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The Hohhot Urban Planning Exhibition Center has opened to the public for free since May 1st. The center occupies a total floor space of 6480 square metres, of which 5000 square metres is exhibition space. Spread over three floors and featuring 22 exhibition areas, the center traces the history and future of ancient and modern Hohhot. The center also features 56 large LED screens which take visitors on a virtual tour of the city. Getting there: take bus no. 27, 51, 59, 66, 67, 72, 75, 79, 80,... Read more>>
As early as the Warring States Period the area we now call Hohhot was inhabited. The city of Yunzhong was founded here at this time by the Zhao Kingdom: relics of the Zhao Great Wall they built to keep out invades can still be seen in Tuoketuo County to the southwest of Hohhot. When Qin Shi Huang unified China and became the First Emperor of China, establishing the Qin Dynasty, the area was named Yunzhong County. In the Western Han Dynasty,...Read more>>
Hohhot serves as a hinge linking northwest China to Beijing. It can be reached by air, road and train. The city's airport has direct flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan. Hohhot has an extensive railway network: the main Beijing-Baotou Railway traverses the city from east to west connecting with Beijing in the east and Baotou in the west. There are also international trains to Ulan Bator and Moscow. Traveling to Beijing...Read more>>
