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Ordos City
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鄂尔多斯市
Traditional Chinese鄂爾多斯市
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÈ'ěrduōsī Shì
Bopomofoㄜˋ   ㄦˇ   ㄉㄨㄛ   ㄙ   ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhEh'eelduosy Shyh
Wade–GilesO4-êrh3-to1-ssŭ1 Shih4
Yale RomanizationÈěrdwōsz̄ Shr̀
IPA[ɤ̂.àɚ.twó.sɹ̩́ ʂɻ̩̂]
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicОрдос хот
Mongolian scriptᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCOrdos qota

Ordos,[a] also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level city. Its population was 2,153,638 as of the 2020 census, and its built-up (or metro) area made up of Ejin Horo Banner and Kangbashi District was home to 366,779 inhabitants, as Dongsheng District (574,442 inhabitants) is not a conurbation yet.[2]

Ordos is known for its recently undertaken large scale government projects including most prominently the new Kangbashi District, an urban district planned as a massive civic mall with abundant monuments, cultural institutions and other showpiece architecture. It was the venue for the 2012 Miss World Final.[4]

When it was newly built, the streets of the new Kangbashi district did not have much activity, and the district was frequently described as a "ghost city" by several Western media outlets.[5] However, in 2017, writing in a Forbes article, Wade Shepard said that it became increasingly difficult to apply this label as the city's population had surged to 153,000, which was an increase from 30,000 in 2009.[6]

Etymology

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The area was known as the Ih Ju League, also spelled Ikh Juu,[b] from 1649 to 2001. It was redesignated a prefecture-level city and renamed to Ordos on 26 February 2001. "Ordos" means "many palaces" in the Mongolian language.[7][8]: 243  "Ordos" originally referred to a tribe belonging to the Yeke Juu (Ike Chao 'great monastery', i.e. Ih Ju or Guanghui Monastery) league and later included the tribe's area, hence the Ordos, or Ordus, the area within the big bend of the Yellow River. Mongolian ordu(n), ord 'court, residence of a ruler; palace; camp', also for 'camp bodyguards'. According to Ramstedt -s is a plural suffix; further: ordu, orda; Turkic orta 'a center'; Mongolian > Turkish orda 'camp' > Hindustani urdū > English "horde."[9] The name is sometimes claimed to be related to the eight white yurts of Genghis Khan.[10] Linguistically, the Ordos dialect of Mongolian is quite different from neighboring Chakhar Mongolian.

Genghis Khan equestrian sculpture in Ordos City

History

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Prehistoric civilization

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Genghis Khan Mausoleum in the Ejin Horo Banner

At the southern end of the Ordos grassland, there is a river originating from Dingbian County in northwestern Shaanxi, flowing through the Otog Banner and Uxin Banner in Inner Mongolia, and then flowing from the east of Batuwan Village into the territory of northern Shanxi, after converging with Xiangshui River. It flows into the Wuding River, a tributary of the Yellow River, to the southeast. In the loose Mu Us desert, a U-shaped river valley is washed out. This river is known as the Sarawusu River. Sara Wusu in Mongolian means "thick yellow stream" after the eponymous perennially yellow-colored local river; on both sides of the river is covered with swaying red willows, so people also call this river "Hongliu River". In 1923, French Jesuit Émile Licent first discovered a fossil of the Hetao people here.[11] Since then, Chinese archaeologists have visited the site many times. The site is known today as part of the Shuidonggou site complex. A large number of cultural relics have been excavated from this site, some reportedly dating back as far as 100,000 years; however, the chronology of the site remains debated.[12] The material culture created by the Hetao people is now called "Salawusu" or "Shuidonggou" culture. After a comprehensive analysis of geology, animal fossils and stone tools, this culture was identified as the late Paleolithic culture.[13]

Hetao civilization is the product of the integration of grassland culture and Yellow River civilization. Its long-term development and complex transmutation process, especially the relationship with Urad and Ordos Mongolian culture, also illustrates the relationship between Hetao civilization and Yellow River civilization. Hetao culture is one of the important components of the mainstream culture of the northern grasslands. In the grassland culture, the Hetao culture is both a source and a stream. As a source, Hetao culture has a historical accumulation of symbiosis with the northern grassland culture. As a stream, it is different from the Mongolian classic culture in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, such as Hongshan culture and Khorchin Mongols culture. It has its unique development trend. In the origin of grassland culture, it is a source of the late Paleolithic period, which originated from the prosperity of ancient ethnic minorities. It was formed in the Qin, Han, Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is a cultural system of modern and contemporary civilization. It is an independent unit culture circle of grassland culture and a complete regional cultural system, which plays an important role in the composition of grassland culture.[citation needed]

Ancient history

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Before the Zhou dynasty, it was a nomadic area such as the Guifang and Lin Hu. In the Warring States Period, it was the Yunzhong County of the state of Zhao, and later belonged to the state of Qin. At the beginning of the Han dynasty, it was the front line of the Han–Xiongnu War. Emperor Wu of Han set up Shuofang County here. When Emperor Xuan of Han called the Huxie Chanyu to come, he became the residence of the Southern Xiongnu. Later, Hu Han lived in harmony, and the uprising of the Five Barbarians broke out in the Western Jin dynasty. Sixteen Kingdoms were the pre-Qin and post-Qin territory. The Northern dynasties belonged to the Northern Wei dynasty, the Western Wei dynasty, and the Northern Zhou dynasty. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, they were all territories. In the Tang dynasty, they were placed in the party, and the famous General Guo Ziyi once held this position. During the Anshi Rebellion, Emperor Suzong of Tang fled to this place.[citation needed]

Qin Zhidao and Qifang County

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Qin Zhidao was an important military road for Qin Shihuang to be supervised by Meng Tian from 212 BC to 210 BC. Qinzhidao starts from Yunyang Linguang Palace in the Xianyang military site, and goes to Jiuyuan County in the north. Qinzhidao passes through Ordos City, three Banners and one district, the Qinzhidao site protection unit is established in Ordos City. One of the northern border counties of the Han dynasty, the Sufang County was set up in the Western Han dynasty. In 127 BC (Yuanshou two years), Emperor Wu sent Wei Qing and Li Xi to send troops to attack the Xiongnu. Soldiers from Yunzhong County, west of Gaochun, and then westward to Fuli (now northern Gansu), regained the Hetao. The jurisdiction of the original Qin dynasty (commonly known as "New Qinzhong"), and the Sufang County in the south of the Yin Mountain, has been identified in the northwestern part of the current Otog Banner.[citation needed]

Tongwan City

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Tongwan City is located at the junction of Ordos City and Jingbian, Shaanxi Province. It was the capital of the Daxia Kingdom during the Northern dynasties and Sixteen Kingdoms 1500 years ago, In 407 AD, the Xiongnu leader Helian Bobo called himself "Tianwang, Great Chan Yu, occupied and located in the desert. The first year of Helian Bobo's kingdom called "Fengxiang", the 100,000 people of all ethnic groups, used the "steaming dust to build the city" method to build the capital in the south of the black water in the north of the SuFang (now Hongliu River). The city was built in 7 years. The city is 25 meters thick, with a height of 23.33 meters and a width of 11.16 meters.[citation needed]

Eight White Palaces

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Main article: Mausoleum of Genghis Khan

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

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See also: Qing dynasty

Six Banners League

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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

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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.

The modern city of Ordos was established in 2001.[8]: 243 

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

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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).[14]

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.[15] 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.[14]

Climate data for Ordos (Dongsheng District), elevation 1,462 m (4,797 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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) 2.3 2.6 3.8 3.8 6.7 9.4 11.5 11.3 8.8 4.8 3.1 2.4 70.5
Average snowy days 3.8 4.5 4.3 1.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.2 3.2 4.3 23
Average relative humidity (%) 51 45 38 33 36 44 56 60 57 50 50 50 48
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221.7 217.0 257.7 281.8 306.8 288.3 281.7 267.8 242.0 245.7 218.1 211.7 3,040.3
Percentage possible sunshine 73 71 69 70 69 65 63 64 66 72 74 73 69
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[16][17]
Source 2: Weather China[14]

Economy

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See also: Economy of the People's Republic of China

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.[18]

Military

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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.[19]

Administrative subdivisions

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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 Qū 582,544 2,146 271
Kangbashi District
(Hia'bagx District) 		ᠬᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
(Kiy-a baɣsi toɣorig) 		康巴什区 Kāngbāshí Qū 153,000 372.55 404
Dalad Banner ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Dalad qosiɣu) 		达拉特旗 Dálātè Qí 322,101 8,192 40
Ejin Horo Banner ᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Eǰin Qoroɣ-a qosiɣu) 		伊金霍洛旗 Yījīnhuòluò Qí 226,752 5,958 23
Hanggin Banner ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Qanggin qosiɣu) 		杭锦旗 Hángjǐn Qí 111,102 18,903 7
Jungar Banner ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(J̌egünɣar qosiɣu) 		准格尔旗 Zhǔngé'ěr Qí 356,501 7,535 36
Otog Banner ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Otoɣ qosiɣu) 		鄂托克旗 Ètuōkè Qí 148,844 20,064 4
Otog Front Banner
(Otog Omnod Banner) 		ᠣᠲᠣᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Otoɣ-un Emünedü qosiɣu) 		鄂托克前旗 Ètuōkè Qián Qí 68,282 12,318 6
Uxin Banner ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Üüsin qosiɣu) 		乌审旗 Wūshěn Qí 124,527 11,645 9

Kangbashi New Area

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Main article: Kangbashi New Area
Music fountain on the south side of the artificial lake at Government Square, Kangbashi, Ordos.

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.[20][21] 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."[22][23] 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

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Ordos Museum
Main article: 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.[24]

Transportation

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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

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.[25] As well as slower speed trains directly to and from Beijing West railway station.[26]

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

Demographics

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

ethnic group population share
Han 1,207,971 88.19%
Mongols 155,845 11.38%
Manchu 2,905 0.21%
Hui 1,861 0.14%
Tibetans 1,023 0.07%

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

See also

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Ordos City is a prefecture-level municipality in the southwestern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, situated on the expansive Ordos Plateau and encompassing arid grasslands, desert fringes, and the bends of the Yellow River. Covering 87,000 square kilometers with a population of about 2.2 million, primarily in rural and semi-urban areas, the city has leveraged vast coal and natural gas reserves to drive economic growth, recording a GDP of 636.3 billion yuan in 2024 and the highest per capita GDP nationwide at 286,500 RMB. Its administrative divisions include Dongsheng District as the traditional center and Kangbashi District as a planned modern hub, alongside banners like Yijinhuoluo, home to the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, a reconstructed memorial complex symbolizing Mongol heritage despite the true burial site's unknown location. The city's development trajectory reflects resource boom dynamics, with coal extraction fueling rapid infrastructure expansion in the 2000s, leading to the underoccupied Kangbashi—initially labeled a "ghost city" due to mismatched supply-demand in housing—but subsequent adjustments have spurred occupancy growth to around 100,000 residents and diversification into new energy manufacturing and autonomous vehicle testing. Ordos has also advanced ecological initiatives, reclaiming desertified land through afforestation and sustainable practices, balancing extractive industries with environmental restoration efforts over decades.

Etymology

Name Origins and Historical Designations

The name Ordos originates from the Classical Mongolian term ordos, the plural form of ordo ("palace" or "court"), denoting "many palaces" and evoking the historical encampments or yurts associated with Mongol nobility in the region. This etymology reflects the area's ties to the Ordos Mongols, a subgroup whose territory encompassed the Ordos Plateau and the eponymous loop of the Yellow River, though the name primarily denotes the tribal collective rather than the geography itself. Historically, the Ordos region was designated under Mongol administrative units known as banners, with the Ordos tribe divided into seven such banners by the early , including Otog Banner and its front and rear variants. In 1649, during the Qing dynasty's Shunzhi reign, these were reorganized into the Yeke Juu League (also rendered as Ih Ju or Ikh Juu League), named after the prominent Yeke Juu Monastery (meaning "Great Monastery") that served as a cultural and religious center. This league structure persisted as the primary administrative designation through the Republican era and into the , with Chinese transliterations like Yīkèzhāo Liánmèng (伊克昭盟) reflecting phonetic adaptations of the Mongolian Ikh Juu. By the mid-20th century, following the 1947 establishment of Autonomous Region, the Yeke Juu League functioned as a prefecture-level entity under socialist administrative reforms, retaining its name until 2001 when it was redesignated as Ordos City to align with the revived tribal nomenclature and promote regional identity. This shift marked a departure from the monastery-derived league title, emphasizing the longstanding Ordos ethnonym in official Chinese usage (È'ěrduōsī Shì, 鄂尔多斯市).

History

Prehistoric and Ancient Settlements

The Ordos region, situated on the , exhibits evidence of human occupation dating back to the , with key sites such as Salawusu (also known as Sjara-osso-gol) and Shuidonggou, both discovered in by French archaeologists and extensively studied for their stone tools, fauna, and stratigraphic layers representing early modern human activity in northern . The nearby Wulanmulun site, excavated between 2011 and 2015, yielded stone artifacts and fossils dated to approximately 65,000–50,000 years ago via luminescence and radiocarbon methods, underscoring the region's role in hunter-gatherer adaptations amid shifting arid environments. Transitioning into the , settlements proliferated under influences like the during the middle phase (circa 4000–3000 BCE), with sites characterized by small to medium-sized agglomerations concentrated in the southern and eastern plateau areas, reflecting farming adaptations constrained by desert margins and climatic variability. By the , around 2000 BCE, the region hosted nomadic and semi-pastoralist groups, evidenced by artifacts from the Zhukaigou culture (circa 2200–1500 BCE), which spanned to early phases and featured bronze tools, , and early pastoral indicators like animal remains in sites across the . These findings, including zoomorphic bronzes and horse-related gear, point to a shift toward mobile economies integrated with limited , as seen in sites like Sharitala with house foundations, burials, and bone tools dominated by and sheep/ remains, indicating stable yet adaptive subsistence strategies in a steppe-loess interface. Ordos-style bronzes, often utility items like weapons and harnesses cast via double-mold techniques, further attest to widespread nomadic by this era, linking local groups to broader Eurasian exchanges without implying centralized polities. The (221–206 BCE) initiated sedentary administrative control in the Ordos area to counter nomadic incursions, constructing the Qin Zhidao (Straight Road) around 212–210 BCE under General as a 1,400–1,800 li (approximately 700–900 km) military artery extending from through the region toward modern , facilitating troop movements and supply lines against steppe threats. This infrastructure supported the establishment of frontier counties for garrisoning and surveillance, marking an early imperial effort to impose organizational models on the plateau's pastoral landscape, though sustained control proved ephemeral amid logistical challenges and resistance. Xiongnu influences persisted into the early 5th century CE, culminating in the construction of Tongwan City starting in 413 CE by Helian Bobo, a leader of the Tiefu branch of the , who mobilized up to 100,000 laborers under general Chigan Ali to erect this fortified capital of the short-lived Xia kingdom (407–431 CE) at the southern edge of the Maowusu Sands in the Ordos heartland. Designed for defensibility with rammed-earth walls, a central lake, and capacity for 70,000 inhabitants, the city symbolized unification ambitions ("Tong" for unite, "wan" for 10,000) but relied on coerced nomadic labor, reflecting hybrid -Han urbanism amid the ' fragmentation; construction spanned six years, yet the polity collapsed soon after Helian Bobo's death in 425 CE.

Imperial Era Developments

During the (206 BCE–220 CE), the Ordos region transitioned under imperial control following Emperor Wu's campaigns against the , which expelled nomadic confederations northward across the and enabled Han settlement of the . Administrative commanderies were established to govern the area, integrating it into the Han bureaucratic system alongside military outposts for frontier defense. This era saw a surge in human settlements, with archaeological records indicating 522 sites across Qin and Han periods, reflecting organized colonization and agricultural development amid ongoing nomadic interactions. Preceding Han efforts, third-century BCE fortifications—including walls built by the Qin state under King Zhaoxiang—laid early groundwork for imperial border management in Ordos, emphasizing defensive infrastructure to secure the loop-shaped plateau against steppe incursions. Subsequent dynasties maintained this focus, but the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) intensified constructions with extensive Great Wall segments traversing the Ordos Plateau, positioned at the agricultural-pastoral divide to enforce border controls and host garrisons monitoring Mongol movements. These measures, including "U"-shaped settlement patterns aligned with the walls, supported military administration and gradual shifts from pure nomadism toward semi-sedentary communities influenced by Han Chinese policies of containment and assimilation. In the late Ming period, cultural landmarks emerged amid these tensions, notably the Eight White Palaces—symbolic yurts representing Genghis Khan's residences—enshrined in Ordos as temporary spiritual centers for Mongol reverence, particularly through the Ordos Mongols' guardianship traditions dating to the 16th century. Maintained at sites like Yeke Juu monastery, these structures underscored the interplay between imperial oversight and persistent Mongol cultural practices, without fully supplanting nomadic patterns until later eras.

Qing Dynasty and Early Modern Period

During the , the Ordos region, inhabited primarily by tribes, was incorporated into the imperial administrative system through the establishment of the Yeke Juu (Ih Ju) League in 1649, during the reign of the . This league comprised six banners—divided into left, right, front, rear, and two central divisions—designed to facilitate Qing oversight and military mobilization of the Ordos while preserving their nomadic pastoral economy under hereditary banner princes (jasagh). The banner system integrated the Mongols into the broader framework, emphasizing loyalty to the Manchu throne through tribute, taxation , and periodic military levies, though the Ordos banners maintained significant in local . As a frontier zone along the , Ordos served as a buffer against potential threats from the northwest, with Qing policies strictly limiting settlement to avoid disrupting Mongol herding and prevent . Han migration was officially prohibited until the late , when ecological pressures and state reclamation efforts under the encouraged limited agricultural colonization, introducing Han farmers into marginal lands and straining Mongol pasture resources. By the 1890s, these policies had begun eroding traditional Mongol , fostering tensions over water and grazing rights amid growing Han influxes estimated in the tens of thousands annually in adjacent Inner Mongolian provinces. Following the Qing collapse in 1912, the Republican era brought administrative fragmentation to Ordos, as the Yeke Juu League banners were nominally subordinated to Province under warlord , amid widespread banditry, , and intertribal disputes exacerbated by and currency instability. Japanese incursions intensified in , with Imperial Army support for Mongol separatist movements led by figures like culminating in the 1937 occupation of territories, including Ordos banners, to establish the puppet regime as a buffer against Chinese nationalists and Soviets. This era saw forced , resource extraction, and clashes that displaced thousands of Mongol herders, though effective Japanese control in southwestern Ordos remained partial due to guerrilla resistance and Nationalist counteroffensives by 1940.

Contemporary Era and Post-1949 Transformation

Following the establishment of the in 1949, the Ordos region, previously part of the Yikezhao League (also known as Ikezhao League) under the Autonomous Region formed in 1947, underwent land reforms aimed at redistributing pastoral lands from traditional Mongol elites to cooperatives, disrupting nomadic herding practices and initiating a shift toward settled and state-controlled production. By the mid-1950s, collectivization policies intensified, culminating in the of 1958, which imposed communal farming and on pastoral communities, causing widespread disruption to local economies as were compelled to abandon mobile herding for fixed collectives, resulting in demographic pressures from migration to support agricultural intensification. These measures, driven by central directives to integrate minority regions into socialist structures, fostered early around administrative centers but also sowed tensions over resource control and cultural erosion in sparsely populated areas. Administrative reorganization continued into the reform period, with the Yikezhao League redesignated as the prefecture-level Ordos City on February 26, 2001, granting local authorities greater to coordinate development amid China's post-1978 . The Deng-era reforms decentralized fiscal and powers, enabling Ordos officials to prioritize and settlement expansion, causally linking shifts to accelerated rural-to-urban migration as pastoralists sought wage labor in emerging towns. This transformation was amplified by state encouragement of resource sectors from the , where central approvals for extraction projects drew and populations, swelling urban districts like Dongsheng from rural outposts into hubs of administrative and commercial activity, with non-Mongol inflows altering the ethnic composition toward a Han majority by the late . In the broader context of Inner Mongolia's strategic frontier status, military deployments by the maintained a presence to safeguard resource sites and internal stability, reflecting Beijing's priorities for securing ethnic borderlands against potential unrest or external influences during the transition from Maoist controls to market-oriented growth. This complemented economic policies, as fortified perimeters around key developments ensured continuity amid demographic fluxes, though it underscored causal dependencies on state coercion for the region's pivot from subsistence to integrated modernization. By the early , these intertwined policies had resculpted Ordos from a league of banners into a rapidly urbanizing entity, with policy-induced booms driving population concentrations that outpaced traditional social structures.

Geography

Physical Location and Terrain

Ordos City occupies the in southwestern Autonomous Region, , within the Ordos Loop formed by the northern bend of the , which encircles the region on the east, north, and west sides. The plateau connects to the of northern Province in the south and spans coordinates from approximately 37°41′N to 40°51′N latitude and 106°42′E to 111°31′E longitude. The administrative jurisdiction covers an area of 86,752 km², encompassing arid steppes, desert fringes, and sedimentary basins. Terrain elevations vary significantly, rising from around 850 meters in riverine basins to peaks exceeding 2,100 meters, with the landscape generally higher in the northwest and descending toward the southeast. Ordos borders the Kubuqi Desert to the north, which forms part of its northern extent, and the Mu Us Sandy Land to the south, together comprising substantial portions of the city's land as sandy and semi-arid zones that transition into more stable plateau grasslands. These desert proximities define the region's physical boundaries and contribute to its characteristic mix of elevated plateaus and dune-stabilized fringes along the valleys.

Climate Characteristics

Ordos City experiences a classified under the Köppen system as BSk, characterized by low precipitation and significant seasonal temperature swings influenced by its inland continental position. Annual precipitation averages approximately 348 mm, with the majority—over 60%—falling during the summer months of June to August due to the East Asian monsoon, while winter months receive negligible amounts. Long-term records from local meteorological stations indicate variability in rainfall, with some years dropping below 250 mm and others exceeding 400 mm, reflecting the region's exposure to fluctuating Siberian air masses and Pacific moisture inflows. Temperatures exhibit pronounced extremes typical of continental climates, with monthly averages ranging from -10°C in to 24°C in ; absolute lows can reach -31.4°C during winter cold snaps, and highs surpass 38°C in summer. storms are a recurrent feature, occurring 15–20 days per year on average in the broader western region encompassing Ordos, driven by strong spring winds eroding loose soils from the surrounding plateaus and deserts. These events contribute to high wind speeds, often exceeding 20 m/s, particularly in and , amplifying and particulate matter concentrations. Historical data from Ordos stations reveal a warming trend, with mean annual air temperature rising at a rate of about 0.47°C per decade since the , alongside non-significant fluctuations in that underscore the dominance of temperature-driven variability over patterns. This interannual inconsistency, tied to large-scale atmospheric circulations like the East Asian winter monsoon, results in frequent dry spells punctuated by intense summer convective rains.

Economy

Coal Mining and Resource-Driven Growth

Ordos City holds proven reserves exceeding 250 billion metric tons, representing approximately one-sixth of China's national total, which has established it as a of the country's supply. These reserves, concentrated in accessible deposits, enabled large-scale extraction following market liberalization in the late . Coal production in Ordos expanded dramatically from the early onward, rising from modest levels to 433 million tons by 2010 and surpassing 600 million tons annually by the mid-2010s, accounting for a substantial portion of Inner Mongolia's output. This surge was propelled by surging national demand for and , coupled with high coal prices that incentivized in infrastructure and . The sector's dominance propelled Ordos' , with resource extraction contributing over 70% to local GDP by the late 2000s, elevating GDP to levels multiple times the national average—reaching equivalents of around $20,000 by 2010 while China's hovered near $4,500. These revenues, derived from resource rents, directly financed infrastructure projects such as roads, power plants, and urban expansion, transforming a formerly arid, low-income area into one of China's wealthiest municipalities. Prior to the boom, Ordos suffered chronic , with rural incomes below subsistence levels amid and limited ; the coal windfall, channeled through fiscal transfers from taxes and royalties, lifted household incomes via and local spending, achieving near-universal poverty eradication by the 2010s without relying on central subsidies. Market incentives, including competitive auctions for mining rights introduced in the 2000s, encouraged efficient extraction by tying revenues to global and domestic price signals rather than administrative quotas. The industry comprises both state-owned giants, such as Shenhua Energy, which operate mega-mines with integrated logistics, and a proliferation of private firms that entered via leased concessions, fostering rapid scaling through entrepreneurial risk-taking. This hybrid structure amplified output by combining state capital for large projects with private agility in smaller operations, though it also concentrated wealth among license holders who reinvested rents into local development. Resource rents thus causally underpinned growth by funding public goods from private extraction profits, demonstrating how secure property rights over endowments can convert geological assets into sustained economic momentum.

Economic Diversification and Innovation

In response to fluctuating coal markets and national directives for high-quality development, Ordos has pursued economic diversification through substantial investments in (R&D) and . In 2024, the city's R&D expenditure reached 5.32 billion yuan, accounting for 48.9% of Inner Mongolia's regional total and ranking second provincially. This funding supported initiatives under the upgraded "30 New Policies on Science and Technology 2.0," launched in 2024, which encompass eight sections including ecosystem building, talent attraction, and enterprise R&D incentives to foster high-tech industries. These measures aim to cultivate "new quality productive forces," with Ordos ranking 15th nationwide in a 2024 assessment of such development across Chinese cities. A core focus has been renewables and , exemplified by green ammonia and projects leveraging the city's abundant and solar resources. Construction began in 2025 on the world's largest pure- power facility in Ordos, a 30 MW integrated with , solar, , , and green ammonia production for demonstration. Yingde Gases initiated a green ammonia plant in Ordos, targeting 50,000 tons of annual production using renewable , alongside 9,300 tons of . Supporting includes a proposed shared network, with a main line over 800 km connecting Ordos to and branch lines for regional distribution to enable scalable renewable output. Agrivoltaic integrations further exemplify innovation, combining solar photovoltaic arrays with agriculture to enhance land productivity in arid zones. In Ordos, solar panel installations over cropland and grazing areas provide shade, reduce evaporation, and generate power while supporting forage growth, as seen in projects yielding both energy and ecological restoration benefits. These efforts contributed to Ordos's 6.4% GDP growth to 636.3 billion yuan in 2024, bolstering Inner Mongolia's transition toward innovation-led expansion beyond resource extraction. Ordos also secured a spot among China's top 100 most innovative cities in 2025 evaluations, reflecting sustained policy impacts.

Fiscal Wealth and Inequality Dynamics

Ordos Municipality's fiscal revenues surged during the boom of the , rising approximately 1,500 percent alongside municipal GDP from 2000 to 2010, driven by a sixteenfold increase in production. This influx enabled substantial public investments in and luxury developments, while per capita GDP reached 240,578 RMB (about ) in 2012, the highest in at the time. Local farmers and entrepreneurs benefited from land sales to miners and resource extraction contracts, creating a class of thousands of millionaires by the early , though many maintained modest lifestyles amid cultural norms against ostentation. These dynamics reflected resource rents accruing disproportionately to a small cadre of insiders, including officials and connected businesses, fostering where fiscal windfalls prioritized elite enrichment over broad redistribution. Despite overall prosperity, inequality intensified, with rural-urban income gaps widening from 1999 to 2012 amid rapid . Surface expansion correlated with growing disparities between urban beneficiaries and rural or migrant populations, as areas proliferated without commensurate equalization mechanisms. An influx of migrant workers filled burgeoning jobs in extraction and during the peak, but their gains were temporary and uneven, often limited to low-wage labor while permanent residents captured higher-value shares. Empirical data indicate net lifts in living standards, with average annual growth of 7.94 percent from the onward, pulling many from subsistence levels, though without formal Gini metrics specific to Ordos, observed trends underscore resource-dependent polarization rather than . Vulnerabilities emerged post-2012 as coal prices slumped, exposing instability; Ordos recorded zero GDP growth in 2013-2014, with miners facing 20-50 percent cuts and heightened risks from overreliance on volatile commodities. This downturn amplified inequality by eroding gains for lower-tier workers, while fiscal buffers from prior booms cushioned elites, highlighting causal fragilities in boom-bust cycles where state-managed failed to build resilient diversification.

Government and Administration

Administrative Structure

Ordos City operates as a prefecture-level within the Autonomous Region, one of twelve such divisions in the region. It administers two urban districts—Dongsheng District and —and seven , which serve as county-level equivalents in Mongolian ethnic areas: Dalad , Jungar , Otog Front , Otog , Hangjin , Uxin , and Ejin Horo . These subdivisions encompass a total land area of approximately 86,752 square kilometers, reflecting the expansive pastoral and resource terrains under its jurisdiction. The municipal government seat is situated in , marking a shift from the traditional center in Dongsheng District to support new urban administrative functions. As part of the Autonomous Region, Ordos' administration aligns with regional autonomy policies while adhering to central directives from , particularly in and ethnic affairs . Governance in Ordos emphasizes execution of central policies through local mechanisms, with cadre evaluations historically linked to economic performance metrics such as GDP growth and coal output, incentivizing aggressive resource development. Resource zones, dominated by , undergo centralized coordinated by state-owned enterprises and national commissions to ensure supply chain stability and environmental compliance targets. In contrast, urban administrative zones integrate market-oriented incentives, such as land leasing and investment attraction, within master plans subject to provincial and central approval, balancing state control with localized economic dynamism.

Policy Implementation and Urban Planning

In the early 2000s, Ordos municipal government formulated comprehensive urban master plans to accommodate rapid growth fueled by resource extraction revenues, targeting a capacity for approximately 1 million residents in expanded urban zones by around 2023. These plans emphasized proactive deployment, including roads, utilities, and public facilities, to preempt influxes from rural migration and administrative consolidation. Implementation involved deregulating certain planning constraints to align with market-driven construction booms, prioritizing supply creation ahead of verified demand signals. To facilitate relocation from established districts like Dongsheng—historically the core urban area with accelerated expansion since the 1990s—authorities introduced targeted incentives, including housing compensation certificates redeemable for new residences and subsidies for eco-migrants. The eco-migration initiative, launched on May 23, 2001, offered financial aid, free or subsidized apartments, and relocation support to pastoral households, aiming to alleviate poverty while consolidating urban populations and easing ecological pressures on arid lands. Public sector entities, such as government offices, schools, and hospitals, were systematically transferred to newer zones to seed occupancy and stimulate private movement. Subsequent policy adaptations scaled planned capacities downward— from initial 1 million to phased targets around 300,000–500,000—based on observed migration rates and occupancy data, correcting for over-optimistic projections amid fluctuating coal markets. This flexibility enabled empirical corrections, where pre-built infrastructure, despite early underutilization, supported verifiable population growth from 1.94 million in 2000 to over 2.8 million by 2016, demonstrating resilience in foundational systems even as demand lagged forecasts. Such outcomes underscore a causal link between front-loaded investment and eventual absorption, though reliant on ongoing fiscal incentives rather than organic equilibration.

Urban Development

Kangbashi New Area

Kangbashi New Area was established in May 2004 as the new administrative center for Ordos City, intended to house government offices and consolidate political functions from the older Dongsheng District. The district's master plan emphasized monumental public architecture and urban spaces designed to accommodate up to 300,000 residents, featuring expansive layouts with wide boulevards and integrated green spaces to mitigate the surrounding environment. Key landmarks include the Ordos Museum, a 41,000-square-foot structure designed by MAD Architects, drawing inspiration from the undulating dunes of the and principles akin to Buckminster Fuller's designs. The Ordos Sports Centre Stadium anchors the area's sports facilities, with a main arena capacity of 60,000, complemented by an indoor arena for 12,000 and a natatorium for 4,000, all unified by golden columnar motifs evoking traditional aesthetics. Architectural elements incorporate Mongol cultural motifs, prominently displayed in Genghis Khan Square through towering statues of and his warriors, alongside bilingual signage in Chinese and to reflect the region's ethnic heritage. Public facilities extend to cultural venues such as libraries and theaters, embedded within a framework of leisure-oriented zones and green belts that contrast the arid backdrop, promoting a thematic blend of modernity and regional identity.

"Ghost City" Perception Versus Actual Occupancy

The perception of Kangbashi New Area as a "ghost city" gained prominence in during the early , when occupancy rates languished below 10% of its planned capacity for 300,000 to 500,000 residents, stemming from advance construction to preempt a projected influx tied to Ordos' coal-driven wealth. This low initial habitation reflected causal planning for demographic shifts in resource frontiers, where infrastructure precedes migration rather than contemporaneous demand, avoiding the bottlenecks seen in reactive urban expansions elsewhere. Empirical data reveals substantial occupancy growth since then, with Kangbashi's permanent reaching approximately 130,000 by 2024, up from around 30,000 a decade earlier, driven by job opportunities in administration, education, and services alongside relocation incentives. Projections indicate further expansion to 200,000 residents by the end of 2025, underscoring a phased filling consistent with long-term over short-term vacancy optics. Educational supports this trend, as evidenced by a nearly 50% increase in schools during the 2016-2020 period, now numbering 34 facilities that accommodate students from the resident base, facilitating family inflows. Critics of the "ghost city" trope argue it overlooks inherent lags in new district maturation, where early underuse anticipates sustained growth from peripheral economies, as validated by Kangbashi's rising metrics rather than perpetual emptiness forecasted by snapshot imagery. This narrative, often amplified without longitudinal verification, contrasts with on-ground occupancy trajectories that align with build-ahead strategies proven effective in accommodating Ordos' broader metro growth from 485,000 in 2010 to 794,000 in 2024.

Environmental Management

Desertification Control Initiatives

Ordos City's desertification control efforts in the Kubuqi Desert, spanning 1.41 million hectares within its jurisdiction, have centered on systematic and land restoration since the 1980s, transforming over 646,000 hectares of barren sand into vegetated areas through techniques like straw checkerboards and shrub planting. These initiatives, building on earlier experiments from the , expanded via community-led planting of species adapted to arid conditions, such as Caragana korshinskii, achieving vegetation coverage rates exceeding 30% in treated zones by the . The 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum, convened in Ordos on 16-17, 2025, underscored these achievements by convening global experts to discuss scalable models for halting sand expansion, with presentations on empirical data showing reduced rates through integrated ecological zoning. Photovoltaic-desert governance combinations have further advanced restoration, where solar panel arrays in projects like the Kubuqi 2GW initiative act as windbreaks, lowering surface wind speeds by up to 20% and facilitating under-panel vegetation regrowth, which has stabilized dunes and curbed sand encroachment across thousands of hectares since deployment in the early 2020s. Such agrivoltaic approaches have measurably increased local biodiversity, with flora diversity indices rising in shaded zones beneath panels compared to untreated sands. Private-public partnerships, involving government policy incentives, enterprise-led technology application, and herder cooperatives for on-ground implementation, have driven these outcomes, yielding verifiable gains like a 12-fold benefit-cost ratio in services from restored lands between 2000 and 2020. This tripartite model, credited with elevating forest coverage from under 1% to over 12% in core areas, earned recognition via the 2015 award for its demonstration of causal linkages between coordinated and sustained recovery. Coal mining operations in Ordos City have led to significant contamination, primarily through the discharge of toxic wastewater and the depletion of aquifers. Shenhua Group's coal-to-liquid project in the region has discharged high levels of pollutants while reducing local levels, exacerbating scarcity in already arid areas. Studies of specific sites, such as the Selian coal mine, indicate that poses health risks mainly through pathways, with elevated contaminants disrupting natural hydrogeological equilibrium. High-intensity extraction at mines like New Shanghai No. 1 has severely damaged aquifers, causing irreversible drawdown and infiltration of mining effluents. Dust emissions from open-pit and underground contribute to airborne particulate pollution, including PM10 and PM2.5, which settle on surfaces and infiltrate respiratory systems. Exposure to coal mine dust induces and other lung under the umbrella of coal mine dust lung (CMDLD), with fine particles penetrating deep into alveoli to cause and . In Ordos' mining districts, geochemical analyses of dust reveal and silica that heighten risks of chronic respiratory conditions, linking prolonged inhalation to and cellular damage. Local health burdens include elevated rates of among workers, compounded by regional PM2.5 transport from dust-laden operations. Coal washing processes intensify in Ordos, a semi-arid zone where extraction for cleaning consumes vast volumes, diverting resources from ecosystems and . Shenhua's facilities alone have depleted reserves in Haolebaoji, with seepage pits facilitating untreated discharge into fragile basins. This activity amplifies aridity, as coal processing requires billions of cubic meters annually across similar operations, straining the Yellow River-dependent supply. The external environmental costs of in , dominated by Ordos production, totaled approximately 87.373 billion yuan (about $13 billion USD at 2018 rates), encompassing dust , health damages, and water degradation—costs not internalized by producers. These externalities persist despite remediation attempts, as disturbs and leaves legacy in closed sites. While Ordos pursues low-carbon transitions through intelligent mining and pilots, remains central, with raw production rising 6.3% year-on-year by November 2024 and comprising over 87% of intelligent mine capacity. Policies emphasize pollution-carbon synergy reductions, yet output exceeded caps in 15 Ordos mines by mid-2025, underscoring ongoing ecological trade-offs from extraction dependency.

Demographics and Society

Population Composition

As of the 2020 Chinese national census, Ordos City's total stood at 2,153,638 residents across its prefecture-level jurisdiction, which spans both urban and rural . The built-up metro area, encompassing key like Dongsheng and Kangbashi, supported approximately 794,000 inhabitants in 2024, reflecting concentrated amid expansive rural territories. has accelerated markedly, with the proportion of urban residents rising from 18.27% in the early 1990s to 73.13% by the , fueled by extraction and expansion that drew internal migrants for employment in and related sectors. Recent figures indicate rates exceeding 72.8%, surpassing the national by 18 percentage points, as investments and economic incentives shifted populations from and agricultural hinterlands to centers. This growth pattern coincides with demographic aging, particularly in rural zones, where out-migration of working-age individuals to urban jobs has elevated the ; nationally, migrant workers' average age has climbed toward 50, with similar dynamics in resource-dependent areas like Ordos exacerbating elderly concentrations outside core cities. Urban cores, however, sustain younger profiles due to ongoing labor inflows, though overall declines and maturation signal emerging pressures on and healthcare systems.

Ethnic Dynamics and Social Changes

The influx of migrants, primarily driven by the boom since the early 2000s, has dramatically altered Ordos City's ethnic composition, shifting from a historical plurality to Han dominance comprising approximately 89.3% of the permanent by 2020. This migration, fueled by economic opportunities in resource extraction, has outnumbered indigenous , who now form about 10% of residents, reflecting broader patterns in where Han settlers have overwhelmed local demographics through labor demands rather than formal resettlement policies. Empirical data from census-linked studies indicate this change accelerated post-2000, as Ordos exploited one-sixth of China's proven reserves, drawing skilled and unskilled Han workers from other provinces. Despite Ordos's status within the Autonomous Region—intended to grant nominal privileges such as cultural preservation and administrative representation—governance remains effectively Han-led, with key decision-making roles in and dominated by Han officials and enterprises. This practical centralization prioritizes economic output over ethnic , as evidenced by the prefecture-level city's absorption into Han-centric territorial systems, diluting Mongol influence in execution even as formal structures persist. Proponents of integration argue this setup enhances efficiency in a resource-dependent , but critics, including Mongol advocacy groups, contend it imposes assimilation by sidelining traditional Mongol administrative customs in favor of standardized Han practices. The coal wealth generated—positioning Ordos among China's richest municipalities by GDP in the —has enabled for many Mongol residents through , access to , and public infrastructure funded by resource revenues, fostering interethnic economic ties via shared in and services. However, this integration carries assimilation pressures, with claims from local and observers highlighting cultural dilution through Mandarin-dominant workplaces, reduced emphasis on Mongol language in schools (mirroring 2020 regional curriculum shifts), and erosion of nomadic heritage amid rapid modernization. While economic gains provide tangible benefits like higher living standards, these changes have sparked tensions, as some perceive a causal : material advancement at the expense of ethnic identity preservation, though verifiable data on widespread cultural loss remains contested beyond anecdotal reports.

Infrastructure

Transportation Networks

Ordos City's transportation infrastructure prioritizes rail and road corridors optimized for export, given the region's dominant role in China's production, while incorporating and emerging facilities for broader connectivity. Major rail lines facilitate bulk resource shipment, including the Sanxin linking Ordos fields to the Dongwu line in the north and Ningdong in the south, enabling efficient transfer to eastern markets. The Haolebaoji South Railway Station anchors a 1,814-kilometer dedicated line originating in Ordos, primarily transporting alongside and other commodities to coastal ports and industrial centers. High-speed rail developments post-2010s have integrated Ordos into national networks, with the —spanning 519 kilometers through , Ordos, Wuhai, and Shizuishan—nearing completion for 2025 operations, designed for both passenger services and enhanced freight capacity. This project builds on existing conventional rail infrastructure, reducing transit times to and supporting inter-regional trade. Road networks complement rail via extensive expressways, including connections northward to and eastward toward , approximately 800 kilometers away, facilitating truck-based coal haulage to loading facilities and flexible short-haul distribution. The Ordos Ejin Horo serves as a key air hub, recording 2.53 million movements in 2023, alongside operations that underscore its in diversification. Recent initiatives include a 2025 railway base in Dongsheng , incorporating automated sorting, intelligent warehousing, and rail operations to process non- goods, signaling efforts to evolve beyond resource dependency. These networks collectively position Ordos as a nodal point in northern China's freight corridors, though capacity expansions remain tied to fluctuating demand.

Key Public Facilities

Ordos Central Hospital, a major tertiary facility, provides comprehensive medical services including care and specialized treatments, contributing to the city's healthcare capacity since its relocation to around 2010. Similarly, Ordos Maternal and Child Health Hospital focuses on , , and reproductive health, enhancing maternal and infant care accessibility in the urban core. Ordos No. 2 People's Hospital and Ordos Mongolian Medicine Hospital offer general and traditional Mongolian treatments, respectively, supporting a blend of modern and ethnic-specific healthcare that bolsters resident livability amid the region's sparse . Higher education institutions include Ordos Institute of Technology, a provincial undergraduate established to deliver applied technical programs, with an enrollment of approximately 5,901 students as of recent data. Inner Mongolia University of Technology maintains a in Ordos, emphasizing and disciplines aligned with local sectors. These facilities promote skilled workforce development and attract students, aiding urban retention despite earlier perceptions of underutilization. Sports infrastructure features the Ordos Sports Center, encompassing a 60,000-seat main , a 12,000-capacity indoor arena, and a 4,000-seat natatorium, completed as part of broader civic investments to foster community health and events. The Dongsheng Sports Center, with a 57,000-spectator capacity and , hosts national fitness activities, enhancing recreational options in arid conditions. These venues support physical wellness programs, integral to livability by countering sedentary lifestyles tied to coal-dependent economies. Water supply relies on the diversion project, including a 100-kilometer to Dongsheng initiated to address chronic shortages, enabling sustained urban provisioning despite regional . Complementary sand-blocking and water exchange initiatives optimize allocation, with models indicating improved coordination for ecological and economic needs. Digital infrastructure under the Digital Ordos City Development Plan (2019–2025) includes pilots with integrated platforms like the Ordos Industrial Internet Platform, facilitating data-driven urban management and efficiency in public services. A central integration hub employs digital twins for real-time monitoring, underpinning pilot applications that enhance administrative responsiveness without overlapping transport systems.

Recent Developments

Technological and Green Transitions (Post-2020)

In the post-2020 period, Ordos City has advanced its green energy initiatives amid China's national push for carbon neutrality, emphasizing renewable integration and to diversify from dependency. A notable project is the world's first 30 MW-class pure hydrogen gas turbine hydrogen energy storage demonstration project, commissioned in December 2025, which integrates power, photovoltaics, water electrolysis for hydrogen production, , and turbine power generation to achieve a closed-loop "green electricity to green hydrogen, green hydrogen to electricity" conversion mode, alongside green . This marks the world's largest single-unit capacity 100% hydrogen-fired gas turbine and demonstrates scalable clean energy systems. This aligns with broader efforts in , where Ordos contributes to regional output, including a solar- and -powered facility targeting 10,000 tons per annum of . Hydrogen infrastructure has seen key developments, such as shared designed for renewable transport. In 2025, projects by and Mintal Hydrogen advanced, with a main line connecting Ordos in mid-western to Chifeng in the east—spanning at least 800 km—to supply for synthesis, supporting Envision's 300,000-ton annual renewable capacity coming online in September 2025. These efforts facilitate off-grid renewable systems and exports, with initial green shipments from linked facilities in beginning in July 2025. Technological R&D has driven regional , with Ordos's R&D expenditure reaching 5.32 billion yuan in 2024, contributing 48.9% to Inner Mongolia's overall R&D growth—the highest in the region—and exceeding the city's GDP growth rate for the third consecutive year. This includes industrializing advancements like green aviation fuel and establishing alliances for coal-based new materials, alongside policies such as the upgraded "30 New Policies for Science and Technology" issued in 2024 to boost breakthroughs. In July 2022, the State Council approved Ordos as a national demonstration zone for , fostering eco-city models with energy-efficient infrastructure and waste-recycling systems. Urban applications of technology include extensive testing of autonomous vehicles in since the early 2020s, leveraging low-traffic roads to deploy hundreds of self-driving units for by August 2025, enhancing capabilities. International forums, such as the July 2024 gathering of global experts on new energy and materials in Ordos, have showcased these transitions, highlighting photovoltaic expansions and industrial internet platforms for AI-driven manufacturing. These initiatives position Ordos among 's top 100 most innovative cities as of September 2025, though empirical outcomes remain tied to verifiable project scaling amid ongoing reliance.

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