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Xilinhot
County-level city in Inner Mongolia, China

Xilinhot

Xilinhot is a county-level city that serves as the prefectural seat of government for the Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia, China.

In 2010, it has a jurisdiction area of 14,785 km2 (5,709 sq mi) and a population of 245,886; 149,000 people live in the Xilinhot urban area.

Get in

Getting to Xilinhot

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    Xilinhot Airport

    Air China fromBeijing–Capital, Hohhot, Wuhan; China United Airlines from Beijing–Nanyuan; Tianjin Airlines from Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang, Hohhot, Tianjin, Xi'an.

See

Worth seeing

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    Beizi Temple

    An 18th century Buddhist temple surrounded by Mongolia restaurants and handicraft shops.

Do

Things to do

Naadam: Annually, usually in summer. A traditional Mongolian festival featuring horse racing, wrestling and archery, along with music, dance and other cultural activities. Large celebrations are held on the grasslands around Xilinhot, and the festival is one of the main opportunities for visitors to experience local Mongolian traditions.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Cjsy2026 (CC0), Wikimedia Commons.