Xiguit District

Xiguit
石拐区ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
District
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 110°16′19″E / 40.67194°N 110.27194°E / 40.67194; 110.27194
Country People's Republic of China
Region Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city Baotou
Elevation 1,218 m (3,996 ft)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiguit District or Shiguai District (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ Siɣuyitu toɣoriɣ, Шигуай тойрог; simplified Chinese: 石拐区; traditional Chinese: 石拐區; pinyin: Shíguǎi Qū) is an outlying district of Baotou, the largest city of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.

The district is home to Badekar Monastery and the national park that surrounds it.[1]

References

  1. Yao 姚, Guixuan 桂轩; Di 翟, Wen 文 (1988). "五当召及其在内蒙古历史上的地位" [Wudang Temple and its position in Inner Mongolia's history]. Yinshan Academic Journal (in Chinese) (1).
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