# Plain Blue Banner, Inner Mongolia

Plain Blue Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠤᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ, pronounced; Chinese: 正蓝旗), alternatively Zhenglan Banner in Chinese or Xulun Hoh Banner in Mongolian, is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Hebei province to the south. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Xanadu or Yuan Shangdu, one of the capitals of the Yuan dynasty, was located here. Today the ruins of Yuan Shangdu are listed as UNESCO world heritage site and are open to the public.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Plain Blue Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
54.6%
Mongols
40.3%
Manchus
3.9%
Hui People
0.9%
Daur
0.1%
Miao (Hmong)
0.1%
Others
0.1%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Plain Blue Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Shangdu Town (Xangd) | 上都镇 | Shàngdū Zhèn | ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шанд балгас | 152530100 |
| Sanggin Dalai Town | 桑根达来镇 | Sānggēndálái Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сангийн Далай балгас | 152530101 |
| Habirag Town | 哈毕日嘎镇 | Hābìrìgā Zhèn | ᠬᠠᠪᠢᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хавирга балгас | 152530102 |
| Sums ||||||
| Boxodoi Sum | 宝绍岱苏木 | Bǎoshàodài Sūmù | ᠪᠣᠱᠣᠣᠳᠠᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Буушуудай сум | 152530200 |
| Nart Sum | 那日图苏木 | Nàrìtú Sūmù | ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Нарт сум | 152530201 |
| Sain Hudag Sum | 赛音呼都嘎苏木 | Sàiyīnhūdūgā Sūmù | ᠰᠠᠢᠨᠬᠤᠳᠳᠤᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Сайнхудаг сум | 152530202 |
| Jagastai Sum | 扎格斯台苏木 | Zhāgésītái Sūmù | ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Жагастай сум | 152530203 |
| Others ||||||
| Wuyi Breeding Stock Farm | 五一种畜场 | Wǔyī Zhǒngchùchǎng | ᠡᠦ ᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ | Үү И малжлын талбай | 152530500 |
| Heichengzi Demonstration Plot | 黑城子示范区 | Hēichéngzǐ Shìfànqū | ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠵᠢᠱᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠦᠵᠡᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ | Борхот жишээ үзүүлэх дугараг | 152530501 |

## Climate

The area has a cold semi arid climate (Koppen: BSk).
Climate data for Plain Blue Banner, elevation 1,316 m (4,318 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.6 (97.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 18.1 (64.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −5.0 (23.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | −8.1 (17.4) | 9.8 (49.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −12.2 (10.0) | −3.7 (25.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | −5.9 (21.4) | −14.0 (6.8) | 3.1 (37.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −9.9 (14.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | −11.0 (12.2) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −2.9 (26.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.2 (−36.8) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −28.7 (−19.7) | −17.4 (0.7) | −8.1 (17.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 0.4 (32.7) | −8.2 (17.2) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −38.2 (−36.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 3.5 (0.14) | 5.9 (0.23) | 15.6 (0.61) | 36.7 (1.44) | 64.2 (2.53) | 101.7 (4.00) | 69.8 (2.75) | 44.0 (1.73) | 19.8 (0.78) | 8.8 (0.35) | 2.9 (0.11) | 375.3 (14.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 91.4 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 60.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 63 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.7 | 228.1 | 276.4 | 275.7 | 299.9 | 285.7 | 280.1 | 280.7 | 255.4 | 248.0 | 212.0 | 203.8 | 3,066.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||