Xiguit District

Xiguit District or Shiguai District (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ Siɣuyitu toɣoriɣ, Шигуай тойрог; simplified Chinese: 石拐区; traditional Chinese: 石拐區; pinyin: Shíguǎi Qū) is an outlying district of Baotou, the largest city of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.

Xiguit

石拐区ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 110°16′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityBaotou
Elevation
1,218 m (3,996 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The district is home to Badekar Monastery and the national park that surrounds it.[1]

References

  1. Yao 姚, Guixuan 桂轩; Di 翟, Wen 文 (1988). 五当召及其在内蒙古历史上的地位 [Wudang Temple and its position in Inner Mongolia's history]. Yinshan Academic Journal (in Chinese) (1).


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