Proper noun
A region of China, enclosed by the great northern bend of the Huang He and the Wei river to the south; also called Ordos Loop.
The Ordos region proper: the area north of the Great Wall section that cuts across the Ordos Loop
The Ordos region in the narrower sense is nomadic by history, in contrast to the agricultural and densely populated southeastern loess part that stretches up to the Wei River valley.
Ordos prefecture-level city, contiguous with latter region in the northwest of the Ordos Loop, namely the part belonging to Inner Mongolia.
Kangbashi District, the famous Chinese newly-built ghost town, lies in the mineral-rich region of Ordos, more precisely 25 km away from Dongsheng built-up area in Dongsheng District, the municipal seat.
Ordos city in the narrower sense: the urban area located in Dongsheng District.
A Mongolian dialect used in this city.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgArt Bronze Ordos culture plaque, 4th century BC; a horse attacked by a tiger Chinese jade and steatite plaques, in the Scythian-style animal art of the steppes. 4th to 3rd centuries BC. Source: Internet
Even fragments of the Northern Xiongnu migrated well within the border to the Xihe plain, west of the Yellow River and south of the Ordos Desert ). Source: Internet
The succeeding Han dynasty also expanded into the Ordos due to overpopulation, but depleted their resources in the process. Source: Internet
The Zhukaigou Xianbei (part of the Ordos culture of Inner Mongolia and northern Shaanxi ) had trade relations with the Shang. Source: Internet
It is China's second largest prairie, smaller only than the Ordos Grassland Prairie. Source: Internet
She previously represented Belize at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, China PR where she placed Top 10 in the Top Model challenge event (Belize's first and so far only such achievement). Source: Internet