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Hotels in Baotou |
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The
airport
is just a couple of kilometres south of the Donghe train station, and a twenty-minute taxi ride from hotels in this part of town. The
CAAC
office (tel 0472/4172266 ext 4258) is based at the
Donghe Hotel,
in the back building, on the right as you walk in.
There are two major
train stations
, one in Kundulun (
Baotou Zhan)
and one in Donghe (
Baotou Dong Zhan)
- all through-trains, including express trains from Beijing and Lanzhou, stop at both stations, so be sure to get off at the right one. The
bus station
is right opposite the Donghe train station; tickets for Hohhot should be bought on the bus, but for Dongsheng (every 30min), you should buy your ticket inside the bus station.
CITS is in Room 331 of the
Baotou Hotel,
no. 4 building (tel 0472/5154615). The staff here are very friendly and eager to help; some excellent English speakers are to hand. The
PSB
(for visas) is also in the
Baotou,
on the first floor.
If you want to change travellers' cheques, you will have to go to the main office of the
Bank of China
in Kundulun, on the main road just east of A'erding Square. The Bank of China's branches in Donghe can change cash only. The main
post and telcommunications office
is in Kundulun near the Bank of China, but there's also a post office in Donghe.
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