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Hohhot
Hohhot or Huhehot , city (1994 est. pop. 683,200), capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, N China. The terminus of caravan routes to Xinjiang and to the Republic of Mongolia, Hohhot is also connected by rail with Beijing and is a trade center for NW China. Manufactures include chemicals, textiles, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, construction materials, and beet sugar and other processed foods. Hohhot consists of two sections. The old town is a Mongolian political and religious center dating from the 9th cent. It was the seat of the Living Buddha until his removal (1664) to Urga (see Ulaanbaatar ). The newer Chinese section, which grew around the railway station after 1921, is the administrative center. Hohhot is the seat of Inner Mongolian Univ., a medical college, and several technical institutes. The city was called Guisui (Kweisui) until 1954. |
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Hohhot
Hohhot (Hu He Hao Te) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region/China Kuku‐khoto, Guihua, Guisui Founded in the 16th century as a Mongolian city meaning ‘Blue City’, it was subsequently settled by the Chinese and renamed Guihua ‘Civilized’ or ‘Naturalized’ meaning ‘returned to civilization’. In 1913 the city merged with a new one, Suiyüan, some 2 1/2 miles (4 km) to the north and together they adopted the name Guisui. The present name is derived from the first one and means the same, ‘Blue City’, from the Mongolian hoh ‘blue’ and hot ‘city’. The name is also spelt Huhehot.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hohhot.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hohhot.html |
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