Erenhot
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| Manual Bogie change in the train station of Erenhot | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 二連浩特 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 二连浩特 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian | In China － (Eriyen qota)In Mongolia － Эрээн хот (Ereen khot) |
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Erenhot (usually shortened into Eriyen, Ereen or Erlian; Mongolian: ; Chinese: 二連浩特 ) is a city located in the Gobi Desert, in the Xilin Gol league of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It has 16,330 inhabitants (estimated 2006) and the elevation is 966 meters (3170 feet). The city is located on the border with Mongolia and a big rainbow arch marks the road border crossing just outside of town.
The town across the Mongolian border is Zamyn-Üüd.
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[edit] Hospital
Erlian has completed building and is now operating a hospital offering X-ray, CT, and wide range of services for travelers, traders, and residents of the city. Services are offered to anyone with money.
[edit] Currency Exchange
There are many small shops in the main trading market that will want to exchange Tugrik and RMB. Outside the market - 温州四场, there 3 or 4 women on the street that will also exchange for a slightly higher rate. The Chinese banks do not accept tugriks, but on the other side of the border, there is a bank near the Zamyn-Uud train station that will exchange.
[edit] Transport
It is a stop on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. International trains change bogies in Erenhot, because the break-of-gauge. China uses the standard gauge while Russia and Mongolia use broad gauge. It is also the northern terminus of China National Highway 208, Erenhot - Changzhi. The city profits a lot from cross-border trade with Mongolia. Most small-scale traders cross the border by car and board the trains in Zamyn-Üüd.
The manual bogie exchange is to be supplemented with the faster, automatic Variable gauge axle system of the SUW 2000 type made by ZNTK.
[edit] Dinosaurs
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The area around the town, especially a salt lake known to paleontologists as Iren dabasu or Iren nor (Mongolian: Ereen = Colourful, davs = salt, nuur = lake) to the east, is known for the discovery of a number of different dinosaurs. The city houses a dinosaur museum, and in 2006 a big arch in form of two Sauropoda was built on the highway southward. In 2007, a number of smaller figures of different species were added.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Erenhot travel guide from Wikitravel
- Dinosaurs Roam Scenic Boulevard August 7, 2007 (China.org.cn)
Coordinates: 43°39′N 111°59′E / 43.65°N 111.983°E
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