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Zha Lai Te Qi, China

Friendship link with Portsmouth since 2004.

Zha Lai Te Qi is situated at the northeast border of the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

The area is approximately 11,000 sq kilometres of undulating country surrounded by the rolling hills of the Shenshan Mountains and comprises 7 towns and 8 villages. The population is 400,000 comprising different ethnic minority groups among  which the Mongolian is the majority.

The area's major economic activities are timber production, sheep farming, cereal crops and livestock export.

The Mayor of Zha Lai Te Qi made a formal proposal for a link following his many visits to the city and the Portsmouth Chinese Association. The proposal was accepted and a formal friendship link was signed in May 2004 with a visit to Portsmouth by the Mayor of Zha Lai Te Qi and a delegation group.