Xilinhot

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Xilinhot (zh:锡林浩特;Pinyin:Xīlínhàotè) is a county-level city which serves as the seat of government for the Xilin Gol league in Inner Mongolia, China. It has a jurisdiction area of 14,785 km², and a population of 177,000, with 149,000 being in the Xilinhot urban area.

The elevation is about 3250 feet. The city is 610 and 620 km from Beijing and Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, respectively. The city has an airport that has regular flights to Beijing from Air China and daily flights to Hohhot from Shandong Airlines. The K996/K736 Train connects Xilinhot with Hohhot and departs daily with the exception of Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The historic centre includes an artistic temple. The Naadam Festival, a Mongolian feast, is celebrated here every year.

In Xilinhot is a market of significance, where cattle is of particular importance.

[edit] References in popular culture

In World War Z by Max Brooks, Xilinhot is the capital of the People's Republic of China after Beijing falls to the zombie hordes. It is later destroyed by a nuclear missile from the nuclear submarine Zheng He in order to end the civil war.