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Located in the Hetao Plain and facing the Daqing Mountain
in the north and the Huanghe River in the south, Baotou
is the junction of a number of railways, the Baotou-Beijing
Railway, the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, the Baotou-Paiyunopo
Railway and the Baotou--shiguaigouRailway.
It is also a centre for water transport on the Huanghe River.
Serving as a clearing house for farm and animal products,furs
and medicinal herbs in the western part of the autonomous
region, Baotou has highways reaching to all its neighbouring
leagues.
With fine-quality iron ores, coal deposits and refractory
materials as well as hydropower resources from the Huanghe
River in its surrounding areas, it has become one of china's
important iron and steel industry centres and also has fast-growing
cement manufacturing, aluminium smelting, sugar making and
textile industries. Wudang Zhao,known as Guangjue Temple
is famous historical relic in Baotou.
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