Hohhot
Hohhot (呼和浩特 Pinyin: HūhÃÂéhÃÂàotÃÂè), occasionally spelled Huhehot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
- Population: 683,200 (1994)
- Area: __ kmÃÂò
- Abbreviation: Hu City (呼市 Hu-shi)
- GDP per capita: ÃÂÃÂ¥11789 (ca. US$1420) in 2003, ranked no. 201 among 659 Chinese cities.
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History
Until 1954, Hohhot had been called in China as \Guisui (歸綏 Guīsuī), or Kweisui, which is the acronym of the two districts of the city:
- Guihua (歸化): Southeastern old section, business district, established as a town in the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty
- Suiyuan (綏遠): Northeastern "New Town", government district. Established in the 17th century by the Manchus.
It was the capital of the defunct Suiyuan Province.
Cemetery of Zhaojun dates back to the Han Dynasty.Geography
Located in the southern central part of Inner Mongolia.Administration
9 county-level bannerss (旗县区), 20 street offices (街道办事处), 96 townships (乡镇).Demographics
11% Mongols, rest is mostly Han, with Korean, Hui, and Manchu minority.Culture
Inner Mongolian University is in Hohhot. 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.