Dorbod Banner
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The banner spans Template:Convert, and has a population of 129,372 as of 2020.[2] Its seat of government is located in Wulanhua.[3]
Toponymy
The Chinese name for the banner siziwang, literally "four princes", derives from the area's historic rule by four brothers.[2] The Mongolian name for the banner dorbed means "of four".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
The area of Dorbod Banner was ruled by four Mongol brothers, Sengge (Сэнгэ, Template:Lang-zh), Suonuobu (Template:Lang-zh), Bonpo (Бумба, Template:Lang-zh) and Yi'erzhamu (Template:Lang-zh), who were descendants of Hasar, a brother of Genghis Khan.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They led their tribe in participating in the Manchu Qing Dynasty's conquest of Ming China in the early 17th century.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In recognition of their service, the Qing court made Emubu the Duoluo Commandery Prince (Template:Lang-zh) in 1649 and settled their tribe in the area of modern Siziwang Banner.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The title was hereditary and passed through fourteen of his descendants before the Chinese Communist Party abolished all hereditary titles in Inner Mongolia in 1949.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The last prince, Sudanamuchaogeji (Template:Lang-zh), died as a private citizen in 1957.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There is a sculpture of the four original princes in Wulanhua, erected in 2003.[1]
Geography
To its east lies Sonid Right Banner, Qahar Right Rear Banner, and Qahar Right Middle Banner.[3] To its south lies Wuchuan County and Zhuozi County.[3] To its west lies Darhan Muminggan United Banner.[3] Its north is formed by a Template:Convert border with Mongolia.[3]
Its seat of government, the town of Wulanhua, is located Template:Convert away from Hohhot, and Template:Convert away from Erlianhot.[3]
The banner is located along the northern foothills of the Yin Mountains, and has an average elevation of Template:Convert.[3] Most of the banner's area is grassland.[3]
Climate
The banner experiences an average of Template:Convert to Template:Convert of precipitation annually.[3] Its average annual temperature is Template:Convert.[3]
Administrative divisions
Dorbod Banner is divided into 5 towns, 3 townships, and 5 sums.[4]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | |||||
| Ulan Hua Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929100 |
| Jishengtai Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929101 |
| Huret Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929102 |
| Gongjitang Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929103 |
| Bayan Qogt Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929104 |
| Townships | |||||
| Dongbahao Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929204 |
| Hujirt Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929205 |
| Daheihe Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929206 |
| Sums | |||||
| Honggor Sum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929200 |
| Janggan Sum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929201 |
| Qagan Bulag Sum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929202 |
| Nomgan Sum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929203 |
| Bayan Obo Sum | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Transliteration | Template:MongolUnicode | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 150929207 |
Other: Ulan Pasture (乌兰牧场)
Demographics
As of 2009, the banner is home to 216,990 people, up from the 180,568 reported in the 2000 Census.[2]
The banner's ethnic minorities include 18,902 Mongols (8.71% of the total population), 1,086 Manchus (0.50%), and 837 Hui people (0.39%).[2]
Economy
Mineral deposits in the banner include gold, copper, nickel, manganese, fluorite, gypsum, coal, and thenardite.[3]
Spacecraft landing site
The banner served as the landing sites for China's Shenzhou program.[5]
A pasture known as Amugulang, located in Honggor Sum, about Template:Convert north of Wulanhua, served as the landing site for the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft.[6] A specially constructed Template:Convert road runs from Wulanhua to Honggor to aid the recovery of the Shenzhou spacecraft, and to boost the local economy.[6] This road shortened the journey between the two towns from two hours to just 40 minutes.[6]
Chinese space program recovery teams (with SUV and recovery trucks) track the progress of re-entry near the landing site and arrive shortly after landing.[7]
A small recovery trucks fitted with a crane lifts the capsule and places it on the rear of the truck for transportation back to the space centre.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Since the final landing of Shenzhou 11 in Dorbod Banner in 2016, new facilities have been built to hasten the retrieval process for various spacecraft.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In December 2020, the Chang'e 5 spacecraft landed in Dorbod Banner following a successful collection of Moon rocks.[5]
See also
Notes
References
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