鄂尔多斯地处蒙古草原南部,内蒙古自治区西南,泛指黄河“几”字形大折曲南北地区,折曲以内为鄂尔多斯高原,东、西、北三面被黄河环绕,南与黄土高原相连,东、南、西与晋、陕、宁接壤。在行政区划上包括内蒙古鄂尔多斯市、乌海市、陕西省榆林地区、宁夏吴忠地区。在鄂尔多斯高原北端,东流黄河以北,阴山以南,就是著名的河套平原。“敕勒川,阴山下,天似穹庐,笼盖四野。天苍苍,野茫茫,风吹草低见牛羊。”就是北魏民歌中描绘阴山南麓河套平原风光的诗句,自古以来,就有“黄河百害,惟富一套”的说法。河套平原的 Ordos is located in the south of Mongolia grassland and southwest of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It refers to the big bend of the Yellow River in the north and south of the Yellow River. The Ordos plateau is folded within the Ordos Plateau. The three sides of the east, west and north are surrounded by the Yellow River, South, West and Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ning border. In the administrative divisions, including Ordos City in Inner Mongolia, Wuhai City, Yulin, Shaanxi Province, Ningxia Wuzhong area. In the northern Ordos Plateau, east of the Yellow River to the north, south of Yinshan, is the famous Hetao plain. “Is the northern Wei folk songs depicting the scenery of the Hupingshilu south plains scenery verse, since ancient times, There is ”“ Hundreds of the Yellow River, but rich set ”argument. Hetao plain