Maofu Wangzhai Cat Cafe Wanda Baotou

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia · 96 mi / 154 km

Zhiqiu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌⁠is a cat and dog cafe in an office unit on the 16th floor of Block B at Hailiang Plaza on Zhongshan West Road, in the Huimin shopping district of Hohhot. In March 2023 it had about 30 cats along with a Shiba Inu and other dogs, an alpaca, chinchillas, rabbits and small reptiles; it now also offers bead crafts, a PS5 and board games. Visitors put on shoe covers and wash their hands on arrival; an unlimited-time ticket was 29.9 yuan in March 2023 and came with cat treats. Cakes and drinks are sold.

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia · 96 mi / 154 km

Ying ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Hua Qian Jin is a cat cafe combined with a Japanese kimono dress-up and self-portrait studio at Hailiang Plaza in Huimin, Hohhot, part of a chain with branches in several Chinese cities. Visitors can spend time with the cats, change into a kimono or yukata, and take photos in Japanese-style sets, with packages that combine the three.

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia · 96 mi / 154 km

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Xiansheng Zhi Jia, Mr Cat's House, is a branch of a national chain of breeder-run cat rooms, on the third floor of the MixC mall on Daxue West Street in Yuquan, Hohhot, beside exit C of Daxue West Street metro station. Visitors buy a single or double ticket and spend time with the shop's pedigree cats in the lounge; the shop also sells kittens and cat supplies.

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia · 99 mi / 160 km

Ming ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌⁠Mao is a cat cafe in Zone B of the Wanda Plaza complex in Saihan, Hohhot, entered through the residential door beside an English school, open since 2016. The small room holds a large number of cats, including several Ragdolls, which are used to being stroked. The owner makes the coffee and cakes, and cat-shaped biscuits are among the snacks. Packages include cat treats, and the cafe also offers bead-craft (pindou) sets. Weekday afternoons are quiet enough for studying with a laptop.

Datong, Shanxi · 186 mi / 299 km

Wuyan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠Xia de Mao, Under the Eaves Cat, is a coffee shop and cat cafe in the row of shops by the west gate of the Meihao Xinlicheng estate in Pingcheng, Datong. The owner is a trained coffee taster and the ground floor is a cafe with coffee, sparkling drinks and small cakes; the cat room is upstairs, with a board of each cat's name and character, including Devon Rex cats, plus a film room and a games area. Drinks and cat-room tickets are sold separately, and in November 2024 three people spent a little over 100 yuan.

Taiyuan, Shanxi · 241 mi / 388 km

Yuan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠Mi Jia is one of Taiyuan's oldest cat cafes, now in a Chinese-style space with scrolls, calligraphy, a gramophone and a small pond, near the Bell Tower Street and Liuxiang shopping area, a few minutes' walk from Kaihuasi metro station. Exotic Shorthairs and British Shorthairs are the main residents, and the cats are grouped by temperament with signs showing which can be stroked freely. Visitors change into slippers, can leave bags, sign a safety form and disinfect their hands and clothes before going in. Picking up the cats is discouraged.