# Ulanqab's AI Shift

> China's potato city powers AI growth with green energy.
- Title: Ulanqab's AI Shift · Financialpost | Shortify
- Summary: China's potato city powers AI growth with green energy. Ulanqab, China's 'potato capital', uses wind and solar to build green computing hubs as part of…
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- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/cgtn-from-potato-capital-to-token-city-how-a-city-in-north-china-is-transforming
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- Topics: ulanqab, inner mongolia, east data west computing, token city, green computing, ai development, computing centers, wind energy, solar energy, money, business
## Ulanqab's identity
Ulanqab, a city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is known as China's 'potato capital' and 'oat capital'.
## Green computing push
Since China launched its national 'East Data, West Computing' project in 2022, Ulanqab has accelerated development of computing infrastructure.
## Token city strategy
In late 2025, Ulanqab unveiled a three-year development strategy to build a 'token city' powered by green energy.
## Economic growth
As of August 2026, Ulanqab had signed 109 computing center projects and generated 5.68 billion yuan (about $849 million) in revenue, up 40.3% year on year.
## Xi's visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Ulanqab on Friday, calling for better use of wind and solar resources to develop green computing power.
## Green advantages
With an average annual temperature of 4.3 degrees celsius, Ulanqab uses natural cooling for nearly 10 months of the year, reducing data center energy consumption.
## Key takeaway

Ulanqab, China's 'potato capital', uses wind and solar to build green computing hubs as part of national AI strategy.