I have a 4 day group trip to Inner Mongolia the first week of July. Two days in Hohhot, 1 day in Ordus, & 1 day in Baotou. In Hohhot they have us at the Zhigongzhijia hotel, which i can not find on C-trip.... ??
Any insight or comments on this Hohhot hotel, or sights to see after the last day in Baotou ?. BTW, the last day i am in Baotou at the Shangri-la, so a comfortable base hotel to look for weekend tours in this province.

I hope you can find time to check out the "ghost city" there (~40 km away from Erdos itself).

So, N,S,E,W ?. I am with an energy investment group of about 20 guys, mainly the BJ/SH money worship types. Or as they call it here, a market economy entranpaneur. And in Erdos, (Ordus), staying at the air china hotel called 'Tieniu' . Maybe the Tieniu locals there will know about the 'ghost city'

Not really a Ghost Town. Some of the owners just decided to head
south for awhile to enjoy bottle service of 1000RMB Patron in Chaoyang District and line up with their buddies in new Lambos and Ferraris.

I want to say one word to you, just one word, are your listening?

COAL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk

Here's a map. Kangbashi is the area to the north of the "Kangbashi Motor Way Interchange. Meanwhile, the Tieniu hotel is here in the Dongsheng District.

Here a few random articles I stumbled upon during the course of doing the above "research".

http://www.beinformedjournal.org/bei...-city-wit.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2...city-of-ordos/
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...th_ghost_towns
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...975336,00.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/20...nt_9958768.htm

Here are some more China "Ghost Cities".

Good place to stash some cash.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chine...#ixzz1PXt4WxBa

Just back from this 4 day trip to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. All the buildings & signs had a 3rd signage, local mongol characters. Also major rail construction is ongoing for freight & people.

Huhhot the capital city is about 10 years behind BJ & SH. Its the 2nd largest city in IM & they do want industry & overseas investment. The shangri-la is abet dated, but near the center of the city which is really spread out.
The best hotel is the Xin Cheng in Huhhot.

Ordus, its all about coal & energy here, & then coal... The heavy industry that has some new retooling, very bumby roads due to hundreds of large trucks in this area. This city is about 20 years behind SH & BJ. Not a place to live, as its 2-3 times more expensive than Huhhot and Baotou, and they truly need skilled workers in Ordus. The ghost city is still there, interesting to see, but not many people due to the high real estate prices.... ( set by local external government committee !) If you invest here, you "might" be able to get a china green card from the local people's government of Ordus !.

Baotou, The largest city in IM & really nice friendly people. Some local dialect issues, but really great local food & lamb. They have a grassland park, surrounded by city with mountains in the background. Heavy metal & aluminum industry area, but also an economic hi-tech development area that leverages on the rare earth products.
The Baotou tourism board is promoting the city & the green grassland parks & the clean blue sky. Some modern shopping here that is not available in Ordus. This Baotou city/area will grow & it's attracting the best china type investors.

Baotou & Huhhot both have city liaison offices in BJ, but they really like to drink the local liquor !.

Seems like an opportune time to open a Ferrari repair shop.

A ferrari would never get over the Ordus truck speed bumps....& in Ordos about every 3rd vehicle is a Range Rover. In Huhhot or Baotou the SUV's are Land Cruisers

The average waiting time to get a Land Rover in China is 10 months to a year.

China will be Land Rover's second largest market by the end of the year
and will be their number 1 market next year.

Rolls Royce sales surged 800% in China last year.
China has overtaken the UK to be Roll's second-biggest
market and should be their number 1 market soon.

The Chinese are buying Rolls-Royces at such a rate it has cut the average age of customers globally from 60-plus, to people in their late 40s.
It's self made entrepreneurs 30 to 35, owning two Rolls-Royces plus a number of other cars.

Would a Ferrari do well in the ghost city (setting aside the fact at no one would see it, which is half the point in owning one)?

RR named their latest model after the "Ghost City".
North American market owners, the largest segment of RR sales,
are dumping their box shaped Phantoms and going for the
extended wheel base Ghost models. They really like the
"Night Vision" option as their counsel advised that is a good
option to mitigate DUIs.

So on the home page of the BJ JW marriott are several RR they use for airport runs, also in china several Shangri-la's have the RR's.
Which model has the best ride over the speed bumps ...?

The extended wheel base Phantom is what the hotels use.
The thing is a beast, for a cost of 1 Million USD in China it
better eat up speed bumps.