Wulanhaote

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Wulanhoaote
Chinese: 乌兰浩特市; pinyin: Wūlánhàotè Shì
Literal Translation	Un
Anshan's location
Demographics
City Population:	167,145 people
Administration
League:	Xing'an League
Region:	Inner Mongolia
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Misc.
Acting Mayor:	?
Telephone Code:	482

Wulanhaote (Simplified Chinese: 乌兰浩特市; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Wūlánhàotè Shì, Mongolian: ???, Wade-Giles: Ulan Hot, Other forms: Ulaanhot, Horqin Youyi Qianqi) is a county-level city in the East of Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Between the years 1947 1950, Wulanhaote was the capital of Inner Mongolia Region. In 1950, the capital moved to Zhangjiakou and then again in 1952 it moved to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.

It is connected by the Trans-Siberia railway, which runs through the pass south of Wulanhaote, to Baicheng in Jilin province. A distance of about 50 miles. China's National Highway 302 runs from Tumen in Jilin to Wulanhoaote. In the 7918 Network of Highways it will be on the route from Hunchun to Wulanhoaote. The city is also served by Ulanhot Airport (ICAO code ZBUL and IATA code HLH). Routes flown by Air China and Hainan Airlines connect Wulanhaote with Beijing Capital International Airport.

Just outside the city is a tomb from the Yuan dynasty and a temple dedicated to Genghis Khan (1167-1227). The temple was constructed in 1940. In the year 2002 it recived funds for significant expantion.^[1] This is the only temple in the world which commemorate Genghis Khan.