Huhhot means “blue city” in Mongol. Briefly known as Hushi and as the provincial seat, Huhhot is the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. It is an important industrial city in Inner Mongolia and also one of the wool spinning industry centers in China. Presently, Huhhot has already become a comprehensive industrial city with relatively complete industrial categories. In 2008, Huhhot’s GDP totaled RMB 129.4 billion, with a per capita GDP of RMB 51,146 against the permanent-resident population of 2.58 million.

Apart from traditional folk article industry and light textile industry, Huhhot’s sugar making, cigarette, dairy products, medicine, chemical making, metallurgy, electric power and building materials are developing on fairly large-scale industries. In recent years, Huhhot has taken advantage of the unique natural conditions, bringing about rapid development of the dairy industry and turning the city into a renowned Dairy Capital. Having a long history behind it, Huhhot has been approved by the State Council as the famous state historical and cultural city. Plentiful and precious scenic spots and ancient relics are preserved in the urban areas, where temple culture abounds. Tourism has gradually become the pillar industry of Hohhot.