The wind in Ulanqab has been blowing for thousands of years. In the past, it dried up the lake water and tore apart the grassland, which was synonymous with bitterness and coldness; Now it is blowing fans and cooling rooms, bringing vitality to the dried up Yellow Flag Sea. The wind has not changed, what has changed is the development strategy.

Huangqihai regains vitality

The Yellow Flag Sea was once a glorious place. In the 1950s, fishing sails dotted the 130 square kilometer lake surface. However, due to the combination of arid climate and excessive water intake, the lake continued to shrink and was on the brink of drying up by 2006, with a water surface of less than 5 square kilometers and the disappearance of fish and birds. The lesson of decline is unforgettable. Starting from 2021, the local government will take withdrawal as the core to initiate governance - stop excessive exploitation, dredge water systems, and restore more than 160000 acres of forests and grasslands. As of September 2026, the water area has recovered to 85.22 square kilometers, and after 27 years, the fish population has reappeared, with 168 species of birds. But if we only protect without developing, it will be difficult for the people to increase their income, and the ecology will also be unsustainable. Retreat is for better advancement.

Rise of Wasteland Computing Power Base

The answer to the game is written on the barren beach. Strong winds, low temperatures, and stable geology - these past shortcomings have become the scarcest resources in the digital age. As of August 2026, Ulanqab has established over a hundred data centers with a total computing power of 190000 P, accounting for over 90% of the total. DeepSeek、 ByteDance and Baidu train large models here, while Alibaba and Apple have a contiguous layout.

Three major advantages support the grassland cloud valley: sufficient green electricity, new energy installed capacity exceeding 20 million kilowatts, green electricity accounting for 67%, and wind energy being converted into electrical energy in the computer room; The average annual temperature is 4.3 ℃, with natural cooling for the past 10 months, saving 20-30% electricity; The basalt formation is earthquake resistant, and the one-way delay of the direct Beijing optical cable is only 2.1 milliseconds. In July 2025, the first data center green power direct connection project in China will be put into operation, and the path of computing power collaboration will become increasingly clear.

Dual empowerment of ecological computing power

The implementation of computing power brings tax revenue and employment, giving ecological restoration confidence; The excellent grassland ecology, in turn, has become the green label of zero carbon data centers. Retreat and advance are two sides of the same coin. The endowment of resources has not changed, but the way of cognition has changed. Qinghai Taratan generates electricity on the board and raises sheep under the board, and Kubuqi Photovoltaic Great Wall controls sand and promotes production, all of which are similar. Whether ecology is a burden or a wealth depends on the development concept. Keywords: Ulanqab, ecological restoration, green electricity, computing power

The ancient wind on the grassland used to dry the lake water, but now it drives fans and empowers various industries - this is the most vivid interpretation of green mountains and clear waters being as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.Editor/Gong Ziwei