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Hohhot

Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, lies between the Yinshan Mountain and the Yellow River.

Hohhot, which is Mongolian for "green city", dates from 306 B.C. and throughout its long history has been an important cultural centre of the region. Today it is the most important city in Inner Mongolia and is home to 36 different ethnic groups. Notable among these are Mongolian, Han, Manchu, Hui, Tibetan, Dawoer, Elunchun, Ewenke and Korean, etc. The city zone covers 17,224 square kilometers (6,650.19 square miles) with a population exceeding 1,400,000.

Hohhot is an ideal place to relax away from modern day pressure thanks to the magnificent natural beauty of the Gegentala and Xilamuren Grasslands as well as fantastic cultural sites such as the Dazhao Temple, Five-Pagoda Temple and the Xilituzhao Palace. Mongolian folk songs and wrestling are popular entertainments while ethnic delicacies and the clemency of the local people add to the enjoyment of a stay here. Travelers can enjoy a wide variety of activities including horse riding, or maybe visiting the home of a herdsman's family or roaming over the vast grassland and of course there is the thrilling Nadam Fair.

As a tourist resort, Hohhot has a modern reliable transport network, excellent hotels and large shopping centers. The city brings together specialties from all over Inner Mongolia, ranging from Mongolian silverwares, carpets, cashmere, camel hair products, traditional knives,decorative deer antlers, narrow-leaved oleaster curtain, oatmeal and various dairy products to fancy Mongolian costumes.

Hohhot

Dazhao Temple

Dazhao Temple, 'Wuliang Si (Infinite Temple)' in Chinese, is the oldest building and the largest temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Read More...

Five-Pagoda Temple

Five-Pagoda Temple (Wuta Si), which is also called Jingangzuo Sheli Baota, is located in Hohhot City. Read More...

Zhaojun Tomb

ZhaojunTombissituatedninekilometers(approx.6miles)awayfromHohhot,ontheplainextendingfromthenorthernbankoftheDaheiRiver.Alsocalled'greentomb'afterthegreengrassthatgrowsonit,thetombislistedamongtheeightmostpopularscenicspotsinHohhot.Thetombisalargeman-madeearthenmound,whichis33meters(approx.108feet)high.ItwasbuilttocommemorateagreatwomannamedWangZhaojun,whowasoneofthefourmostbeautifulladiesinancientChina,andwhosacrificedherselffortheunityofChinabymarryingKhan.Infrontofthetomb,bronzestatuesofWangZh Read More...

Genghis Khan's Mausoleum

Genghis Khan is a Mongolian hero. He reunified the chaotic Inner Mongolia prairie and led his people to be a great civilization. Read More...

Xilamuren Grassland

Lying about ninety kilometers (about 56 miles) north of Hohhot, Xilamuren Grassland is the first grassland tourist attraction opened in Hohhot. Xilamuren, which means 'yellow water' in Mongolian, is also known as Taihe after Puhui Temple, a Lama temple built in 1769 in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).rnrn Read More...

Gegentala Grassland

Gegentala Grassland is to the north of Hohhot, within the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Read More...