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Hohhot City Museum 呼和浩特博物馆

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Hohhot City Museum occupies the White Horse museum building on Xinhua Street, recognisable by the leaping horse above its roof.

A colourfully painted timber gate with stone lions at the entrance to Hohhot City Museum, with a 公主府 plaque above
The ornate painted gate of the former Gulun Kejing Princess Mansion, now Hohhot City Museum · 呼和浩特博物馆（原和硕恪靖公主府）彩绘大门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2012-09-29 10:38:31. · Sunatnight · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Inner Mongolia · 内蒙古自治区 →Hohhot · 呼和浩特市 →

About Hohhot City Museum

Its city-history exhibitions connect early stone tools with the later settlements of Fengzhou, Guihua and Suiyuan. Objects such as the Han-period sundial give that long chronology a tangible focus. The building and its collection form a useful introduction to the city before visiting individual temples or residences, while temporary exhibitions offer a changing second theme.

What to look for

  • The White Horse building and its rooftop horse landmark.
  • The city-history collection, including the Han-period sundial reported in the 2026 display.

The surrounding area

Autonomous-region capital and urban base for temple streets, museums and local breakfast traditions.

Location & getting there

Getting to Hohhot City Museum

Use the White Horse museum building on Xinhua Street in central Hohhot, rather than the Princess Mansion on Tongdao North Road.

  • Check the current exhibition list for the city museum; the regional Inner Mongolia Museum moved to a different building in 2025.
General visit reminders

Choose the building, exhibition or part of the historic area you most want to see, then leave time to explore its setting. Check the venue’s current opening and reservation arrangements directly; a place appearing on the map does not mean every building or gallery is accessible on your travel date.

Combine your visit

Suggested order within this visit:

  1. White Horse exterior

    Begin with the museum building as a city landmark.

  2. City-history exhibition

    Trace the archaeological and urban chronology.

  3. Current temporary exhibition

    Choose a contrasting subject from the programme open that day.

This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.

Museums, art & science · 博物馆／艺术科技 →

Find Hohhot City Museum

呼和浩特博物馆 · 呼和浩特

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More places nearby

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Great Mosque of Hohhot 呼和浩特清真大寺

2 km away

Hohhot's Great Mosque brings Chinese courtyard architecture together with Islamic worship spaces. The prayer hall has a cluster of roof pavilions, while the multi-storey moon-observation tower rises above the surrounding…

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Princess Kejing Mansion Museum 和硕恪靖公主府博物馆

3 km away

Princess Kejing's mansion preserves a sequence of Qing residential courtyards in northern Hohhot. Its gates, Jingyi Hall, sleeping quarters and side rooms follow a symmetrical axis, making the organisation of a noble household…

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Five Pagoda Temple 五塔寺

3 km away

Five Pagoda Temple takes its name from the five small towers rising from a single diamond-throne base. Rows of individually varied Buddha images cover the masonry, making close observation as rewarding as the overall silhouette…

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07