Notable Landmarks
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.
- Tomb of Wang Zhaojun: Located to about nine kilometers to the south of the center of Hohhot. It is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu king, Chanyu.
- Temple of the Five Pagodas: Completed in 1732 with architecture very similar to that of Indian temples. In its walls there are more than 1,500 figures of Buddha.
- Da Zhao Temple: A Buddhist monastery constructed in 1579, the oldest in the city.
- Inner Mongolia Museum: Main exhibits include dinosaur fossils, historical artifacts of nomadic peoples, and the cultural life of modern nomadic peoples.
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