Grassland in Ordos covers an area of 97.852 million mu, accounting for 75.3% of the city's total area, of which 87.391 million mu of grassland are available, accounting for 89.3% of the total grassland area and constituting a principal part of the city's
Located in the southwest of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern part of China and surrounded by the Yellow River in the West, North and East, Ordos covers a total area of 86.8 thousand square kilometers.
Such two heavyweight honors witnessed the green evolution of Ordos from yellow to green. "National Model City for Greening" and "National Forested City" as the highest honor for a city’s greening evaluation results can reflect the over
In the 87,000 square kilometers territory of Ordos Prefecture, the Mu Us Desert, Kubuqi Desert, a number of hills, valleys and arid highlands make up 48%, therefore it’s one of the regions in China with grave desertification and soil erosion.
In the long history of Ordos, drastic environmental changes took place. Witnessing the great changes all alone, an old pine is standing here for a thousand years.
In the 17th century, Luobusangdanjin and Sagangchechen, two outstanding historians of Ordos, published their masterpieces: History of Golden Family and Origin of Mongolia.
In addition to its functions as major energy source and important industrial raw materials, coal is essential to realizing the transition of Ordos to green and innovative development.
With its value-addition taking up around 50% of local GDP, Ordos’ industrial sector has developed into a major drive behind social and economic development, becoming the key to sustainable economic growth, stable society and employment.