Solun () is a town in the
Hinggan League, of northeastern
Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, located northwest, by road, of the city of
Ulan Hot
Ulanhot ( mn, ; ), formerly known as Wangin Süm, alternatively Wang-un Süme, Ulaγanqota (Red City) in Classical Mongolian, is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of the Inner Mongolia autonomous r ...
. Its name in the
Mongolian language means "hunted paddock or hunting
paddock",
which could derive from the fact that the
Kangxi Emperor (ruled 1661–1722) of the
Qing Dynasty often came here to hunt, after being impressed by the local topography, purple appearance of the environs, valleys enclosed by lofty mountains, and three rivers.
Geography and transport
Solun has an area of ,
[ and is located in a valley in the Greater Khingan Range. The area's climate is harsh, with only 90 to 105 frost-free days per annum.][ The three rivers crossing through the town's administrative area are the Tao'er River (洮儿河), Hagan River (哈干河), and the Manchu River (满族河). Important transport links include the Baicheng–Alxan Railway (白阿铁路) and the ]Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 203
Interior may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas
* ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck
* ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See
* Interior de ...
, connecting the town with Baicheng ( Jilin) and Ulan Hot.
Demographics
Solun has a total population of 19,500, and the registered population (i.e. those with hukou permits) numbers 6,500.[ Around 40% of the population consists of Mongols,][ the other ethnic groups being the Han, Manchus, Koreans, Daurs, Oroqen, Evenks ( Solon), and the Hui.
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References
Township-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
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