Hohhot 呼和浩特

Overview

Chinese Name: 呼和浩特
English Name: Hohhot；Huhehot；Kweisui；Kuei-sui
Other Name: Hushi 呼市；Guisui 归绥
Abbreviation: Hushi 呼市
Zip Code: 010000
Population:3.4956 million

Brief Introduction

Hohhot 呼和浩特 is the prefecture-level city and capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the political, economic, and cultural center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region approved by The State Council, and an important central city in the northern border areas of China.

Hohhot is located in north China, the northern border area, and inside the Eurasian continent. It is the central city of the Huh-Bao-E urban agglomeration 呼包鄂城市群中心城市, an important bridge connecting the Yellow River Economic Belt, the Eurasian land bridge, and the Bohai Rim economic region. It is also an important border opening center city for China’s opening up to Mongolia 蒙古国and Russia 俄罗斯. Hohhot is a famous national historical and cultural city, one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, with a long history and brilliant culture.

Hohhot is also a national historical and cultural city, a National forest City, a National innovative pilot city, a National model city for ethnic unity and progress, a National model city for double support, an Excellent Tourist city in China, and one of The Top 100 cities with Economic strength in China. Hohhot is honored as the “Milk Capital of China” 中国乳都.

Hohhot has jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts, 4 counties, and 1 flag, covering a total area of 17,200 square kilometers, of which 260 square kilometers is the built-up area. In 2021, the city’s GDP will reach 312.14 billion yuan, with a permanent population of 3.4956 million at the end of the year.

Famous Attractions in Hohhot

Hohhot has a large number of museums and cultural-historical sites. It is one of the important tourist distribution centers with prairie in the north, desert in the west, Yellow River in the south, and Beijing and Tianjin in the east. There are Hadamen Plateau pasture哈达门高原牧场, Shenquan ecological tourism scenic area, and “West Lake outside the City”塞外西湖 Hasu Sea.

Some special scenic spots in Hohhot

Inner Mongolia Museum 内蒙古博物馆
Princess Palace in Hohhot 呼和浩特公主府
Five tower temple 五塔寺
Big called temple 大召寺
Wanbu Huayan Jing Pagoda 万部华严经塔
Halal Temple 清真大寺
Helingehan Han tomb fresco 和林格尔汉墓壁画
The Balkan Pagoda 宝尔汗佛塔
Zhaojun tomb 昭君墓
Qingcheng mountain park 青城公园
Hasohai National Park 哈素海国家公园
Islamic Street 伊斯兰风情街
Mongolian Garden 蒙古风情园
Daqingshan Wildlife Park 大青山野生动物园

Famous Universities in Hohhot

By the end of 2019, the city had 24 regular colleges and universities, 115 regular middle schools, 200 primary schools, and 386 kindergartens. There are also a number of scientific research institutions directly under the central government, the autonomous region, and the city, covering agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry science, social science, grassland science, water conservancy science, and so on.

List of universities and colleges in Hohhot

Inner Mongolia University 内蒙古大学
The Inner Mongolia University of Technology 内蒙古工业大学
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University 内蒙古农业大学
Inner Mongolia Normal University 内蒙古师范大学
Inner Mongolia Medical University 内蒙古医科大学
Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics 内蒙古财经大学
Hohhot Institute for Nationalities 呼和浩特民族学院
Entrepreneurship College of Inner Mongolia University 内蒙古大学创业学院
Inner Mongolia Hongdewen College of Science 内蒙古鸿德文理学院
Hohhot Vocational College 呼和浩特职业学院

Diet of Hohhot

As the capital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot offers Mongolian milk food, Mongolian milk wine and Mongolian handle meat, etc. People can also go to places with the rich flavors of grassland to taste game, including roe deer meat, wild mushrooms, millet, and other cereals and game. The cuisine culture of Hohhot has also absorbed the practices and eating methods of the Hui people, and the snacks of the Hui people are also popular in the city.

Some specialty snacks in Hohhot

Roast Whole Lamb 烤全羊
Mutton hotpot 涮羊肉
Hand the lamb 手把羊肉
Roast Lamb Leg 烤羊腿
Fried entered 炸羊尾
Blood sausage 血肠
Meat sausage 肉肠
Oat noodles 莜面
Horse milk wine 马奶酒
Milk peel 奶皮子
Cheese 奶酪
Oil fragrance 油香
Sanzi 馓子
Beef jerky 牛肉干

Hohhot Transportation

Railways: The location of the Hohhot Railway Bureau, the Beijing-Baotou Railway, and the Ji-Baotou second double line pass through Hohhot City, and the railway basically covers the cities of the whole country. Hohhot Railway Bureau runs international trains to Ulan Bator every Wednesday and Thursday. Hohhot is as far as Frankfurt, Germany, by train.

Aviation: Hohhot Baita International Airport 呼和浩特白塔国际机场 is the largest aviation hub in Inner Mongolia. It is located 15 kilometers southeast of the urban area, with routes covering major provincial capitals and small and medium-sized cities in China. Hohhot Baita International Airport is the center to radiate all the city routes in the region.