscapes, including the Site of Ancient Qin-Zhao Great Wall - Some two thousand years ago, the Zhao and Qin states established the Great Wall in Baotou. Wudangzhao Monastery is a only intact lama temple in Inner Mongolia, the Genghis Khan Mausoleum in Ordos City, The tomb of famous power king remains a sacred place for people to worship and remember. |
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Transportation
By Air - Baotou Airport, 23 kilometers from downtown, It has not only return flights to large domestic cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but also express flights to Xian, Yulin, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan and Lanzhou.
By Tarin - Principal railway stations are Baotou Railway Station and Baotou Eastern Railway Station. People can take a train ride to get to other major domestic cities, such as Beijing, Tianjin, Xian, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang, Ningbo and Hohhot.
By Bus - The only express highway in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region connect to Baotou and Hohhot, which will bring you to Hohhot, in two hours. Besides, National Road 110 passes through the city, leading to Hohhot and Wuyuan. |
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Welcome to Baotou
Baotou city is a grassy and fertile land inhabited by flocks of deers, and that¡¯s why it is also known as the ¡®Deer City¡¯. Nowadays, the running deer has stood on the top of the sculpture in the centre of the city, symbolizing the developing Baotou. Its profound history and vast grassland and desert give birth to the unique culture of its own. - Just to explore the Baotou for yourself! |
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