Inner Mongolia Travel Guide

Inner Mongolia is the first region in China to achieve the status of an Autonomous Ethnic Region. With a total area of 1.18 million square kilometers, it is situated in Northern China, bordering Russia and Mongolia (Outer Mongolia). It is also the longest provincial region in China, with a total length of more than 2,500 kilometers from west to east.

The Mongol People were a nomadic tribe in ancient China. They hunted and grazed on the vast Mongolian grasslands. Before the 12th Century, people in this region were under the cruel reign of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), and they were devastated by the frequent warfare between different tribes, so they hungered for a unified and peaceful life. Genghis Khan is the one who ended their suffering and built a united country, and an empire including much of China, and so the history of China went into a new dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). There are museums to commemorate this great hero. More information about Inner Mongolia.

• Chinese Name: 内蒙古
• Chinese Pinyin: nèi méng gǔ
• English Name: Inner Mongolia
• Location: North China 
• Language: Chinese, Mongolian
• Capital City: Hohhot
• Population:24 million
• Area: 1.2 sq. km. (463,323 sq. mi.)