Baotou Travel Guide

In Mongolian dialects, Baotou has the meaning 'place where deer live', so Baotou is surly called as the Deer City in china. Baotou is famous for the unique culture of the city,contracture of the ancient Great Wall,desert,and the Mongolians.And Baotou is also well known on the reputation of 'steel capital on grassland 'for the modern industrial base in china.

Travel in Baotou

Baotou is the largest city in Inner Mongolia, it was used to be an arid region inhabited by Mongolian herders and their sheep. Baotou has rich culture and abundant tourist resources. It is an ideal destination for sightseeing and spending summer holidays. As Baotou has a rich historical and cultural heritage, many of the historical relics can be found in the modern city, they retold the past history about this city silently. Some of the attractions recomanded including: Wudangzhao lama temple, Fuhui Temple, Singing Sand Ravine, Xilamuren Grassland, etc.

Baotou food and Shopping

Baotou cuisine has a strong flavor of Northwest China due to the mingling of nomad culture and the civilization the Yellow River has endowed. People here have very similar taste with those in Hohhot, and usually take meat, noodles, and dairy as their staple food. Many Mongolian delicacies in Baotou can satisfy people who prefer meat and dairy. Zhongshan Lu in Donghe District is the special street where Visitors can go and get local specialties and handicrafts.

Baotou Transportation

It is easy to get around in Baotou since Baotou is a terminus center for both the Baolan Railway and the Jingbao Railway. Beiside the onvience brought by the railways, the airlines here is easy to link the nearby cities. Baotou Airport serves the city with regular service to Beijing, Shanghai andTaiyuan.

Baotou Weather

Summer and autumn are the best seasons. the city is an ideal summer resort With a pleasant and beautiful weather, and abundant flowers, melons and vegetables. Winter and Spring also have something to represent themselves as the ice and snow covered scenery in winter, which is attractive, too.