Beijing 2h was deeply amazed by this underrated small city with a travel guide

📍Hohhot, like a delicate and exquisite gongbi painting, outlines subtle tenderness amid the ruggedness of the frontier.

🚉 Transportation Guide:
🚄 High-speed train direct to Hohhot

🗓 Itinerary:
Day 1: Bao'erhan Pagoda → Guanyin Temple → Saishang Old Street Dazhao Temple → Xilitu Zhao → Wutasi Temple
Day 2: Great Mosque → Catholic Church → Graffiti Wall → Corner Alley → Hohhot Museum → Inner Mongolia Museum → Chulu River Grassland

❤ Recommended Attractions:
1. Wutasi Temple
This Tibetan Buddhist temple was founded in the fifth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. It is named after the five exquisite small pagodas on the Vajra Reliquary Pagoda inside the temple. The Mongolian astronomical stone carving inside the pagoda is the only astronomical chart in the world marked in Mongolian.
2. Dazhao Temple
A Buddhist holy site from the Ming Dynasty.
3. Xilitu Zhao
This Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist temple was founded in the 13th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.
4. Great Mosque
Built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it is the oldest and largest mosque in Hohhot. Covering about 4,000 square meters, the entire mosque is solemn and majestic.
5. General's Office
Built strictly according to the layout of Qing Dynasty official offices, with seven courtyards front and back, the layout is rigorous, simple, and elegant.
6. Inner Mongolia Museum
Beneath the magnificent modern architecture lies the heritage of grassland civilization.

📷 Photo Spots
1. Bao'erhan Pagoda
A pair of Buddha eyes hidden among residential buildings, overlooking all living beings.
2. Wutasi Temple
Closed on Tuesdays, the Mongolian astronomical chart is carved on the rear wall of the Vajra Reliquary Pagoda.
3. Guanyin Temple
Over 200 years old, you can capture Bao'erhan Pagoda and the yellow Drum Tower in the same frame.
4. Dazhao Temple
The temple’s three highlights: silver Buddha, dragon carvings, and murals.
5. Xilitu Zhao
Few people, great for photos, with bright interior decorations.
6. Alatan Khan Statue
Located in Dazhao Temple Square, he is the "builder of this assimilated city."
7. Great Mosque
A green architectural complex blending Mongolian, Han, and Islamic styles.
8. Catholic Church
On the west side of the church is a whole graffiti wall with large horizontal red characters spelling "Hohhot."
9. Corner Alley
A large vertical blue character wall spelling "Hohhot."