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Jilantai / Jilantaizhen

One of the martial strengths of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is its missile arsenal, which contains a multitude of types that can be used to carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. One key type is the DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which is being introduced in greater numbers. The PLA is believed to have fielded the DF-26 within an operational unit for the first time in 2016, and a 2020 assessment by US sources on the PLA listed an estimated inventory of 80 DF-26 launchers and up to 160 missiles, whereby each launcher might have one missile reload available.

"Jilantai" is Mongolian, meaning sixty. Jilantai Town, a town under the Alxa Left of the Alxa League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is located in the north-central Alxa Left Banner , on the edge of the Ulan Buh Desert , and adjacent to Bayan Muren Sumu, Ustai Economic Development Zone, Zong Bieli Town is connected to Bayanhot Town in the south, Bayannuogong Sumu in the west, and Wuliji Sumu and Fanglun Bragg Town in the north. The administrative area is 12386 square kilometers. In the 20th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1815), two Baghs of Bayanwula and Jilantai were established. In 1970, the town of Jilantai was changed to one kilometer. As of the end of 2018, the registered population of Jilantai Town was 16,972. [2] As of June 2020, Jilantai Town has jurisdiction over 5 communities and 25 administrative villages. In 2011, the total fiscal revenue of Jilantai Town was 220 million yuan, an increase of 18% over the previous year. Among them, local fiscal revenue was 138.4 million yuan, an increase of 22.84% over the previous year. In 2018, there were 54 industrial enterprises in Jilantai Town, of which 3 were above designated size and 20 were general stores or supermarkets with a business area of ??more than 50 square meters.

ilantai Town is located in the narrow strip between the Ulan Buhe Desert and Jilantai Salt Lake, spreading north-south. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest. The main mountain ranges are Bayanwula, Qinggalwula and Hanwula. The highest peak in the territory, Debsi Geula, is located 71 kilometers northwest of the town, with an altitude of 1996 meters.

Jilantai Town has a lot of wind and sand in spring, strong sunshine in summer, cold and dry winter, large temperature difference between day and night throughout the year; drought and less rain. The average temperature for many years is 24°C, the average temperature in January is -14°C, the extreme minimum temperature is -31°C (January 10, 1971); the average temperature in July is 27°C, and the extreme maximum temperature is 42°C (July 14, 2010). The annual average frost-free period is 239 days. The duration above 0°C is 280 days. The average annual rainfall is 120 mm. The maximum rainfall in the extreme year is 154 mm, and the minimum rainfall in the extreme year is 54 mm, which is concentrated from July to September each year, accounting for about 80% of the annual rainfall. The evaporation is strong, with an average annual evaporation of more than 3000 mm.

At the end of 2011, the total population of Jilantai Town was 19,649, of which 15,471 were urban permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 78.73%, and a floating population of 4,414. Among the total population, 10,158 were males, accounting for 51.70%, and 9,491 were females, accounting for 48.30. %, 2088 people under 14 years old, accounting for 10.63%, 15874 people aged 15-64, accounting for 80.79%, 1687 people over 65 years old, accounting for 8.59%. Among the total population, the Han nationality is dominated by 14,740 people, accounting for 75%, and there are 10 ethnic minorities including Mongolia, Hui and Tibet, totaling 4909 people, accounting for 24.9%. The ethnic minority with more than 1,000 people includes the Mongolian, a total of 3,930 people, accounting for 80% of the minority population. In 2011, the birth rate was 4.9‰, the death rate was 4.2‰, and the natural population growth rate was 0.7‰. The population density is 0.63 people per square kilometer.

In 2011, Jilantai Town had 43,000 mu of arable land; usable grassland area was 16.03 million mu, and woodland area was 372,000 mu. In 2011, the total agricultural output value was 47 million yuan, an increase of 13.38% over the previous year. The main food crop is wheat. In 2011, 19,266 tons of grain were produced, including 548 tons of wheat. The main economic crops are seed melon, oil sunflower, cotton, sunflower and so on. The animal husbandry mainly feeds live pigs, sheep, cattle and poultry. In 2011, the number of live pigs raised was 4,200, and the year-end stock was 3,200; the number of sheep raised was 205,000, and the year-end stock was 140,200, and 36,700 goat skins were purchased; the number of cattle raised was 2,300, and the year-end stock was 0.0700; The number of poultry raised is 5 thousand, and the market is 9800. In 2011, the total output value of animal husbandry was 48 million yuan.

Jilantai Town is an important industrial production base of salt and alkali in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It has formed an industrial system based on salt and alkali, and has planned calcium chloride and stone industrial parks. In 2011, the total industrial output value was 1.979 billion yuan, an increase of 9.3% over the previous year. In 2011, there were 2 industrial enterprises above designated size in Jilantai Town, with 11,100 employees and an industrial added value of 878 million yuan.

There is a section of highway from Dengkou to Jilantai in Alxa Left Banner, Bayangol Town, Bayannaoer City. It is almost 100 kilometers away, and there are deserts on both sides. 09 Many camels can be seen after walking several times a year. Hongji First Class Highway starts at the main line of Hongguer Yulin Interchange and ends at Jilantai Town, Alxa Left Banner, with a total length of 93.5 kilometers. Bayanhot Town, Jilantai, Jingxin Expressway connecting line.

Jilantai Salt Lake is located in Jilantai Town, Alxa Left Banner, 102 kilometers north of Bayanhot Town. It is one of the medium-sized salt lakes in China and a rational site for industrial tourism and salt lake bathing. Jilantai Town is the commercial and logistics center in the northern area of ??Alxa Left Banner. The town has a jurisdiction of 4618 square kilometers, a planned area of ??17.4 square kilometers, and a permanent population of more than 20,000. Jilantai Town is an important salt and chemical industrial base of Alxa League. Jilantai Industrial Park was built in 2002. Alxa League established the strategic concept of building Jilantai into the country's largest salt and chemical industrial base in 2004.

The total area of ??the salt lake is 120 square kilometers, and the salt layer covers an area of ??60 square kilometers. The entire salt lake is an oval basin. The average thickness of the salt layer is 3-5 meters, and the thickest is 5.94 meters. The total reserves are more than 114 million tons. The table salt produced here is commonly known as "Jiyan", which is very civilized with the characteristics of large particles, less impurities, and strong taste. In addition to sodium chloride, which contains the most content, bittern also contains a variety of chemical components such as magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium sulfate, and calcium sulfate.

The Jilantai Salt Lake has been mined since the first year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1736) and has a history of 269 years. The salt lake was originally the industry of the princes of Alxa Heshuote Banner. It was nationalized in 1950, the state-owned Jilantai Salt Plant was established in 1953, China’s first mechanized lake salt plant was built in 1975, and the annual output of 50,000 tons of vacuum refined salt was built in 1986. The production branch plant ended the long history of consuming raw salt by the people of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In 1990, the ship-harvesting and ship-transporting short-water transportation production process was completed. The refined salt produced under the "Yinhu" brand is a famous brand in Inner Mongolia. In 2005, Jilantai Salt Chemical Group Corporation was transferred to China National Salt Industry Corporation.

The Jilantai Salt Lake landscape is a rare tourism resource in China. The salt lake has a large area, rich reserves, mining, selection, salt production and other production processes that are highly appreciated. It also has the function of popular science education. It is a popular science tourism and industrial tourism development.