This region's east is marked by the Greater Khingan mountains.
This region's east is marked by the Greater Khingan mountains. A much-publicized ghost townoutside its city of Ordos was supposed to house a million people, but very few people have movedthere. The world's largest rare earth metal mine is at Bayan Obo west of this region's megacity ofBaotou. This region's capital is Hohhot, and a national government is planting trees and reclaimingfarms for a "Great Green (*) Wall" in this region. The Yellow River reaches its northernmost point inthis region, where the Gobi desert's rapid expansion is displacing yurt-dwelling nomads. For 10 points,name this Chinese autonomous region that remained part of China after the independence of a countrycentered at Ulaanbaatar.
This region's east is marked by the Greater Khingan mountains.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [or Nei Menggu Zizhiqu]