Though it boasts nearly 40 ethnicities, Hohhot is one of the smaller capital cities of China, thus, entertainment options are more limited here than in larger cities such has Shanghai or Beijing. Though there are a few nightclubs to visit, namely, Jiangdu bar, Hongdu bar, and Blue Sine bar, your best bet for entertainment in Hohhot is to take part in some of Hohhot’s festivals, and in paying a visit to its single museum.  The Inner Mongolia Museum is where you’ll find a motley assortment of ethnic Mongolian items, maps and objects detailing the exploits of Genghis Khan and the once-colossal Mongol Empire, as well as, yes of course, a full dinosaur skeleton.

 

 

 

The best time to visit Hohhot is in the summer, which is when all the festivals happen.  If you’d like to catch some authentic Mongolian culture in action you’ll want to see what happens during the Naadam festival. The dates are a little loose, but if you’re around in late July through August you should be able to catch a glimpse, either at the Inner Mongolia Horse Race Course, or out in the grasslands. The Hohhot Chinese snacks festival, which runs from August 1^st to 12^th,, is your chance to sample from nearly 1000 different kinds of dishes from all over the world, including such global favorites as fried starfish, hexapod strings and other things you’d never know are delicacies. To take in Folk arts, photos, paintings, and yangko dance competitions, be sure to see the International Folk Arts Festival which takes place in August at the Zhaojun Tomb, which is in of itself an interesting site to visit.