Hohhot (呼和浩特 Pinyin: Hūhéhàotè), occasionally spelled Huhehot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
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2 Geography 3 Administration 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Artifacts |
History
Until 1954, Hohhot had been called in China as Guisui (歸綏 Guīsuī), or Kweisui, which is the acronym of the two districts of the city:
It was the capital of the defunct Suiyuan Province.
Cemetery of Zhaojun dates back to the Han Dynasty.Geography
Located in the southern central part of Inner Mongolia.Administration
9 county-level bannerss (旗县区), 20 street offices (街道办事处), 96 townships (乡镇).Demographics
11% Mongols, rest is mostly Han, with Korean, Hui, and Manchu minority.Culture
Inner Mongolian University is in Hohhot. Artifacts
There are over 50 sets of murals in southeastern Hohhot, including a "Horse-tending Image" (牧 馬 圖). Over 50 pre-modern Buddhist temples and towers.