Xilinhot
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Xilinhot is a county-level city
which serves as the seat of government for the Xilin Gol league in Inner Mongolia
, People's Republic of China. It has a jurisdiction area of 14785 square kilometres (5,708.5 sq mi), and a population of 177,000, with 149,000 being in the Xilinhot urban area.
The elevation is about 990 metres (3,248 ft). The city is 610 and 620 km (379 and 385.3 mi) from Beijing
and Hohhot
, the capital of Inner Mongolia, respectively. The city has an airport that has regular flights to Beijing from Air China
and daily flights to Hohhot from Shandong Airlines
. The K996/K736 Train connects Xilinhot with Hohhot and departs daily with the exception of Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The historic centre includes an artistic temple. The Naadam
Festival, a Mongolian feast, is celebrated here every year. Naadam is a gathering of the Mongolian people for wrestling, horse trading
, costume contests, horse racing, etc. It's their summer festival and is generally very colorful with costumes and colorful yurts set up to serve food and sell trinkets and supplies.
In Xilinhot is a market of significance, where cattle is of particular importance.
Xilinhot is a big center for energy. They have both a massive coal mine on the edge of town and wind generating farms located nearby. We were told by the engineers located on-site that there were currently 200 individual turbines now, with another 200 to be built in the coming year. The current set of 200 turbines are operated by 7 different energy companies.
Mongolian culture is very prominent with pictures, tapestries and monumental statues of Genghis Khan in every home, shop and street corner.
Tourists can stay at nearby yurt resorts where there is a large yurt for dining surrounded by smaller individual yurts for sleeping. The surrounding countryside is rolling grasslands populated by Mongolians who have horses, sheep, goats and some cows. Meals consisted of mutton, beef, cabbages, and other fruit and vegetables.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
which serves as the seat of government for the Xilin Gol league in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, People's Republic of China. It has a jurisdiction area of 14785 square kilometres (5,708.5 sq mi), and a population of 177,000, with 149,000 being in the Xilinhot urban area.
The elevation is about 990 metres (3,248 ft). The city is 610 and 620 km (379 and 385.3 mi) from Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and Hohhot
Hohhot
Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....
, the capital of Inner Mongolia, respectively. The city has an airport that has regular flights to Beijing from Air China
Air China
Air China is the flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing Capital International Airport, Air China is the world's 10th largest airline by fleet size. The airline ranked behind its main competitors China Southern Airlines and China Eastern...
and daily flights to Hohhot from Shandong Airlines
Shandong Airlines
Shandong Airlines is an airline based in Jinan, Shandong, China, operating mainly domestic trunk routes from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities in China. It is owned by Air China and holds a 10 percent stake in Sichuan Airlines....
. The K996/K736 Train connects Xilinhot with Hohhot and departs daily with the exception of Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The historic centre includes an artistic temple. The Naadam
Naadam
Naadam is a traditional type of festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed "eriin gurvan naadam" "the three games of men". The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays...
Festival, a Mongolian feast, is celebrated here every year. Naadam is a gathering of the Mongolian people for wrestling, horse trading
Horse trading
In the original sense, Horse trading is the buying and selling of horses, also called "Horse Dealing". Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty...
, costume contests, horse racing, etc. It's their summer festival and is generally very colorful with costumes and colorful yurts set up to serve food and sell trinkets and supplies.
In Xilinhot is a market of significance, where cattle is of particular importance.
Xilinhot is a big center for energy. They have both a massive coal mine on the edge of town and wind generating farms located nearby. We were told by the engineers located on-site that there were currently 200 individual turbines now, with another 200 to be built in the coming year. The current set of 200 turbines are operated by 7 different energy companies.
Mongolian culture is very prominent with pictures, tapestries and monumental statues of Genghis Khan in every home, shop and street corner.
Tourists can stay at nearby yurt resorts where there is a large yurt for dining surrounded by smaller individual yurts for sleeping. The surrounding countryside is rolling grasslands populated by Mongolians who have horses, sheep, goats and some cows. Meals consisted of mutton, beef, cabbages, and other fruit and vegetables.