Hohhot is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. Hohhot, which is Mongolian for "green city", dates from 306 B.C. and throughout its long history has been an important cultural centre of the region. Today it is the most important city in Inner Mongolia and is home to 36 different ethnic groups. Hohhot is an ideal place to relax with the magnificent natural beauty of the Grasslands as well as fantastic cultural sites such as the Temples, Pagodas Temple and a Palace. Visit the discount destination Hothot now and have a great time, booking a cheap flight to Hothot or discount holiday is easy and all you have to do is log on to www.FlightsFlights.com.au. It is simply a few clicks away. Travellers can enjoy a wide variety of activities including horse riding; visit the home of a herdsman's family or roam over the vast grassland .Apart from those historical relics, Hohhot is attractive enough for those travellers who are longing for experiencing the exotic Mongolian life of riding horses on the vast grassland.

Scroll along the Gegentala Grassland .It is the largest and a unique Mongolian scenic spot bearing the Mongolian ethical features of China. In Mongolian 'Gegentala' means a summer resort or the place of grazing in summer. The natural scenery is fascinating. Colourful wild flowers and flocks of sheep that look like masses of cloud make the scene absolutely. There is no other land like Hothot where you can explore and admire the beauty of nature. So make sure you book your discount holiday to Hothot with no one else but with FlightsFlights.

Inspect the Tomb of Zhaojun is one of the top eight tour destinations of Hohhot. Wang Zhaojun is praised to be one of the four famous beauties in ancient China due to her great contribution of unifying the Han and Hun. In 33 BC, Wang Zhaojun, a palace lady of the Han's Emperor Yuan, volunteered to marry the Hun's Khan in return for a 50-year's peaceful friendship of the Han Dynasty and the nomadic Hun. There are over 50 temples located in Hohhot. Explore the Dazhao Temple, ‘Infinite Temple” in Chinese, is the oldest building and the largest temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Locally, people usually refer to it as the Silver Buddha Temple for it is here that there is a rare silver statue of Sakyamuni .The temple is now a well-known tourist attraction because of the impressive buildings, splendid statues, delicate frescos, musical instruments and fine collection of Buddhist scriptures. Of its abundant religious relics perhaps the most notable are the 'Three Marvelous Treasures', a title given to the Silver Buddha, the carved dragons on the huge golden pillars on either side of the statue and the murals.

See the Xilituzhao Palace, a key cultural protection unit of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The palace is the largest Lama temple in Hohhot. Xilitu, means 'Holy Seat' in Mongolian. Admire the Five-Pagoda Temple with five small dagobas on the pedestal of the pagoda, it is named Wuta Si. The pagoda is composed of three parts: the base, the seat and the top five dagobas. The lower part of the seat is inlaid with inscriptions of Diamond Sutra written in Mongolian, Tibetan and Sanskrit. The upper part is niches holding gold-plated statues of Buddha. The body of the pagoda is glazed in greens and yellows. Locate the Wanbu Huayanjing or Ten Thousand Huayan Buddhist Scriptures Pagoda Legend says that about ten thousand volumes of the Huayan Buddhist Scripture once were kept in the pagoda, hence its name. Due to its white surface, the pagoda is also called the White Pagoda. In 1982, the Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda became a national key cultural relic site.

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