Erenhot (Chinese: 二连浩特 Èrliánhàotè; Mongolian: ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ) is a city in Inner Mongolia. Its name is often shorted to Erlian (二连; Èrlián) in Chinese, and Ereen or Eriyen in Mongolian.
Taxis, pedicabs and rickshaws are everywhere. A taxi around town costs ¥5 flat rate or ¥10 to the border from town (February 2010). The number one bus also will take you from town to the border for ¥1.
Dinosaur Museum (7 km from the centre of Erlian). This is a cool attraction and outdoor park. There are several exhibits and large outdoor gardens. It takes 2-4 hours to see all the exhibits and gardens. To get to the museum a taxi will cost around ¥40 one way or ¥100 to have the taxi wait for you and take you both ways. (Konlongmudi). Large replicas of dinosaur skeletons Sculpture. There is a giant at the intersection of the main roads, one running east-west from the train station, the other north-south. Dinosaur Plaza (Towards the center of town). There is a large plaza near the centre of town that was under construction (2017).
Erlian Grassland Tour Loop. It is possible to use Erlian as the starting point for the Erlian Grassland Tour Loop itinerary.
The Mongolian restaurant in the bus station complex (on the left side) has excellent food with reasonable prices and a picture menu. They also have some imported items from Mongolia and ¥1 lockers if you don't want to lug your bag around. Most of the clientele are Mongolians and many of the waitstaff don't speak Mandarin so you know it's authentic! There are also Muslim restaurants opened by the Hui Muslims of China. There are many barbecue places on Xilin street that set up outside dinning and start getting busy around 19:30.
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA) — abridged; the full article has much more.
In Aug, Erenhot typically sees ~28°C daytime highs and 12 rainy days.
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