It is an important basic industrial base in China and a global light and rare earth industrial center, and is known as "Grassland Steel City" and "Rare Earth Capital". Baotou is an important hub connecting North China and Northwest China, a key development area for China and Inner Mongolia to open to the outside world, and one of the railway transportation hub cities in Chinese mainland.
On February 23rd, 1950, Baotou Municipal People's Government was established; During the "First Five-Year Plan" period, six of the national 156 key projects were located in Baotou, which is a key industrial city in the national layout. The nuclear fuel for the first tank, the first anti-aircraft gun, the first atomic bomb and the first hydrogen bomb in New China are all produced here, and one third of the rail consumption of China high-speed rail is provided here.
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As early as 1984, Baotou was approved by the State Council as one of the thirteen big cities in China. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage. From Ashan site to flood and drought wharf, from grassland outside the Great Wall to industrial town, farming culture, grassland culture, immigrant culture and industrial culture blend and converge here.
The heroic deeds of' Miss Prairie Hero' spread all over the country from here, and the integration of multi-cultures shaped the inclusive urban characteristics. Baotou is rich in resources and has a complete industrial system. 58 kinds of minerals have been discovered, with proven iron ore reserves of 3.4 billion tons and rare earth industrial reserve of 43.5 million tons, ranking first in the world.
It is an important national special steel, equipment manufacturing and military manufacturing base, the world's largest production and application research and development base of rare earth raw materials, known as the "rare earth capital" and "grassland steel city", and one of the 20 most suitable cities for industrial development determined by the state.
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