An aerial picture of the town of Bailingmiao in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. The town is the seat of government for Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner. It is the political, economic, and cultural heart of the banner. The town has recently been included on the list of Inner Mongolia's second batch of famous historical and cultural towns and villages. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] 

Bailingmiao boasts the China-Mongolia Mandula-Hangji Port, which is one of the most important ports open to the north in the Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos region. [Photo/Baotou Daily]