Hohhot, as the modern Capital of the sprawling Inner-Mongolia prides itself on it's Ethnic Legacy and is home to The Mogols and a variety of ethnic groups. Apart from the main ethnic group in China the Han, and the dominant Mongolian Nationality, there are
City Prefecture of Hohhot - 17,000 sq Kilometers (6,563.7 sq miles)
Population: The Total Urban Population of Hohhot City is around 2 million 500 thousand with an additional 1 Million 520 thousand living in the rural area's of the City Prefecture.
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A Full listing of Hohhot City Landmarks, Monuments, Hotspots and other sites of importance in alphabetical order. Search through the list to find your Full Report and Photo-Virtual Tour of each monument or landmark within the City, or Region of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia AR of China (PRC).
Public Transport in Hohhot
The Main and only Railway Station of Hohhot City, located due East of the City Center of Hohhot and some distance away along the highway to the East. As the arrival point for many, the Main Station is home to a number of essential Services. As is the New Airport !
Hohhot is a remote Provincial Capital City in the Far North of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In Chinese terms it is a City with only a short history. Founded in the Year 1580 AD by a Mongolian Rulers known as Altan Khan (1507 AD - 1582 AD) the strong financial backing of the "Shanxi Traders".
Hohhot was formerly a tent camp along a rugged and remote trading route that led up North from Shanxi Province into the wild territories of Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. The original city grew around the trading route and its abundant Temples and Lamaseries.
Hohhot became the Capital of Inner-Mongolia Autonomous Region of China in the Year 1952 AD. Today it is the economic, administrative as well as Cultural Center of the entire Region.
In the Mongolian Language "Hohhot" has the meaning of "Blue City".
Due to its location along various main roads and railways leading further into Inner- Mongolia and due to its function as Capital City, Hohhot acts as a gateway city into the large Autonomous Region. As a result it is a busy trading center and has grown to be a reasonably prosperous and modern City.
Hohhot has a Railroad Station as well as a National Airport.
As main sites of interest Hohhot is home to the (Provincial) Museum of the Inner-Mongolia Autonomous Region, one Temple and the Town Mosque, Qingzhen Da Si', which dates from the Ching Dynasty Era.
Until recently the Provincial Museum of Inner-Mongolia was the main tourist attraction in the City, except for the one-time per year Nadaam festival. The Museum is located in the Central City and is well worth a visit. Inside the large building which takes up an entire block on the corner of Xinhua Jie (New China Road) and Hulunbei'Er Lu, one can find a large pre'-historic collection including many fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs and mammoths, as well as staggering array of Mongolian Cultural Items.
The section of the Museum that highlights traditional Mongolian Culture is full of brightly colored uniforms and garments. There are traditional Mongolian tools, many items of horse-riding, archery and warcraft, and then even more.
Completely in line with the traditional beliefs of the (Eastern) Mongolians the Main Temple of Hohhot is a Buddhist Temple known as Xiletu Zhai. Find the Temple at some distance walking due South-West of the Inner-Mongolia Museum at Danan Jie.
Rebuilt in the 19Th Century after the original Temple burned down, Xiletu Zhai is considered important if not central in Mongolian Buddhist-Lamist Religion, as it is the official Home of the 11Th reincarnation of the Grand Buddha, the religious title of the ethnic Mongolian Religious Leader.
The current Temple however is modest and not very interesting. The building has some vaguely recognizable Tibetan features but is mainly of classical (north) Chinese Style.
It was closed for a long time during the Cultural Revolution Era (1966 AD - 1976 AD). For those who would like to enter and look around there is a small admission fee.
Nearby the Hohhot's Xiletu Zhai Buddhist-Temple at some distance North of its stands the Main Mosque of Hohhot City, which dates from the Ching Dynasty Era. The original mosque is still standing today built in the style of a Chinese Temple and complete with a Minaret. Hohhot's Qingzhen Da Si' is the main place of worship of the many Muslims , mainly Hui's and Uygurs, living in the City and wider area. Visit the site for either worship or just a look around. There is no admission fee. Naturally, one is expected to respect the Mosque rules and not enter into the worship area (except for prayers).
Furthermore, as a Mongolian City Hohhot is proud to own has a horse racing track annex training ground, a place that naturally serves as the gathering place for locals to attend the Ethnic Festivals. The Main and most renowned Mongolian Festival is Nadaam. Nadaam Festival is the Mongol National Festival and consist of three days celebrating Mongol identity and culture through traditional Games such as horse racing, archery, wrestling and even Camel Racing. Of course there is also abundant song and dance at Nadaam festival.
Tourism is only one of the important industries in the City. Surrounded by the wide grasslands of Inner-Mongolia, many tours are on offer.
Thanks to the Grasslands and the Mongol Tradition of Animal Husbandry the City of Hohhot is also nationally known as the home of China's dairy giants Mengniu and Yili, and was declared "Dairy Capital of China" by the Chinese National Government in 2006 AD.
