Zhaojun Tomb, which is called Green “Grave” of “Tmur Urhu” in Mongolian, is situated in the southern suburb of Hohhot, 9 kilometers away from the urban area. It is said that it is the tomb of Wang Zhaojun — a maid in the imperial palace of the Emperor Yuan Di of the Han Dynasty — volunteered to marry the chief Huhanye of Xiongnu Horde as a peace envoy. The tomb is an artificial earthen mound with a height of 33 meters. According to the legend, the green grass on the huge mound never turned yellow even when late autumn came.

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