The culture of Hohhot

Western Inner Mongolia dialect of Jin language family, Zhangjiakou-Hohhot dialect, Datong-Baotou dialect of Huimin district, Tumote, Tuoketuo county, Helinger county, Qingshuihe county and Wuchuan county dialects.

Hohhot Putonghua, called Hupu, Xincheng dialect for short, belongs to Beijing Mandarin, and it is Putonghua with local accent.

Mongolian, standard Mongolian, namely Chahar dialect and Zhenglanqi dialect in Inner Mongolia. As the capital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot has unique catering features, such as Mongolian milk food, Mongolian milk wine, Mongolian hand-grabbed meat and Mongolian pasta. You can also taste all kinds of grains and game in places with rich grassland flavor, including roe deer meat, pheasant, wild vegetables, wild mushrooms, millet and so on. Besides dairy products, the most distinctive food here is meat, which is delicious and nutritious.

The diet in Hohhot is mainly based on the northern diet, and the food culture has absorbed the practices and eating methods of Mongolian and Hui people, with Mongolian food as the most representative. Muslim snacks are also very popular in this city. There is a Muslim snack street in the east of Islamic Style Street, with kebabs, steamed dumplings and chop suey. It will definitely make you feast your eyes and linger.

Hohhot's special diet mainly includes roast whole sheep, instant-boiled mutton, hand-cooked mutton, roast leg of lamb, fried lamb tail, blood sausage, sausage, mutton offal, steamed dumplings (steamed dumplings), roasted seeds and nuts, oat noodles, koumiss, milk tea, milk skin, milk tofu, cheese, sesame oil, prickly heat, beef jerky, and local characteristics.

Because Hohhot is also a destination to the west, it also absorbs some characteristics of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and there are delicious Daoxiao Noodles, noodles, caviar picking, boiled fish and so on near Dazhao. Inner Mongolia Grassland Tourism Festival is a traditional folk festival based on Nadam Convention, which integrates economic and trade negotiation, material exchange, competitive competition and entertainment activities. There are performances such as motorcycle team, camel team, equestrian team, Wushu team, Diane dance, wrestling, etc. In addition, there are traditional Mongolian sacrificial activities such as Aobao Sacrifice and Genghis Khan Mausoleum Sacrifice.

Qi Mu Art Festival in Wulan, Inner Mongolia is held in Hohhot every two years, sometimes at the same time as Inner Mongolia Grassland Tourism Festival and Inner Mongolia Nadam Conference (Mongolian Game Festival), which is one of the favorite festivals of Inner Mongolia people.

Zhaojun Cultural Festival originated from the folk Zhaojun Temple Fair, and the idea of holding Zhaojun Cultural Festival began at 1998. Zhaojun Cultural Festival has become an important means to establish and display local image and city image business cards, and promoted exchanges and cooperation with domestic and foreign countries.

Cheese: Cheese, commonly known as "butter egg", is divided into raw cheese and cooked cheese, which is a kind of milk food that Mongolian residents like very much.

Hull: Hull is a snuff bottle. Herdsmen often wear snuff bottles around their waist, which can not only unblock the nasal congestion and refresh their minds, but also be a special "business card". Most of the patterns on snuff bottles come from the life of Mongolian people, and they have strong national flavor and characteristics.

Koumiss: Koumiss is a beverage with an alcohol content of only 65,438+0.5-3 degrees, which is fermented from fresh Koumiss milk. It is a traditional drink popular in the whole grassland area. It first started in the Qin and Han dynasties, and it has the functions of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, promoting blood circulation and strengthening the stomach. Known as one of the "Eight Treasures of Mongolia".

Traditional suitcase: Traditional suitcase is a container for Mongolian people to hold wine and milk every day. The leather hip flask is made of the finest natural cowhide from Inner Mongolia grassland, all by hand. Technicians polish or fluff cowhide, and then carve out various patterns and shapes through dozens of processing procedures, which is one of the daily necessities of Mongolian herders.

Mongolian knives: Mongolian knives are generally made of high-quality steel, ranging from ten centimeters to dozens of centimeters long. The hilt and scabbard are made of steel, silver, wood, ox horn, bone and other materials. There are exquisite patterns on the surface, some filled with enamel and inlaid with gems. Consular and Consular Address 1 Unit 5, Wulan Community, Saihan District, Alxa League, Hohhot, Mongolian Consulate General in Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Chifeng, Tongliao, Erdos, Bayannaoer and Wulanchabu.