Formerly known as Wangin Süm (Wang-un Süme, Wangyehmiao, Wangyemiao, , ), the city became the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, on 1 May 1947, until the regional capital moved to Zhangjiakou in late December 1949; the regional capital moved again in June 1952 to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.
Formerly known as Wangin Süm (Wang-un Süme, Wangyehmiao, Wangyemiao, ), the city served as the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, from May 1, 1947, until December 1949 when the regional capital moved to Zhangjiakou.  The capital was then relocated again in June 1952 to Hohhot, which remains the current capital.