Jining (集宁; Jíníng) is a district of 377,000 people (2011) in Inner Mongolia at the southern foot of Huitengliang in the Yinshan Mountains. It is the main urban area of Ulanqab Prefecture.

Understand

Tiger Hill Square (虎山广场)

Jining was an independent city before it became a district of Ulanqab Prefecture.

Get in

Jining is a railway hub; trains come in from Erenhot to the north, Hohhot and Baotou to the west, and the mining city Datong to the south. The Trans-Mongolian branch of the Trans-Siberian railway passes through the city.

• 1 Ulanqab Jining Airport (Mongolian :ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪᠵᠢᠩᠨᠢ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ, Cyrillic: Улаанцав Жининь нисэх буудал; UCB  ^IATA) (northeast of the city, 11 km away from Jining South Station). China International Airlines and Donghai Airlines operate flights from Zhengzhou, Hangzhou and Shenzhen. (updated May 2022)

See

Martyrs' Monument

• Martyrs' Monument (烈士纪念碑)