Hanggin Banner
Hanggin or Hangjin Banner is a banner in southwest Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China. Occupying the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop, it is under the administration of Ordos Prefecture and is bordered by Dalad Banner to the east, Otog Banner to the southwest, and Bayan Nur to the north.
Hanggin Banner 杭锦旗 • ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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  Hangqin Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′N 108°44′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ordos |
| Elevation | 1,391 m (4,564 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 杭錦旗 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杭锦旗 | ||||||||
| Postal | Hangkin | ||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Қанин қосиу | ||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||||
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Geography
Most of Hanggin Banner is occupied by the northern half of the Ordos Desert. Its central basin formerly held the salt lake Dabasun Nor, whose salt was harvested and sold throughout the neighboring provinces during the Qing Dynasty.
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)
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