Hohhot (Chinese: 呼和浩特; pinyin: Hūhéhàotè; Mongolian: Хөх хот), occasionally spelled Huhehot or Huhhot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. The name "Hohhot" (Хөх хот) is Mongolian for "Blue City". The city dates back to the Ming Dynasty, and was chosen as Inner Mongolia's capital in 1947 over Baotou and replacing Zhangjiakou. Commonly referred to as "Hu-shi", Hohhot is one of the major tourist destinations of Inner Mongolia.