Inner Mongolian Herders Switch to Tourism to Protect Grasslands
By Poornima Weerasekara in Inner Mongolia (english.cri.cn)
Updated: 2015-02-16
Flocks of bleating lamb that greet tourists just outside traditional Mongolian yurts run by Mongolian herdsmen in Inner Mongolia on February 12, 2015. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]
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.