呼和浩特

　　呼和浩特是内蒙古自治区的首府，是一座塞外古城。古城墙用青砖修建，远望是一片青色，所以称之为呼和浩特，即蒙古语“青色的城”的意思。

　　呼和浩特寺庙、塔、古迹等文物众多。著名的有大召、小召、席力图召、金刚座舍利宝塔及昭君墓等。  

　　金刚座舍利宝塔 

　　金刚座舍利宝塔又称五塔，是用青砖建成的，塔后照壁上有蒙古文的天文图石刻，是研究古代天文学的重要资料。  

　　大召和席力图召 

　　明朝时，大召是呼和浩特最重要的寺院，到了清干隆年间，席力图召则成为当地寺院之首，寺内有一座高15米的白石塔，是内蒙古现存最大、最完美的喇嘛塔。   

　　Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an ancient city beyond the Great Wall. The ancient walls are made of gray bricks that give it its name Hohhot, which means "a gray city"in the Mongolian language.  

　　Hohhot has many temples, monasteries, towers and historical sites. They include Big Zhao, Small Zhao, Xilitu Zhao, the Vajra Sarira Stupa and Zhaojun Tomb.  

　　Vajra Sarira Stupa 

　　Vajra Sarira Stupa is built of gray bricks. On the screen wall behind the Stupa there is a stone carving of an astronomical map in Mogolian language, which is important information for researching ancient astronomy.  

　　Big Zhao and Xilitu Zhao 

　　In the Ming Dynasty, Big Zhao was the most important monastery in Hohhot until the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1736 ?1796 AD), when the Xilitu Zhao became the leading monastery. Of interest is a 15-m-tall white stone dagoba, which is the largest and most complete among existing Lama dagobas.