The Mausoleum of Wang Zhaojun, about 9 kilometres south of Hohhot, marks the legendary burial place of the Han dynasty court lady who was given in marriage to the Xiongnu chieftain in 33 BCE. The green mound — Qingzhong, or "Green Mound," in Chinese — rises from the flat plain south of the city and is visible from some distance. Whether this is actually Wang Zhaojun's tomb is doubtful (she died and was buried on the Mongolian steppe), but the site has been venerated since at least the Tang dynasty and the landscape association is strong enough to have become the monument.
The surrounding park contains sculptures illustrating Zhaojun's story, a museum with good coverage of Han-Xiongnu relations and the policy of marriage diplomacy that sent court ladies north to the steppe, and a viewing platform over the mound itself. For travellers interested in the complex history of Chinese-nomadic relations, this is a more thoughtful site than it appears from the outside. Easily reached by taxi from central Hohhot; combined with a visit to the White Pagoda a short drive away.