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Located in the south central part of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot is encircled by the Daqing Shan to the north and the Hetao Plateau to the south.

Hohhot Overview

General introduction

Located in the south central part of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot is encircled by the Daqing Shan to the north and the Hetao Plateau to the south. The climate is arid, with a cold winter, a hot summer, and strong winds, especially in spring. It is easy to get to Hohhot since it is about 500 km (approximately 310 miles) west of Beijing. Baitai Airport in Hohhot has over 40 national flights as well as two direct international flights to Ulan Bator (Mongolia) and Chita (Russia). Trains from Hohhot can run to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Ningbo and many other cities as well as to Ulan Bator and Moscow. Public buses and taxis are quite cheap in Hohhot. Visitors also can choose the special Tourism Buses to get around Hohhot.

Location

Hohhot, which means 'Blue City' in Mongolian, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Lying to the south of Yinshan Mountain and north of the Yellow River, Hohhot is the political, commercial and cultural center of Inner Mongolia.

History

Hohhot boasts a long history like many other Chinese cities. As early as the Warring States Period (476 BC-221 BC), the Zhao Kingdom built Yunzhong City in this area. Today, people still can see the relics of Zhao Great Wall in Hohhot. After the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, defeated other kingdoms and unified China, the Hohhot region became Yunzhong County of the Hohhot

Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC). Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD) established many cities for military usage in northern China, and one of the relics can be found in the an eastern suburb of the current Hohhot City. During the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties, the Hohhot region was under the control of Turkic (Tu Jue in Chinese) until a general of the Tang Dynasty defeated them and built three cities in this area. In the early tenth century, Qidan founded the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) and named this area Fengzhou. In 1572, the leader of the Mongolian tribe founded Hohhot City in this area and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) gave it a Chinese name Guihua City (meaning "naturalization"). During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Hohhot was expanded to Suiyan City which was an important military port and commercial center in northern China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hohhot also gained the name, 'City of Temples', since there were many temples in the city. People can visit Five Pagoda Temple, Dazhao Temple, Xilituzhao Palace, Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda and many other precious historical relics.

Features

The Mongolians have settled down in this vast region for a long time and praised this land to be a 'Blue City'. There is much beautiful scenery here. 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 hospitality 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.

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