North China

Doing Business in Hohhot

China's dairy capital - home to Mengniu and Yili (the world's largest dairy brands), with a growing big data and cloud computing cluster powered by cheap wind/solar energy.

Why Hohhot?

Dairy capital (Mengniu, Yili HQ)

Big data/cloud computing (wind/solar powered)

Lowest electricity costs in northern China

Key Industries

Dairy/FoodBig DataCloud ComputingRenewable Energy

GDP

0.42 trillion RMB

FDI

0.5 billion USD

Setup time

30-45 days

Pros & Cons

✓ Advantages

  • Dairy industry leadership
  • Cheap renewable energy
  • Big data pilot

✗ Challenges

  • Geographic isolation
  • Small market
  • Limited talent pool