Information AboutHohhot |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT HOHHOT | |
| provincial capitals in china | |
| settlements established in the 16th century | |
| cities in inner mongolia | |
|
Hohhot (; ; city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in the People's Republic Of China . The name "Hohhot" (Хөх хот) is Mongolian for "blue city". The city dates back to the Ming Dynasty , and was chosen as Inner Mongolia's capital in 1947 over Baotou .
HISTORY Hohhot was founded by Altan Khan around 1580. Until 1954 , Hohhot was referred to by the Chinese as Guisui (歸綏 Guīsuī), or Kweisui, which is the acronym of the two districts of the city:
The two sections later became Guihua District (歸化縣) of the Qing Empire , renamed to Guisui County (歸綏縣) in 1913 , and upgraded to a city in 1950 . It was the capital of the defunct Suiyuan Province . GEOGRAPHY Located in the southern central part of Inner Mongolia. SUBDIVISIONS Hohhot includes 9 counties and county-level Banner s, 2 sub-districts, and 96 townships. DEMOGRAPHICS 11% Mongol , rest is mostly Han , with Korean , Hui , and other minorities. EDUCATION Universities located in Hohhot include:
ARTIFACTS There are over 50 sets of murals in southeastern Hohhot, including a "Horse-tending Image" (牧馬圖). Over 50 pre-modern Buddhist temples and towers. POINTS OF INTEREST
EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|