Hohhot
Mongolian for "blue city"
Therefore, it is also known as "Qingcheng"
Hohhot is a national historical and cultural city
It is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization
It has a history of more than 2,400 years
"Sixteen Views of Qingcheng"
It condenses 16 typical natural and cultural landscapes of Qingcheng
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Let's take stock of these beauties
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#01
Big kiln nostalgia - the site of the big kiln
As early as the beginning of Hongmeng, human civilization carved traces in Dayao Village. The Great Kiln Site is the largest known ancient human stone tool manufacturing plant in the world. This Paleolithic site, with four different periods of primitive social culture, proves that Inner Mongolia has been a place where human beings have lived since ancient times, and is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation, and the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
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Best time to see: All seasons
#02
青冢拥黛——昭君tomb
The tomb of Zhaojun, also known as the green mound, is the burial place of Zhaojun, the concubine of the Han Dynasty, in historical records and folklore. Hohhot Zhaojun Museum, formerly known as Zhaojun Tomb Cultural Relics Protection Management Institute, was founded in 1981 and officially renamed Zhaojun Museum in 2006. Zhaojun Museum is a heritage museum based on the tomb of Wang Zhaojun and based on the museum area, integrating cultural relics collection, protection research, display and social education.
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Best time to see: All seasons
#03
The White Pagoda towers over the light - the Wanbu Huayan Sutra Tower
Wanbu Huayan scripture tower, built in the period of Liao Shengzong, because the tower body is coated with chalk soil, the whole body is white, so it is commonly known as the white tower. The tower is 55.5 meters high, is an octagonal seven-storey pavilion-style brick and wood mixed tower, is the oldest existing ancient building in Hohhot, the highest body.
Best time to see: sunrise and sunset
#04
Plugged up the old street
There is a horizontal street on the west side of the big call gate built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and the archway is erected, which is called the old street. It is a commercial block with a history of more than 100 years, and the entire block building still retains the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is one of the historical and cultural blocks of Hohhot.
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Best time to see: All seasons
#05
Five Pagodas Reflecting the Moon - Five Pagoda Temple
Vajra Relic Pagoda, commonly known as the "Five Pagodas", is the last building in the courtyard of the "Cideng Temple" (commonly known as the Five Pagoda Temple) of Xiaozhao's subordinate Zhao. The Five Pagoda Temple was built in the Qing Dynasty Yongzheng five years (1727), Yongzheng ten years (1732) completed, the five pagodas are located in the back of the temple's heavy halls, it is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architectural art, and it is also the historical witness of the Chinese working people of all ethnic groups to create civilization together.
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Best time to see: Night
#06
Ping Fan Shuo Desert - General Office Museum
"The first mansion in Monan" - Suiyuancheng General's Office was built in the second year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1737), which is the residence of Suiyuancheng General, a great official of the first rank of Xinjiang, and is the place where he handles frontier affairs, local government affairs and the living and living of his family. Here, surrounded by red walls, the cloisters are deep, brick by brick is silent, every tree and flower is reincarnated in four seasons, and you can gaze at the changes of the world in the past three centuries. There have been 79 generals, 20 generals, and commanders who have worked here, which is a concentrated embodiment of the political, economic, and cultural changes in Inner Mongolia, and an important carrier of local historical records.
Best time to see: All seasons
#07
White Horse Visits to Ancient Times - Hohhot Museum
Hohhot Museum, founded in 1957, formerly known as the Inner Mongolia Museum, is one of the historical landmarks in Hohhot, known as the "Big White Horse Museum" because of its white horse galloping in the sky at the top.
Best time to see: All seasons
#08
Silk Road Ingenuity - Hohhot Sculpture Art Museum
The Hohhot Sculpture Art Museum and the Hohhot International Sculpture Park, together with the Inner Mongolia Museum, the Inner Mongolia Art Museum, and the Grassland Silk Road Park, form a 5.6-kilometer "cultural axis" in the capital. Walking in the Hohhot International Sculpture (Museum) Garden, it is like meeting and communicating with the master. The winding path leads to the secluded place, and the sculptures of different shapes attract the public to stop and watch.
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Best time to see: All seasons
#09
The long song of Eile - Eilechuan grassland
Located in the new urban area of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Eilechuan Grassland is a natural ecological grassland tourist attraction integrating grassland protection, restoration and culture, integrating sightseeing and leisure.
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Best time to see: Summer
#10
Looking back at the sacred cow - the Grand Canyon of the Yellow River in Laoniuwan
Laoniuwan is famous for the Laoniuwan Castle built in the third year of Ming Chenghua (1467), the Yellow River enters the Jin Dynasty from Laoniuwan, the inner and outer Great Wall converges here, the Shanxi-Mengxi Grand Canyon of Shanxi and Mongolia starts here, the geomorphological characteristics of the vicissitudes of the Chinese Loess Plateau are highlighted here, and the magnificent landscape of the river flowing is reproduced here.
Best time to see: summer, autumn
#11
Hasu sunset - Hasu sea
The Yellow River poured in, leaving a bay of pearls in the southwest corner of the Tumote Left Banner in Hohhot City-Hasuhai. Hasuhai is known as the "West Lake". The water quality of the lake is fertile, and it is rich in grass, silver carp, carp, crucian carp, bream, Wuchang fish and other fish, as well as river shrimp and crabs. There are all kinds of birds breeding in the reeds on the lake, hovering on the vast lake surface when taking off, the pavilion on the shore is shaded by willows, and the clear water and green mountains reflect each other, forming a very spectacular picture.
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Best time to see: Sunset
#12
Holy Water Stacked Green - Holy Water Beam
Shengshui Liang, also known as "Shenshui Liang", belongs to a part of Daqing Mountain in the Yinshan Mountains in central Inner Mongolia, and is called the back garden of Hehot, about 30 kilometers north of Hohhot City. There are scenic spots such as alpine grassland, Zhao Great Wall, primeval forest, Grand Canyon, natural cave, strange slope, and Northern Wei Dynasty tomb in the scenic area.
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Best time to see: summer, autumn
#13
Xingwu Fenhong - Wusutu in the Huimin District
Usutu is a Mongolian word meaning "place where there is water". Wusutu Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a beautiful natural environment, and is known as the most beautiful ancient village around Hohhot.
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Best time to see: Spring
#14
Jade Belt Flower Sea - Big and Small Black River
The abundant water resources of the Big and Little Heihe Rivers have nourished generations of Hohhot people. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was recorded in the "Notes on the Book of Water" written by the famous mainland geographer Li Daoyuan. One is called Mangan water, and the other is called Wuquan water. In the land and public opinion books of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Mangganshui, that is, the Dahei River, was called "Mengshui". In the Liao Dynasty, Mengshui was officially called Heishui. It has been used in successive dynasties, and it is called Heishui and Heihe in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, "Heihe II", but the name of the big and small Heihe was not clarified. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was called the Big and Small Black River. At this point, the name of the Black River was clearly fixed.
Best time to see: All seasons
#15
Horsehair Flying Snow - Horsehair Mountain Ski Resort
Horsehair Mountain is named because the shape of the mountain resembles a horse's hair. Located in Saihan District, Hohhot, about 430 kilometers away from Beijing, Mamanshan Ski Resort is an autonomous region-level ski resort and a national AAA-level tourist attraction.
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Best time to see: Winter
#16
Aoyama Days——大青山步道
Daqingshan Trail is located in the hinterland of Daqingshan National Nature Reserve, with a forest coverage rate of 41.65% and a vegetation (forest, shrub, grass) coverage rate of 80% along the trail. At the same time, there are also cultural landscapes such as the Dayao cultural site and the former site of the Red Revolution along the way, which is a landscape belt integrating rich natural scenery and human history.
Best time to see: Sunrise
Source: Qingcheng Financial Media Comprehensive (WeChat production: Li Yuyang)