Neighboring Areas: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Physical Features: at the southern foot of Mt. Yinshan, higher north and lower south terrain; central and south plain; Mt. Qingshan in its north, Yellow River flowing through its south

Population: 2.004 million
Urban population: 0.66 million
Area: 17,224 sq km

Nationalities: Mongolian, Han, Manchu, Hui, Tibetan, Dawoer, Elunchun, Ewenke and Korean

History: built in the third year of Wanli Period in the Ming dynasty (namely 1575AD.), and named Kukuhetun city, later to be called as "Suiyuan city", commonly known as "Green city"; in 1954, chosen as the capital of Neimengu Autonomous Region, and to be named as Hohhot, which in Mongolian means a city in green.

Climatic Features: temperate monsoon climate; without cold winters and hot summers; with favorable springs and autumns; average sunshine of 2700 to 3400 hours annually; with frost-free period of 60-160 days

Average Temperature: annual average temperature -1 to 10C; January the coldest, about -10 to -30C decreased from south to north; July the hottest, about 16 to 45C

Rainfall: less of rain, annual precipitation of 50-450mm

Mountains: Daqingshan Mountains, Mt. Panshan, Mt. Pingdingshan, Mt. Bajishan

Rivers: Daheihe River, Xiaoheihe River, Shilawusuhe River, Qianpanhe River, Hasuhai Sea, Yellow River, Honghe River, Qingshuihe River and Gulipanjihe River