1. Topographic features: Baotou is located at the intersection of Bohai Economic Zone and the resource-rich area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It is bordered by Mongolian East Gobi Province in the north, the Yellow River in the south, Tumochuan Plain and Hetao Plain in the east and west, and the yinshan mountains runs through the middle. Baotou the yinshan mountains (bounded by Kundulun River) has Daqing Mountain and Wula Mountain, with an average elevation of 2,000 meters and the highest elevation of 2,324 meters. The city consists of three parts: the central mountainous area, the grassland in the northern mountainous area and the plain in the southern mountainous area. High in the middle, low in the north and south, high in the west and low in the east. The Yellow River flows through 2 14km in Baotou city, and two bridges, highway and railway, fly in parallel to the north and south of the Yellow River.

2. Climatic characteristics: Baotou belongs to semi-arid mid-temperate continental monsoon climate. The scenery here is pleasant and the temperature is moderate. According to 20 1 1 statistical bulletin of Baotou national economic and social development, the annual average temperature is 7.2℃, the annual average wind speed is1.2m/s, the annual precipitation is 421.8mm, and the annual sunshine hours are 2882.2h.. The number of excellent days with air quality above Grade II reached 324 days, an increase of 3 days over the previous year.

3. Characteristics of biological resources: Many dry crops are planted in the hilly areas of northern China, mainly including naked oats, buckwheat, potatoes, flax and rape. The northern grassland is rich in sheep, goats, cattle, horses, camels and other livestock. The southern plain has fertile soil, irrigation system from the Yellow River and underground water irrigation facilities, which can ensure a bumper harvest in drought and flood, and is rich in wheat, millet, beets, sunflowers, corn, sorghum, vegetables and fruits. According to the preliminary investigation, there are 88 families, 302 genera and 60 1 species of wild plants in the mountainous areas of Central China. The rare species listed as important national protection include Astragalus membranaceus and Prunus mongolica. There are more than 200 kinds of important medicinal materials commonly used, such as Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Astragalus membranaceus, Ephedra sinica, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Radix Bupleuri, Radix Platycodi, Radix Polygalae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Radix Codonopsis and Fructus Lycii. In the secondary forest belt and grassland areas in mountainous areas, it is the place where wild animals inhabit and multiply. Mammals 2 1 species, among which Qingyang and Snow Leopard are rare animals under national second-class protection. Roe deer, fur animals, red foxes, badgers, leopards, wild cats and Mongolian rabbits are protected animals in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. There are many birds, including 25 resident birds, 8 summer migratory birds/kloc-0, 80 traveling birds and 7 winter migratory birds. Among them, there are 13 kinds of rare birds protected by the state, such as sparrow hawk, vulture, golden eagle, kestrel and sparrow hawk.