Hexigten Banner

Hexigten Banner 克什克腾旗 • ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
County
Grasslands in the summer
Heshigten Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Chifeng
Area
• Total	20,637 km2 (7,968 sq mi)
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
• Total	256,000
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	025350
Area code	0476

Hexigten Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	克什克腾旗
Traditional Chinese	克什克騰旗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kèshíkèténg Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Кэсигтэн қосиу
Mongolian script	ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC Kesigten qosiɣu

Hexigten Banner (Mongolian script: ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 克什克腾旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place here.

Etymology

Map including areas in modern-day Hexigten Banner (AMS, 1953)

It was named after the Khishigten Mongol clan, who were considered to be the descendants of the Kheshig, the imperial guard of the Mongol Empire.

Demographics

There are 8 main ethnic groups (i.e. Han, Mongol, Hui, Manchu, Daur, Korean, Dong and Zhuang). The Mongols are of the Hishigten division.

Transport

• China National Highway 303
• China National Highway 306
• Hanbai Highway
• Jitong Railway

Economy

The main industries are mining, renewable energy, tourism, and stock breeding. From 2006 to 2008, Hexigten ranked No. 1 for 3 consecutive years in wind power production among all the counties of China with 532 wind turbines installed in 2008, totally installed generating capacity of 525 megawatt and annual energy generation of 1124 GWh.

Sights

• Heshigten Global Geopark is one of the UNESCO Global Geoparks. Its 1,750 km² area is contained in eight separate areas of scenic beauty and geologic significance, including volcanic, glacial, and desert features.

External links

Gongger Grasslands in Hexigten

Official site of Hexigten Qi