Tongliao has a long history and splendid culture. It is not only the birthplace of Mongolian culture, but also one of the birthplaces of splendid Hongshan Culture and Fuhe culture and education of the Chinese nation. Tongliao's predecessor was Zhelimu League. At the beginning of 1999, with the approval of the State Council, Tongliao withdrew from the Union and set up a city, implementing the system of city governing counties and urban areas. As a regional organization, Zhelimu League was founded in the first year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty, namely 1636, where the Empress Xiaoduanwen, the Empress Xiaozhuangwen, the famous monk in the Qing Dynasty and the national hero Gadamer were born. Revolutionary martyrs Laura Mai, Lv Mingren and Xu Yongqing also died here; Up to now, there are still historical and cultural sites in the city, such as the Great Wall of Yan State, the ancient city of Liao Dynasty, the moat of Jin Dynasty, the stupa of Yuan Dynasty and Wang Fu of Qing Dynasty.
Tongliao is rich in resources and products. Coal, oil, silica sand and other minerals are 4 1 species, and there are more than 90 mineral deposits/kloc-0, with a total potential value of 65.438+306.5 million yuan. The city's total coal reserves are13.28 billion tons; The prospective oil reserves are about 800 million tons; Iron, zinc, tungsten, copper and other metal deposits 10, more than 30 occurrences. It is the world-famous "80 1" mine, which is rich in nonferrous metals such as niobium, tantalum, beryllium, zirconium and heavy rare earths, with a total reserve of 6.8 million tons. Natural silica sand reserves rank first in China, and graphite-like reserves known as "the treasure of smelting" are also considerable. Chinese medical stone with magical function is famous at home and abroad. Wild resources such as ephedra, licorice, almond and seabuckthorn have unique varieties and excellent texture; There are also famous scenic spots such as Daqinggou National Nature Reserve, Molimiao Reservoir, the largest desert reservoir in China, and Zhu Rihe Grassland Tourist Area with Mongolian national characteristics.
Tongliao city has fertile soil and abundant aquatic plants. It is an important commodity grain base in China, known as the "granary in Inner Mongolia" and an important animal husbandry production base in China, as well as the "hometown of cattle" and "hometown of Mawang in China". The city's existing arable land148.35 million mu; More than 68.44 million mu of grassland, of which more than 55.6 million mu can be used; Forest 18 150000 mu; There are 43 rivers and more than 50 reservoirs in the territory, such as Xiliaohe, Xinkai and Jiaolai, which have unique natural conditions for developing agriculture, animal husbandry, fruit industry and aquaculture. Rich in corn, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, rice and so on. , the annual total output value of grain and beans is stable at more than 7 billion Jin; Cash crops such as castor, sunflower, sweet potato and red dried pepper have formed a scale; The livestock population reached 5.246 million, especially "Double Cattle, Double Sheep and One Horse", that is, Simmental Cattle, Horqin Yellow Cattle, China Merino Sheep, Horqin Fine Wool Sheep, Horqin Horse and other livestock breeds are well-known at home and abroad.
Tongliao local industry has begun to take shape and its strength is increasing day by day. An industrial system with four leading industries, namely agricultural and sideline products processing, energy, medicine and chemical industry and metallurgical building materials, as the backbone, has been initially formed, with relatively complete categories, increasingly reasonable layout and certain foundation, scale and local characteristics.