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 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.