Located near the bank of Da Hei River (Da Hei He), six miles to the south of Hohhot (Hu He Hao Te), Zhaojun Tomb is one of the beautiful scenes in ancient times.
This tomb is one hundred feet tall, occupying an area of 1.3 hectare. It was said each year when it turned cold and grasses became yellow only this tomb remained green and so got the name Green Tomb (Qing Zhong). In fact this is not the reason it becomes famous, but because of the lady Wang Zhaojun.
Wang Zhaojun, a daughter of a Han family, was elected to enter imperial palace because of her beauty in the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD). In the year 33 BC Hu Yan Ye Chan Yu, the Emperor of Xiongnu, a minority country, came to ask for a marriage in order to have friendly relations with Han. Zhaojun then married herself off to the grasslands of her free will; this is called Zhaojun Chu Sai meaning Zhaojun went out beyond the Great Wall, which is a very important incident happened in the history of Han and Xiongnu.
She made great contributions to the relationship between Han and Xiongnu. In the following sixty years, there were no wars broke out and people lived a better life and she also spread Han culture and knowledge to minority people
Futurity then built this tomb in the commemoration of this lady. She was not really buried here and nobody knows where and when she died.
Transportation: you could arrive there directly
by bus from in the city.
Admission: 23 (RMB)
Opening time: 8:00-18:00