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INNER MONGOLIA Vast, fertile, charming, and with a topography that = slants=20 downward from northeast to southwest, the 1.183 = million-square-km=20 northern Chinese border region of Inner Mongolia is home to = 49=20 ethnic peoples with a total population of 23 million = (including 3.7=20 million Mongols and 800,000 minority peoples). Under its=20 jurisdiction are 7 banners and 5 cities. Huhhot is the = capital city,=20 and the region is bounded for 4,221km by Russia and the = Mongolia=20 People's Republic in the north. The region abounds in = tourist=20 attractions. The vast meadowlands are made exactly for the = fun of=20 horseback riding. Imbibing a cup of wine or nursing a bowl = of fresh=20 milk in a Mongolian yurt to the tuneos-folk songs and the = beats of=20 dances is most exhilarating experience. Hunters, rafters, = anglers,=20 bird-watchers, virtually everyone can have a piece of action = in this=20 land with 176,000 square km of forests, nearly a thousand = rivers,=20 and lakes that are too many to be counted. You may ride a = camel to=20 experience the Humming Sand Bay. Winter is the season for=20 ice-and-snow tours or recuperating by soaking your bodies in = so many=20 hot springs. Hohhot alone has so many attractions to offer:=20 Five-pagoda Temple, Greater and Lesser Temples, Xiret = Temple, Tomb=20 of Zhaojun, just to name a few. At the turn of the century, = local=20 authorities are going all out to improve their tourist = facilities,=20 and local star-rated hotels and travel services do all they = can to=20 make you feel comfortable, with satisfaction guaranteed. The = great=20 steppes of Inner Mongolia greet every guest with a warm = heart. Abbreviation: Meng THE PROVINCE'S MEAN TEMPERATURE (=A1=E6)
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