# Yuquan, Hohhot

Yuquan District (Mongolian: ᠢᠦᠢ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ; Chinese: 玉泉区) is one of the four districts of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southwest of the city center, it borders Huimin District to the north, Saihan District to the east, and Tumed Left Banner to the south and west.
Yuquan means "The spring as beautiful as jade" in Chinese, it was named after a spring nearby Dazhao Temple. The north side of Yuquan District is the old town of Guihua, the middle area was built in 1950-1980s, the south side was built after 1990s. The new campus of the University of Inner Mongolia is in the south side.

## Subdivisions

Yuquan District is made up of 8 subdistricts and 1 town.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Bag Jo Omon Road Subdistrict | 小召前街街道 | Xiǎozhàoqiánjiē Jiēdào | ᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠣᠣ ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Бага жуу өмнө зээлийн зээл гудамж | 150104001 |
| Xinglong Alley Subdistrict | 兴隆巷街道 | Xīnglóngxiàng Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠩ ᠯᠦᠩ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шин лүн гудамжийн зээл гудамж | 150104002 |
| Changhelang Subdistrict | 长和廊街道 | Chánghéláng Jiēdào | ᠴᠠᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠯᠠᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Цан ге лан зээл гудамж | 150104003 |
| Shidong Road Subdistrict | 石东路街道 | Shídōnglù Jiēdào | ᠱᠢ ᠳ᠋ᠦᠩ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ши дүн замын зээл гудамж | 150104004 |
| Danan Street Subdistrict | 大南街街道 | Dànánjiē Jiēdào | ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Их өмнө зээлийн зээл гудамж | 150104005 |
| Ordos Road Subdistrict | 鄂尔多斯路街道 | È'ěrduōsīlù Jiēdào | ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠳ᠋ᠡᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ордос зам даахь зээл гудамж | 150104006 |
| Xicaiyuan Subdistrict | 西菜园街道 | Xīcàiyuán Jiēdào | ᠰᠢ ᠼᠠᠢ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ший цай юаны зээл гудамж | 150104007 |
| Zhaojun Road Subdistrict | 昭君路街道 | Zhāojūnlù Jiēdào | ᠵᠣᠤ ᠵᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Жуу жион замын зээл гудамж | 150104008 |
| Town ||||||
| Xiaoheihe Town | 小黑河镇 | Xiǎohēihé Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠾᠧᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бага гей ге балгас | 150104100 |

## Transport
### Metro

Yuquan is currently served by one line and six stations of the Hohhot Metro.
2 - Daxuexijie, Nuohemule, Shuishang Park, Wuliying, Xilin Park, Neida Nanxiaoqu

## Climate

Climate data for Yuquan District (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | −2.8 (27.0) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) | −5.7 (21.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | −8.7 (16.3) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) | −11.1 (12.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | −5.5 (22.1) | −13.2 (8.2) | 2.1 (35.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 4.7 (0.19) | 9.9 (0.39) | 15.6 (0.61) | 31.7 (1.25) | 52.1 (2.05) | 109.6 (4.31) | 82.6 (3.25) | 58.5 (2.30) | 23.4 (0.92) | 8.4 (0.33) | 3.1 (0.12) | 401.8 (15.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 71.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 19.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.8 | 204.4 | 249.4 | 270.6 | 283.4 | 266.5 | 256.4 | 253.5 | 231.3 | 226.2 | 191.8 | 182.8 | 2,813.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||