Boots on the ground, rockets in the sky
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2016-10-18
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Frontier soldiers from Ejin Banner border defense force guard the Saihantaolai road, in Ejin Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 14. The Shenzhou-XI manned spacecraft was sent skyward at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Oct 17, carrying two astronauts, 49-year-old Jing Haipeng and 37-year-old Chen Dong, to the Tiangong-II space laboratory. [Photo/Xinhua] |
High-speed train debuts in Inner Mongolia
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.
