Bayanhot

Bayanhot
巴彦浩特镇
Town
Mongolian transcription(s)
 • Mongolianᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ
Bayanhot bus station
Bayanhot bus station
Map
Area
 • Town5,433.8 km2 (2,098.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Town94,445

Bayanhot is a town in Alxa Left Banner, it is the capital and largest town of Alxa League. Its name originates from Mongolian meaning 'rich town'.[3] It was formerly known as Dingyuanying (定远营镇) or Wang Ye Fu.[4] In 2010 the population was 94,445.[5]

The town is bordered by the Helan Mountains in the east and by the Tengger Desert in the west.[6]

The town was established in 1730 as Dingyuanying and renamed to Bayanhot in 1952. It has historically been supplied from nearby Yinchuan,[7] and still retains good transport links with the capital of Ningxia.

The Alxa Baraghun Hiid, a large Mongol Buddhist monastery was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution but rebuilt in 2001. The Yanfu Buddhist temple has survived as one of the old Mongol town landmarks.[8]

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  2. ^ Forage Resources of China. Pudoc. 1992. ISBN 978-90-220-1063-1.
  3. ^ Planet, Lonely (2018-03-08). Chine 12ed (in French). edi8. ISBN 978-2-8161-6679-8.
  4. ^ Wulsin, Frederick R. (February 1926). "The Road to Wang Ye Fu". National Geographic Magazine. 49 (2): 197.
  5. ^ "巴彦浩特镇 (阿拉善左旗, 阿拉善盟 (内蒙古自治区), 中國) - 人口统计，图表，地图，位置，天气和网络信息". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  6. ^ "阿拉善左旗人民政府网 苏木镇概况 巴彦浩特镇". www.alszq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  7. ^ Shabad, Theodore (1972). China's Changing Map: National and Regional Development, 1949-71. Praeger.
  8. ^ Dillon, Michael (2018-05-15). Lesser Dragons: Minority Peoples of China. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-952-1.