To promote winter tourism, the government of Xin Barag Left Banner organized a Mongol winter sporting event including horse racing, camel racing, archery, and Bohk (Mongolian wrestling).
Feb 6 marked the 10th day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar, during which people in Inner Mongolia ate foods made with hulless oat flour.
Six retro buses ran through Hohhot’s scenic spots and bustling streets on Feb 4, attracting a large number of tourists wanting to enjoy transportation from the 1990s.
With the sound of drums beating and cymbals clashing, over 30 elderly residents performed a yangko, a traditional folk dance, on a street of Yuquan district in Hohhot on Feb 4.
Located in eastern Inner Mongolia’s Hinggan League, Arxan is usually covered in snow during the freeze-up winter. But one stream flows continuously throughout the season.
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous region, during which various celebrations are planned to showcase its prosperity and ethnic diversity.
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