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Inner Mongolia Travel Guide

Inner Mongolia, or officially named The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the third largest provinces in China with a area of 1.1 square kilometers, spanning 2400km from east to west, 1700km from north to south, resembling a flying eagle. It abuts to its east Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaoning Province; to its south Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Pronvince and Nixia Hui Autonomous Region; to its west Gansu Province. It also borders Mongolia and Russia to its north.

The Best Time to Visit Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia belongs to temperate continental and monsoon climate. The best time to visit Inner Mogolia is summer from June to September. The other five monthes from December to April are long and cold, not suitable for travelling. Accompanied with blizzards, the temperature often dips below the freezing point at night. So the weather in summer (from June to August) is more comfortable, the change of the temperature between days and nights can be great too. In the evening you are often advised to put on warm clothing when you travel on the grasslands even in summer time.

Inner Mongolia Climate
Inner Mongolia, with a temperate continental monsoonal climate, has a cold, long winter with frequent blizzards and a warm, short summer. Except for the relatively humid Greater Hinggan Mountain Area, the greater part of Inner Mongolia is arid, semi-arid and semi-humid from west to east. It has a mean annual temperature of -1 - 15 degree and the hottest month, July, averaging 15-25 degree and the coldest month, January, -30- 1 degree, and a mean annual precipitation of 100-500 mm. The difference of temperature between day and night is great.

Inner Mongolia Transportation
Airline
The main airports in Inner Mongolia includes Hohhot Baita (White Tower) Airport, Baotou Airport, Chifeng Airport, Hailaer Airport, Xilinhaote Airport, Wulanhaote Airport, Tongliao Airport etc.
Railway Station
19 national railway lines, 12 branch lines, and 5 local lines make up the railway system of Inner Mongolia. These lines connect with some bigger cities of China such as Beijing, Xian, Hailaer, Lanzhou, Yinchuan and so on.
Highway
Many national highways pass through Inner Mongolia Six bus lines to Mongolia and Russia has been completed, meanwhile, lots of implosive borders and pasturing area also set up highway. The transportation is more convenient than before.



Inner Mongolia Accommodations



The Top Places to Visit Inner Mongolia (around Hohot and Baotou)
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was established on May 01, 1947, the earliest minority autonomous religion in China. It administrates 3 leagues, 9 prefecture-level cities, 11 county-level cities, 17 counties, 49 banners, 3 autonomous banners and 21 distriscts directly administrated by the prefecture-level cities. Hohhot is the capital city of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Baotou is the largest the city in the region. Check Top 10 Places to Visit in Inner Mongolia for more information.

The Top Attractions in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is situated on China's northernmost tip boarding Mongolia and Russia for 4200km. The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is largely inhabited by the Mongolians, with grasslands, deserts, forests, and the Yellow River.

Its long history and unique culture provide a rich resource for local tourism industry which boasts pastureland, national folklore, horse and camel riding, adventures on foot etc. Apart from Tibet, Inner Mongolia is another exotic place in China. You can find the vast grasslands, the Gobi desert, spectacular Naadam festival, the relics of Genghis Khan's and the Mongolian way of life. Check Top 10 Things to do in Inner Mongolia for more information.



Inner Mongolia Food
For its geography position and habitation, the cuisine in Inner Mongolia features the venison. The Mongolia prairie is rich in all kinds of venison such as wild chicken, potherb, wild fungus and so on. The most outstanding cates are Baked whole sheep, Baked Gigot, Hand-tore Mutton, Ghee,Kumiss etc. While eating the meat, you could taste its kumiss, surely the flavor will be a long aftertaste.

Roasted Whole Sheep
It is the traditional cuisine to entertain the honoured guest or to celebrate the grand pageant in Mongolia. The sheep is selected aboratively, about 20 kilogramme each one. The whole shape is dressed, stuffed with seasonings such as shallot, ginger, salt, etc., then baked. The cuisine keeps the complete shape of the sheep, kneeled down in a square trencher, and is prized for the fresh color, crispy skin, and tender, aromatic meat.



Inner Mongolia Shopping
The strong folk flavor of Inner-Mongolia gives birth to various unique specialties including the silverwares, carpet, Mongolian knife, horse head string instrument, ox horn handcrafts, cashmere and so on. If you are interested in these handcrafts, the local bazaar, or market will be ideal places. Inner Mongolia Antique Shop on Xilin Road, in Hohhot city. Cashmere is a rare raw material for textile. Cashmere from Inner Mongolia is world famous. So is camel hair, which can be made into woolen cloth and carpet. Mongolian Knife is the daily products and also the baldric of the Mongolian man. A man without his knife will be looked down.

Inner Mongolia Tour Packages



Inner Mongolia Travel Tips
1)Inner Mongolia is a landlocked region with relatively dry climate, so get ready for some lipstick and skin care cream, and drink more daily water.
2)Inner Mongolia is about 1,500 meters above sea level with strong direct sunlight from June to September, take sunscreen and sunglasses.
3)There are many Inner Mongolia customs and taboos, please listen to your tour guide or your escort.
4)Due to the big temperature difference between day and night as well the changeable grassland weather, please bring your own long-sleeved clothing.
5)In Inner Mongolia, the main tourist attractions is the desert and grasslands, it is appropriate to wear a T-shirt tourists, trousers, shoes.
6)Inner Mongolia food belongs to the north cuisine with heavier taste, the restaurants will try their best to make the local food adaptable to you.
7)Please bring your own drugs for diarrhea, fever, skin allergy drugs just for emergency. 8. If you bring children with you on the driving tour, take plenty of drinking water and medicine in case they get carsick. The temperature varies greatly between day and night, so bring warm clothing.

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