Yuquan District
Yuquan District (Mongolian: ᠢᠤᠢ ᠴᠢᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ Иуи чиуван тоори Iui čiuvan toɣoriɣ; simplified Chinese: 玉泉区; traditional Chinese: 玉泉區; pinyin: Yùquán Qū; lit.: 'jade spring') is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China.
Yuquan 玉泉区 • ᠢᠤᠢᠴᠢᠤᠸᠠᠨᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ | |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 111°40′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Hohhot |
| Elevation | 1,036 m (3,399 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yuquan means “The spring as beautiful as jade” in Chinese, it was named after a spring nearby Dazhao Temple. North side of Yuquan District is old town of Guihua, middle area built in 1950-1980s, south side built after 1990s. New campu of University of Inner Mongolia in south side.
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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