Nomad life
Saddles and a ger.
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The regional museum of Inner Mongolia in Hohhot, which moved in 2007 into a modern building ten times larger than the old one at the junction of Xinhua East Street and the East 2nd Ring Road; a station on Metro Line 1 serves it. It shows the history and traditions of the Mongolian people and nomadic life: saddles, costumes, archery and polo gear and a Mongolian ger, and it is known for its large collection of fossils, including dinosaurs and feathered dinosaurs and a complete woolly rhinoceros skeleton found in a coal mine near Manzhouli, along with a hall on the Chinese spacecraft that launch from and land in Inner Mongolia. Entry is free with a booking; it is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm and closed on Mondays except public holidays, per visitor guides.
Saddles and a ger.
Dinosaurs, rhino.
Chinese craft.
27 Xinhua East Street, at the East 2nd Ring Road, Hohhot
Yes, entry is free but must be booked ahead, and it is closed on Mondays, per visitor guides; the metro station is beside it.