Inner Mongolia
内蒙古 · Nèiménggǔ
Dazhao Temple · Photo: xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
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Cities in Inner Mongolia
2–3 daysHohhot呼和浩特Mongolian monasteries, a superb regional museum and the grasslands on the doorstep.Top sights
内蒙古博物院Inner Mongolia MuseumThe region’s great museum, in a new building opened in 2025: dinosaurs from the Gobi, Xiongnu and Khitan gold, Mongol empire treasures and nomad life, from saddles to a full ger.
大召寺Dazhao TempleHohhot’s oldest Tibetan Buddhist monastery, founded by Altan Khan in 1579 around which the city grew; famous for its silver Buddha, dragon carvings and murals.
席力图召Xilitu Zhao MonasteryA working Gelug monastery opposite Dazhao, first built in 1585, mixing Chinese halls with a Tibetan-style main hall under green and gold roofs; still the seat of a living Buddha.
五塔寺Five Pagoda TempleA 1727–1732 “diamond throne” stupa topped by five small pagodas and carved with 1,563 Buddhas, plus a rare Mongolian astronomical map in stone.
昭君博物院（昭君墓）Zhaojun Tomb and MuseumA 33-metre grassy mound honouring Wang Zhaojun, the Han court lady married to a Xiongnu chief in 33 BC, set in gardens with a museum on peace marriages along the steppe frontier.