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Inner Mongolia International Convention and Exhibition Center sits at the east end of Daxue East Street in Saihan District, Hohhot, on a nine-hectare site. A key project for the 60th anniversary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it was founded on 18 May 2005, broke ground on 16 July the same year and cost RMB 400 million; it is operated by Hohhot Exhibition Co under the municipal government. One of the longest large public buildings in Hohhot and the region, its main block measures about 198 m by 152 m with nearly 60,000 sqm of floor area, including 36,000 sqm of exhibition halls and a 10,000 sqm conference centre. The first China-Mongolia Expo held its exhibition here in 2015, and the regional cultural industry fair, Inner Mongolia International Agriculture Expo, Beijiang book fair and new year goods festival return regularly. The venue now comprises six halls - A1 to A3 and B1 to B3 - with 55,000 sqm of indoor floor area. The ground floor offers 18,000 sqm of usable exhibition space, 7,200 sqm in Hall A and 10,800 sqm in Hall B; level two has 12,000 sqm now used as a commodities showcase; level three, 12,000 sqm, is mainly for conferences, with 14 meeting rooms including a 2,000 sqm multi-function hall seating 1,000, decorated in Mongolian style with simultaneous interpretation. Hall A is a concrete frame with 9 m storey height and 7.4 m clear height, taking about 480 booths; Hall B has a concrete frame and spherical lattice roof, 15 m storey height, 12 m clear height and 5 tonnes/sqm floor loading, taking 734 booths and usually used for large custom stands. Outdoor usable space is 28,000 sqm, split between an 18,000 sqm south plaza and a 10,000 sqm north plaza. Buses 75, 95, 97, 102, K6 and S25 reach the Inner Mongolia Exhibition Center stop; Metro Line 1 at City Government and Inner Mongolia Museum, and Line 2 at Daxue West Street, connect to buses, with parking on site.