Yuquan District

Yuquan District (Mongolian: ᠢᠤᠢ ᠴᠢᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ Иуи чиуван тоори Iui čiuvan toɣoriɣ; simplified Chinese: 玉泉区; traditional Chinese: 玉泉區; pinyin: Yùquán Qū; lit. 'jade spring') is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China.

Yuquan 玉泉区 • ᠢᠤᠢᠴᠢᠤᠸᠠᠨᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
District
Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 111°40′26″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Hohhot
Elevation	1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yuquan means “The spring as beautiful as jade” in Chinese, it was named after a spring nearby Dazhao Temple. North side of Yuquan District is old town of Guihua, middle area built in 1950-1980s, south side built after 1990s. New campu of University of Inner Mongolia in south side.

References

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)