The government of Inner Mongolia recently recognized its Togtoh industrial zone, in the city of Hohhot, Erdos equipment manufacturing base, in the city of Erdos, and Hexigten circular economy industrial zone, in the city of Chifeng, as "new industrialization demonstration bases".

This brings the region's total of demonstration bases to 20 in all, with 5 in the city of Baotou, four in the city of Erdos, three in Hohhot, two in Tongliao, two in Chifeng, two in Wuhai, one in the Alxa League, and one in Bayannur.

These demonstration bases are in the forefront of regional and even Chinese development in industrial structure changes, innovation, energy conservation, emissions reductions, safe production, brand development, and human resource utilization giving the region impetus in industrial economic development.