Hohhot 呼和浩特市

Hohhot in Mongolian means green city—three sides of the city, except the south, are embraced by the once forest-rich Daqingshan, the Big Green Mountain. Located in the middle of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot has such industries as woolen textiles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, hides processing (tan), sugar refinery, and daily products. Prime tourist attractions are Dazhao Lamasery, Zhaojun’s Tomb and Five-Pagoda Temple.

Dazhao Temple 大召寺

Tourists with an interest in Buddhism can easily spend a few hours visiting the city’s Dazhao Temple, one of the most important lamaseries in North China. They may find it very similar to the Lama Temple in Beijing, only on a smaller scale. The Dazhao Temple is the father temple of the Lama Temple, as it was built for Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722, reigned 1662-1722) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), while the Lama Temple in Beijing was built for his son Emperor Yongzheng (1678-1735, reigned 1723-1735).

Zhaojin Tomb 昭君墓

In Hohhot, the most famous tourist spot is the Zhaojin Tomb in the southwestern part of the city, which is in memory of Wang Zhaojun, an imperial concubine of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). In 22 BC, Chanyu, the supreme leader of the ancient Xionnü, or the Hun—a powerful nomadic group—made an offer of marriage to the Han royal court in order to build friendly telations. Beautiful as she was, Wang Zhaojin was selected. She went to the renmote wild region willingly and lived with the Xiongnü people for the rest of her life. People have remembered her contribution to ethnic unity from all groups in China for generations. Wang Zhaojun is considered one of the four beauties of ancient China.

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