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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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