Hohhot (meaning'blue city'in Mongolian) is the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is located on the Inner Mongolian plateau 425 kilometers northwest of Beijing. Bordering the Daping Mountains in the north and facing the Dahei River in the south, Hohhot is a beautiful city on the grasslands. Hohhot is the center of Mongolian culture, it became a military and religious center in the later Ming (late 16th century) and Qing periods. Now the political, cultural, and industrial center of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot is a center for wool and leather products, building materials, iron and steel production, and fertilizer plants.

Hohhot was founded only in 1581 by the Mongol Prince Altan Khan. The Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor maintained troops in the town after establishing control over the Mongols. It became the capital of Inner Mongolia in 1952.

Giving a rich heritage of national cultures. Hohhot is now a major textile center. Other industries in which great progress has been made include leather, sugar, machine making, steel, and animal-product processing.

As the center for tourism in central and western Inner Mongolia, Hohhot boasts many famous tourist attractions and places of interest, such as the the Mongol summer festival called Naadam, usually held around mid-August. The festival features traditional Mongolian sports such as wrestling, horse racing, camel racing, and archery, mostly based on nomadic military skills. Also the Five-Pagoda Monastery, Dazhao, Xiaozhao, and Xiletuzhao, Tomb of Princess Wang Zhaojun, and Wanbuhuayanjing Pagoda.

Hohhot offers best services for tourists with convenient transportation, 27 star-rated hotels, may restaurants, shopping centers, and recreation centers.