Mug Shot — «Baotou - Deer Monument»

City: Baotou Country: China Edition: 2008 Icon Edition Belongs to: 236 users (22 trading, 85 seeking)

Baotou is the largest industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The city's Mongolian name means "place with deer", and an alternate name is "Lucheng", meaning "Deer City".The area now known as Baotou was inhabited since ancient times by nomads, most notably the Mongols. Near the end of the Han Dynasty, Lü Bu, a particularly noteworthy warrior, was born in today's Jiuyuan District of Baotou. Compared to the capital, Hohhot, Baotou's construction as a city came relatively late, being incorporated as a town in 1809. The city's site was chosen because it was in an arable region of the Yellow River's Great Bend.
A railway from Beijing was constructed in 1923, and the city began spurring some industrial sites. A German-Chinese joint-venture in 1934 constructed the Baotou Airport and opened a weekly route connecting Baotou with Ningxia and Lanzhou.On September 19, 1949, after the September 19 Rebellion, Baotou fell under Communist control. The People's Government was formed in February 1950. In the early Communist years Baotou served as an industrial centre, with a significant portion of its economy coming from its steel production. The Iron and Steel Base in Baotou is one of"156 projects", which were constructed with the help of Soviet Union to develop China's national economy in the 1950s and 1960s, and it continues this reputation until this day.

Deer Monument is a landmark of Baotou, symbolising the name of the city. It represents three dancing deers touching each other with horns. The monument is situated in the big roundabout in the city center.

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