Hanggin Banner

Hanggin or Hangjin Banner is a banner in southwest Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China. Occupying the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop, it is under the administration of Ordos Prefecture and is bordered by Dalad Banner to the east, Otog Banner to the southwest, and Bayan Nur to the north.

Hanggin Banner 杭锦旗 • ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Banner
Hangqin Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 39°50′N 108°44′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Ordos
Elevation	1,391 m (4,564 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Hanggin Banner
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	杭錦旗
Simplified Chinese	杭锦旗
Postal	Hangkin
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hángjǐn Qí Wade–Giles Hang-chin Ch‘i
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Қанин қосиу
Mongolian script	ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC Qaŋɣin Qosiɣu

Geography

Most of Hanggin Banner is occupied by the northern half of the Ordos Desert. Its central basin formerly held the salt lake Dabasun Nor, whose salt was harvested and sold throughout the neighboring provinces during the Qing Dynasty.

External links

• Official site (in Chinese)