Ordos, in Mongolian language means a place with many palaces, is located in the northwestern Mongolia. Surrounding by the Yellow River in east, north and west three directions and facing the ancient Great Wall in the south, Ordos is near Shanxi, Shaaxi and Ningxia three provinces.
Boasting totally different scenery with the other parts of China, Ordos is a place with grassland and desert. Besides the natural scenery, the civilization here can be titled as “the culture on the horse”. Every Nomadic Mongolian is potential singer or dancer. They will treat visitors and clients with their unique nomadic customs.
Area Code: 0477
Zip Code: 150600
Area: The area of the city is 86,752 square kilometers
Population: Ordos is identified as the great natural scenery which extend so far as the eye is able to see. Aside from the the greater part Han ethnic group, you can find ethnic Hui, Manchu, Mongol and Tibetan groups which make the Ordos their residence. The Ordos region right now displays a unique Han Chinese royal court flavor in its songs, dances, manner of dress and even in its food customs which traditional affects have shaped its originality.
Climate: Ordos features a cold semi-arid climate, marked by long, cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring.
Most of the rain falls between July and September, with very little snow in winter.
Late August can be the best time to travel to Ordos because of the comfortable temperature which ranges from 20-25 to lows of 15 degrees centigrade.
Ordos Airport Information:
The Ordos Airport is 38 kilometers (24 miles) from the Dongsheng District, adjacent to the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan. The airport has recently opened flight to Beijing once a day with one hour's ride. Ordos is 240 kilometers (149 miles) from Hohhot and no more than three hours' ride to Baotou by train.
Ordos Climate & Weather
Briefing
Ordos belongs to north temperate semi-arid continental climate zone. Annual average temperature is 6.2℃, with the daily maximum temperature 38 ℃ and the daily minimum temperature -31.4 ℃. Average annual rainfall is 348.3 mm. Precipitation concentrates in Sep., Aug., Oct., accounting of about 70% of the annual precipitation. Average annual evaporation is 2506.3 mm, 7.2 times for the precipitation to 5-7 months maximum. Prevailing westerly and north annual multi-westerly wind, the annual average wind speed of 3.6 m / s, the maximum wind speed up to 22 m / s, the maximum wind pressure 0.6 kN / m. Annual sunshine time is 2700-3200 hours. Annual average temperature 5.3 ℃ -8.7 ℃, the average monthly minimum temperature of -10 ℃ to -13 ℃, 7 monthly average temperature of 21 ℃ to 25 ℃, precipitation is 300-400 mm in the eastern region, the western region precipitation is 190 -350 mm, annual rainfall concentrated in July-September.
Best time to visit Ordos:
The best time to visit Ordos is from May to October, in which period can either avoids dust storms raging across the Ordos and appreciating gulls fly from north to the Bojiang Lake. In addition, the annual August Festival - Nadam Fair is held on the Ordos grassland and lunar March 21, May 15, August 12 and October 3 Mausoleum of Genghis Khan festivals are very grand, with a strong ethnic customs activities, not to be missed. If you want to enjoy during these festivals descendants of Genghis Khan's unique sacrifice culture, dance culture, dress culture, or want to integrate into Chama Dance with strong religious atmosphere, you travel time should be planed based on the time of these festivals. Ordos’s four seasons are very distinctive with strong sunshine, low rainfall, and multiple spring sandstorms.
Try to Avoid domestic travel seasons
Try to plan your Ordos tour to avoid the peak holidays. Because they are popular with Chinese tourists, Ordos attractions become more crowded in these periods.
The most crowded seasons in China are Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labor Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07). Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling.
