A panoramic view of Yili Future Intelligence and Health Valley. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Yili Global Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park – part of Yili Future Intelligence and Health Valley – officially started operations on July 12 in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, following a ceremony.

This is the latest in key projects for Yili Future Intelligence and Health Valley which have now been completed and gone into use. They include a global liquid milk intelligent manufacturing plant, a global milk powder intelligent manufacturing plant, the Chilechuan intelligent ecological ranch and the Yili intelligent manufacturing experience center.

The new plant for the intelligent manufacturing of milk is the biggest of its kind in the world. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Yili Future Intelligence and Health Valley facility is being developed as an intelligent and modern eco-friendly complex that integrates industry and city – boasting comprehensive functionality and occupying a space that is suitable for business, living, learning and tourism.

Tourists visit the Yili Intelligent Manufacturing Experience Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Plans are for the country's only national dairy technology innovation center, national dairy product measurements and testing center and other national technology centers to successively settle in the valley.

Moving forwards, it is seen as becoming a major player in the world's dairy industry and a model for the development of urban agglomerations, helping Hohhot to become an upgraded version of "China's Dairy Capital".