Sightseeing List :

-- City Sights --

Dazhao Temple is the oldest building and the largest temple in Hohhot referring to as the Silver Buddha Temple (Yinfo Si) by local people for it is here that there is a rare silver statue of Sakyamuni.

Five-Pagoda Temple is also known as Wuta Si or JingangZuo Sheli Baota. Its special structure, pagodas over pagoda, and the green and yellow colored glazing on the short eaves and tops of pagodas make it a quite special treasure of Hohhot.

'Gegentala' means a summer resort or the place of grazing in summer in Mongolian and on the large grassland, the thriving green reaches out into the horizon.

Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda is said to be the place where ten thousand volumes of the Huayan Buddhist Scripture once were kept in legend. No matter what the real fact is, the pagoda is still an important cultural relic of the city and a national key cultural site.

Xilamuren Grassland is the first grassland tourist attraction opened in Hohhot and a good choice for visitors to experience grassland life.

Xilituzhao Palace is the key cultural protection unit of Inner Mongolia. It is the largest Lama temple in Hohhot built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) for Dalai Lama, which quite grand and unique in architectural style.

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As one of the eight most popular scenic spots in Hohhot, Zhaojun Tomb called "green tomb" after the green grass that grows on it, built to commemorate a great woman named Wang Zhaojun, also one of the four most beautiful ladies in ancient China.

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Yellow River

Known as the mother river by all the Chinese people, Yellow River is a melting port, because there are more than 30 branches and countless streams feeding it through its course. It was in particular essential to the development of Chinese civilization.

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