Olon Sume
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Olon Süme is an archaeological site in northern Darhan Muminggan United Banner
Darhan Muminggan United Banner
Darhan Muminggan United Banner is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, to the south-southwest.-References:*...

 of Baotou
Baotou
Baotou is a mid-sized industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its urban areas are home to a population of approximately 1.78 million, with a total population of over 2.65 million accounting for counties under...

 prefecture level city, Nei Mongol, China
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. Since the 1930s the site has been identified as the northern capital of the medieval Ongut kings. A collection of small artefacts from the site was exhibited and published in Japan in 2003. More recently the Chinese government has begun developing the site as a tourist destination.
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