Back from Hohhot's ordeal, really don't recommend visiting in July-August because...

✨Best travel time: May-October, with July-August being the most beautiful season for grasslands 🚘Transportation: Flight: Baita International Airport, about 15km from downtown Train: Hohhot Station and East Station City transport: Buses, taxis, shared bikes ✅Must-visit attractions: 📍Inner Mongolia Museum Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (closed Mondays) Ticket: Free Recommended visit: 2-3 hours 📍Dazhao Temple Opening hours: 8:00-18:00 Ticket: ¥35 Recommended visit: 1-2 hours 📍Xilituzhao Temple Opening hours: 8:00-18:00 Ticket: ¥30 Recommended visit: 1 hour 📍Zhaojun Tomb Opening hours: 8:30-17:30 Ticket: ¥65 Recommended visit: 1-2 hours 📍Xilamuren Grassland (about 90km from downtown) Recommended visit: 1 day Experience horseback riding, stay in yurts, watch grassland sunset 📍Five-Pagoda Temple Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 Ticket: ¥35 Recommended visit: 1 hour 🍜Food recommendations: 1. Hand-grabbed mutton: Recommend Ge'erle Amma Milk Tea House 2. Roast whole lamb: Grassland Pastoral Mongolian Camp 3. Hot pot lamb: Little Sheep Headquarters 4. Milk tea: Lao Suiyuan Shaomai Restaurant 5. Shaomai: Deshun Yuan 6. Oat noodles: Xibei Youmian Village 💒Accommodation recommendations: Mid-high end: Shangri-La Hotel, Wanda Vista Hotel Budget: Home Inn, Hanting and other chain hotels Unique experience: Grassland yurts 👜Shopping recommendations: 1. Ethnic crafts: Inner Mongolia Specialty Mall 2. Dairy products: Mengniu, Yili specialty stores 3. Cashmere products: Erdos specialty stores 📌Notes: 1. Large temperature differences on grassland, bring warm clothes 2. Respect ethnic minority customs 3. Summer sun protection 4. Be careful when horseback riding on grassland 🗓Suggested itineraries: 🔹2-day tour: D1: Inner Mongolia Museum - Dazhao Temple - Xilituzhao Temple - Five-Pagoda Temple D2: Xilamuren Grassland day trip 🔹3-day tour: D3: Zhaojun Tomb - General's Office - Islamic Culture Street 👍Nearby tour recommendations: 1. Resonant Sand Bay (about 180km) 2. Genghis Khan Mausoleum (about 200km)