内蒙古是中国古代北方少数民族生息繁衍的摇篮和主要居住地,也是北方游牧民族和中原汉族密切交往的地区。“内蒙古”这个名称形成于清代。它基本上来源于清代的“内札萨克蒙古”一词。所谓“内札萨克蒙古”是专指当时漠南地区的哲里 Inner Mongolia is the cradle and main place of residence for the northern minorities in ancient China. It is also an area inhabited closely by the northern nomads and the Central Plains Han. “Inner Mongolia ” the name was formed in the Qing Dynasty. It basically comes from the Qing Dynasty “Nezha Saq Mongolia ” term. The so-called “Nezha Sassak Mongolia ” refers specifically to Zheli in the southern region