(; ; lit.: “red peak” or "red cliff", respectively), also known as Ulanhad
, is a prefecture-level city
in southeastern Inner Mongolia
, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol
to the north and west, Tongliao
to the northeast, Chaoyang
prefecture of Liaoning
province to the southeast, and Chengde
prefecture of Hebei
province to the south. The city has a total administrative area of , within which reside 4.48 million (2004).
Chifeng has three districts
, two counties
and seven banners
In 2004, Chifeng had 4,435,737 inhabitants (49.14 per km²).
According to archeology studies, human existence in the Chifeng area can be traced back almost ten thousand years, and the cultural history can be traced back nearly eight thousand years. The representative ruins and relics of Hongshan Culture, Grassland Bronze Culture, Qindan Nationality-Liao Culture and Mongolian-Yuan Culture have been discovered in Chifeng. The ruins of an ancient village, named Xinglonggou, are regarded as “the first village of China” by historians. The biggest jade dragon unearthed in the area is known as “the first dragon of China”. The discovery of ruins and relics of ancient cultures have come from more than 6,800 sites. Chifeng was the political, economic and cultural center of the Liao Dynasty
, therefore, the amount of ruins and relics of the Liao Dynasty in Chifeng is ranked the most important in... Read More