One of the ancient tombs in Dabona village, Xiangyun county, Southwest China's Yunnan province. The tombs date from the Bronze Age some 2,000 years ago in the Erhai region in today's southwestern Yunnan.
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.