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Overview of Shibiao District, Inner Mongolia

Shibiao District is located in the northeast of Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, in the hinterland of the Yinshan Mountains, with a total area of 761 square kilometers. As an important precinct of Baotou City, its name originates from the Mongolian word "Xiguitu" (meaning "place with forests"), and historically it has been known as the "Coal City Beyond the Seas" due to its rich coal resources.

History and Industrial Transformation

With a history of more than 300 years since the Qing Dynasty, Wudangzhao has become an important national coal base in the 1950s, and after 2010, it has been promoting the transformation of resource-exhausted cities, focusing on the development of cultural tourism, photovoltaic and new energy and modern logistics, with Wudangzhao Scenic Spot and the Flower Dance Ecological Park becoming the new business cards of the region.

Geography and ecological characteristics

Temperate continental climate, with an average altitude of 1450 meters, with Ovoot Mountain Primitive Forest Area and Daqing Mountain Nature Reserve. Through the mine ecological restoration project, a national-level green mine demonstration area has been built, and the forest coverage rate has increased from 8% in the 1980s to 35% at present.

Cultural and Tourism Resources

It has Wudangzhao, the holy site of Tibetan Buddhism (the three major Tibetan Buddhist monasteries along with Potala Palace and Tal Temple), the ruins of the Great Wall of Zhao in the Warring States period, and the Coal Industry Ruins Park. Every year, it holds the Naadam Conference and Wudangzhao Cultural and Tourism Festival, which integrates the characteristics of Mongolian Yuan culture and industrial civilization.