Hohhot
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By plane
Hohhot Baita International Airport is Inner Mongolia's main airport. Located one hour outside of Hohhot, regular flights are available to Beijing, Chifeng, Guangzhou, Hailar, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Xian, and Xilinhot.
By train
Hohhot is connected to the following cities by rail: Baotou (2 hrs), Beijing (11 hrs), Datong (5 hrs), Erenhot (11 hrs), Yinchuan (10 hrs), Moscow and Ulaanbaatar.
By bus
The long distance bus station is located next to main train station. Facing the station, it is on the left side of the square.
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Da Zhao Temple
The oldest Buddhist monastery in the city constructed in 1579. A 2.5 meter silver statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is among the temples most precious treasures.
Inner Mongolia Museum
Exhibitions of the flora and fauna and history of (Inner) Mongolia from the stone age until modern times, as well as on minerals and mining, space exploration, and dinosaurs. Although not all captions are in English there is still a lot of information available and it's not difficult to understand the exhibitions.
Temple of the Five Pagodas
An Indian style temple constructed in 1732. Famous for its frescos of 1,500 carved figures of Buddha, the inscription of the Diamond Sutra and an engraved Mongolian star chart.
The Great Mosque
The oldest and largest mosque in the city built in 1693 in Chinese style.
Xilitu Zhao
The largest Buddhist temple in the city and main seat of Buddhism in Inner Mongolia.
January - March
October - December
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