TheInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion,borderingtothenorthwithboththeRepublicofMongoliaandRussia,isthewidestprovinceinChina(byitslatitude).ItisthethirdlargestChineseprovince(over1.1millionsquarekilometersor424,736squaremiles)butnotverypopulated.Theprovincehasabout24millioninhabitants.ManyethnicgroupsarelivinginthisareaincludingMongolian,Daur,Oroqen,Ewenki,Hui,Han,KoreaandManchu.HohhotisthecapitalofInnerMongolia. 　　Whentogo 　　ClimateinInnerMongoliaisverydifferentduringtheyear.Winteriscoldandcanbeverylong,withfrequentblizzards.Usuallysummerisshortandwarm.Theclimatechangesfromaridtosemi-humidfromwesttoeast,andtohumidinthenortheast.Theannualrainfallis80-450millimeters,alsoincreasingfromwesttoeast.Themainfeatureoftheclimatehereisthatthedifferentintemperaturebetweendaysandnightsisverybig,sotouristsshouldwearlayerofclotheswhentravelinghere. 　　Whattosee 　　InnerMongoliahasapeculiarnaturalscenery,longhistoryandbrilliantculture.Therearemanyhistoricsitesinthisarea.Someofthekeyhistoricsitesare: 　　WudangzhaoMonasteryinBaotouisavastcomplexandusedtobetheresidenceofthehighestrankinglamainInnerMongoliaandnowitistheonlyintactTibetanBuddhistmonasteryinInnerMongolia. 　　InnerMongoliaisthehometownofGenghisKhan(1162-1227),thegreatleaderofMongolians.HisMausoleum,located185kilometers(about71miles)southofBaotou,holdshisclothingburiedinhismemory. 　　DazhaoTempleisoneofthebiggestandbest-preservedtemplesinHohhot.XilituzhaoPalaceisthelargestsurvivingLamatempleinHohhot. 　　ZhaojunTomb,sixmilestothesouthofHohhot,islocatedononeofthemostbeautifulscenesofancienttimes.Alegendsaysthateachyear,whenitturnedcoldandgrassbecameyellow,onlythistombremainedgreenandsoitgotthenameGreenTomb(QingZhong). 　　WanbuHuayanjinPagoda,alsocalledWhitePagoda,usedtobeaplacewherenearlytenthousandvolumesofHuayanScripturewerepreserved.Itisanexquisiteandmagnificentbrick-woodstructureaboutonehundredandfiftyfeettall. 　　ButwhatismostattractiveaboutInnerMongoliaisitsnaturalbeauty.Vastgrasslands,includingtheXilamurenGrassland,GegentalaGrasslandandHuitengxileGrasslandareallgoodplacesforagrasslandexperience.Themushroom-likeyurts,brightsky,freshair,rollinggrassandtheflocksandherdsmovinglikewhitecloudsontheremotegrassland,allcontributetomakethesceneryaveryrelaxingone.WhilevisitingInnerMongoliayoumaytrydifferentactivitiessuchasMongolianwrestling,horse&camelriding,rodeocompetitions,archery,visitingtraditionalfamiliesandenjoyingthegracefulMongoliansinginganddancing.ThebesttimetovisitthegrasslandisdefinitelyduringthetraditionalMongolianNadamFestivalperiodwhenthereisabetterchancetobothparticipateandfeelthelivelyatmosphereofthegrasslandlife. 　　YoucanalsovisitdesertsinInnerMongolia.Thedesertsarelocatedinthewesternpartoftheprovince:themostfamousandvisitedonesaretheBadainJaranDesert,TenggerDesertandKubuqiDesert.Earlyautumn(fromthemiddleofAugusttotheendofSeptember)isthebesttimetoexplorethedesertasthetemperaturesareverytemperate 　　这是介绍内蒙古的