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Xilinhot 锡林浩特市 •ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | |
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| Coordinates (Xilinhot municipal government):43°56′00″N116°05′10″E / 43.9334°N 116.0860°E /43.9334; 116.0860 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilingol |
| Incorporated (County-level city) | 10 October 1983 |
| Municipal seat | Xar Tal Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| 14,592.0 km2 (5,634.0 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 409.00 km2 (157.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| 349,953 | |
| • Density | 23.9825/km2 (62.1145/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017)[1] | 213,000 |
| • Urban density | 521/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 026000 |
| Area code | 0479 |
| License plate prefixes | 蒙H |
| Website | www |
| Xilinhot | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 锡林浩特市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錫林浩特市 | ||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Шилийн хот | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||||
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Xilinhot (Mongolian:
;Chinese:锡林浩特市) is acounty-level city that serves as the prefectural seat of government for theXilingol League inInner 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.[3]
During theMing dynasty, the elder brother ofGenghis Khan lived in Xilinhot area. As a result, the local Mongols were calledAbganar, becauseAbgal in Mongolian means paternal uncle. When in the first half of the 17th century the Mongols submitted to theManchu, the Abganar territories were divided into twobanners: Abganar-Tszoitsi (Abganar left wing) and Abganar-Yuitsi (Abganar right wing). These wings were commanded by men in the rank of princesbeile. The Abgal (阿巴嘎) and Hotsit (浩齊特) tribes also lived in the area. Xinlihot was renamed Beizi Temple (貝子廟) after theQianlong Emperor built the Beizi Temple in 1743. Today, the Beizi temple is one of the largest temples on the Xilin Gol grassland.
In 1914, Beizi Temple was included in the newly founded Chahar Special Administrative Region, which would become theChahar Province in 1928. Later it was included in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after establishment of People's Republic of China. In 1953, the county was renamed Xilinhot, and then Abahanaer Banner in 1956. In 1983, it was approved for classification as a county-level city by thestate council, and once more renamed Xilinhot.
The elevation of Xilinhot is approximately 990 m (3,250 ft). The city is 610 and 620 km (380 and 390 mi) fromBeijing andHohhot (the capital of Inner Mongolia), respectively.
Xilinhot experiences a coldsemi-arid climate (KöppenBSk) with long, very dry, and bitter winters and short, hot summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.8 °C (−1.8 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in July, with an annual mean temperature of 3.04 °C (37.5 °F). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 59 percent in July to 73 percent in February, sunshine is abundant year-round. The city receives 2,970 hours of sunshine per year; due to the aridity, thediurnal temperature variation frequently approaches and exceeds 15 °C (27 °F). Most of the 264 mm (10.4 in) of annual rainfall occurs in July and August.
| Climate data for Xilinhot, elevation 1,003 m (3,291 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −6.1 (21.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | −9.6 (14.7) | 10.4 (50.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −13.7 (7.3) | −4.2 (24.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | −6.7 (19.9) | −15.7 (3.7) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −10.8 (12.6) | −1.3 (29.7) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | −12.1 (10.2) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −2.9 (26.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) | −37.2 (−35.0) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −17.7 (0.1) | −8.9 (16.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | −7.8 (18.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −37.8 (−36.0) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) | 2.9 (0.11) | 5.1 (0.20) | 9.0 (0.35) | 27.6 (1.09) | 55.3 (2.18) | 77.1 (3.04) | 52.7 (2.07) | 22.5 (0.89) | 13.5 (0.53) | 7.3 (0.29) | 4.5 (0.18) | 280 (11.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 80.4 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 48.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 55 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 205.5 | 215.6 | 264.0 | 267.5 | 289.9 | 278.3 | 280.6 | 285.4 | 260.8 | 233.8 | 195.8 | 187.5 | 2,964.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 71 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time extreme temperature[6] | |||||||||||||
Xilinhot is further divided into 8subdistricts, 1town, and 3sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Xar Tal Subdistrict | 希日塔拉街道 | Xīrìtǎlā Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠷᠠᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шартал зээл гудамж | 152502001 |
| Bulgan Subdistrict | 宝力根街道 | Bǎolìgēn Jiēdào | ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Булган зээл гудамж | 152502002 |
| Hanggai Subdistrict | 杭盖街道 | Hánggài Jiēdào | ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хангай зээл гудамж | 152502003 |
| Qulgan Subdistrict | 楚古兰街道 | Chǔgǔlán Jiēdào | ᠴᠢᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Чуулган зээл гудамж | 152502004 |
| Erden Subdistrict | 额尔敦街道 | É'ěrdūn Jiēdào | ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Эрдэн зээл гудамж | 152502005 |
| Nanjiao Subdistrict | 南郊街道 | Nánjiāo Jiēdào | ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Өмнө дүүрээгийн зээл гудамж | 152502006 |
| Bayan Qagan Subdistrict | 巴彦查干街道 | Bāyànchágān Jiēdào | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Баянцагаан зээл гудамж | 152502007 |
| Bayan Xil Subdistrict | 巴彦锡勒街道 | Bāyànxīlè Jiēdào | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Баяншл зээл гудамж | 152502008 |
| Town | |||||
| Arxan Bulag Town | 阿尔善宝拉格镇 | Ā'ěrshànbǎolāgé Zhèn | ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Рашаанбулаг балгас | 152502100 |
| Sums | |||||
| Bulgan Sum | 宝力根苏木 | Bǎolìgēn Sūmù | ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Булган сум | 152502200 |
| Qog Ul Sum | 朝克乌拉苏木 | Cháokèwūlā Sūmù | ᠴᠣᠭᠠ᠋ᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Цугуул сум | 152502201 |
| Bayan Bulag Sum | 巴彦宝拉格苏木 | Bāyànbǎolāgé Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянбулаг сум | 152502202 |
Others:
The market of the area is centered in Xilinhot and cattle is of particular importance. The rural area of Xilinhot consists of surface mining pits for coal.[7]
The historic center of Xilinhot contains an artistic temple.
TheNaadam festival, a Mongolian feast, is celebrated every year. Naadam is a gathering of the Mongolian people that involves wrestling,horse trading, costume contests, horse racing, etc. It's the Mongolian summer festival with festival attendees wearing colorful costumes. Colorfulyurts are set up to serve food and trinkets and supplies.
Mongolian culture is prevalent in the city scene; tapestries and monumental statues of Genghis Khan adorn homes, shops, and street corners.
Tourists can stay at nearby yurt resorts, where there are large yurts for dining surrounded by smaller individual yurts for sleeping. The Xilinhot countryside is marked by rolling grasslands populated by Mongolians who keep horses, sheep, goats, and cows. Mongolian meals consist of mutton, beef, cabbage, and other fruits and vegetables.
The diet of the area is centered around the local dairy and meat production. Products regularly eaten by residents include horse milk yogurt, milk, tofu, milk skin, beef and mutton string[clarification needed], hand meat[clarification needed], and grilled whole lamb (烤全羊).
Xilinhot Airport has regular flights to Beijing onAir China andChina United Airlines. The airport is also served byTianjin Airlines with multiple daily flights toHohhot and a seasonal daily flight toTianjin; there are also occasional direct flights to other major cities.[8]
The K7917 train connects Xilinhot with the national rail network and departs daily for Hohhot andBaotou.
China National Highway 207 andChina National Highway 303 both terminate in the Xilinhot area. The S27 Xilingol-Kalgan Expressway also ends in a suburb of Xilinhot.
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