Hohhot transforms into China's Cloud Valley

A view the Hohhot City Brain Smart City Operating System. [Photo/Hohhot Daily]

The city of Hohhot – capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region – has moved to capitalize on the national channeling computing resources from the east to the west project.

By deploying the computational power, network transmission and power supply advantages of the Horinger New Area, the city is aiming for big things.

In short, it aims to produce green, high-quality, affordable and secure computing power – in so doing striving to establish itself as the China Cloud Valley.

On April 2, the Xianhong Integrated Circuit Industrial Park project broke ground in Horinger New Area, with a total investment of 500 million yuan ($69.95 million) in a field covering 80.5 mu (5.37 hectares).

The first phase is set to be completed by December, with a designed capacity of 1 billion yuan. The park aims to create an integrated circuit ecosystem covering chip and smart IoT hardware product design and production.

Key projects include data centers by China Mobile, China Telecom and Huawei Cloud, with a total computing power of 24,000P – positioning Horinger among the leaders in data storage and computing power in China.

Meanwhile, Horinger is developing a base for domestically branded computing equipment, with rapid expansion in the semiconductor sector.

The Inner Mongolia Cloud Valley Digital Human Resource Service Industrial Park is now operational – attracting over 50 companies, aiming for national-level status.

In aviation, Horinger is focusing on air transport and training, with projects like Air China's maintenance base and China Post's new airport mail processing center enhancing the region's industrial profile.