HUHEHAOTE Introduction

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 Bank  Airport  Food
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 Hospital  Bus station  entertainment
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HUHEHAOTE City, or "the Green City" as it means in Mongolian, is situated in the middle of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, to the south of Yinshan Mountains and to the north of the Yellow River. It is a famous outside-the-Great-Wall city with a history of over 400 years and scenic beauties unlike any other place.
As the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Huhhot is the region's center of politics, economy, science, culture and education. It was named officially a famous historic cultural city of China by the State Council in 1985. It opened to the outside world as a border city in 1992. Within this region, there are 36 ethnic groups, including Han, Mongolia, Hui and Man.
Huhhot is dominated by the temperate continental monsoon climate. It is not hot in Summer and not cold in winter, the average temperature per year is about 6??C, the coldest days is in January, in which average temperature is about zero below 13??C, and the hottest days in July, in which average temperature is about 22??C.
Huhhot has good natural conditions and abundant resources. The main grain crops are wheat, millet, naked oats, buck-wheat, potatoes and etc. The naked oats and buck-wheat are especially nutritious and are traditional and regional crops. Huhhot is very rich in mineral resources. More than 20 kinds of nonmetallic minerals have been discovered in this area, including graphite, marble, granite, asbestos, mica, and so on. Among the precious metals, rare metals and radioactive minerals that have been discovered here are gold, beryl and pegmatite-type glaze. And ordinary metals such as copper, iron and zinc have also been found.

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Airport

  It is possible to fly to Hohhot from most major cities in China, including Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chifeng, Shanghai, Hailar, Ulanhot and Xilinhot. The CAAC office (Tel: 6964103) lies on Xilin guole lu. The 15km leg from Baitou Airport to town can be covered by a taxi for about RMB60, but it is probably easier to catch the CAAC bus (RMB4) from the CAAC office. For detailed information on flight schedules, check the Flight Schedule List.

Railway station 

  The train station can be found on Chezhan jie at its intersection with Xilinguole beilu, to the north of most sights and hotels. 19 railway lines link Hohhot with many cities, including Beijing, Xi'an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan. Since train tickets, especially sleeper ones, are often hard to get, booking through CTS, CITS or hotel travel services is sometimes a good idea, although they will charge commission (about RMB40). For detailed information, check the Train Schedule List.

Bus station

The bus station can be found to the west (right as you exit) of the train station, on Chezhan xilu. Bus travel is probably not the best way to get into the province, but is one of the better ways to get around. Buses head to most major destination nearby, including Datong, Baotou, Dongsheng, Tianjin and Beijing. For times, check the Bus Schedule List.

city transport

  There are over 20 public buses in town. If you can read & speak Chinese, you may ask for a free, detailed bus map from hotel gift shops and bookstalls in town, otherwise ask route info from staff in the upper end hotels. Average taxi fares for most areas in Hohhot should be about RMB10-20, but most will need to be bargained.It is also possible to hire bikes out, since Hohhot is extremely flat, from both the Xincheng (Xincheng binguan) and Inner Mongolia (Neimenggu fandian) hotels. Prices should be under RMB20/day, making this possibly the best way to get around the city.

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