The Badian Jaran Desert, the second largest desert in China, has an area of 47,000 square km and is sparsely populated.
A fruit and vegetable festival kicks off with a grand opening in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Sept 19, local media reports.
Inner Mongolia autonomous region is working to develop Internet Plus business and establishing online platforms for bulk transactions, such as coal, nonferrous metals and rare earths, to integrate online and offline business.
Horses eat grass on a pasture in Ergun, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Sept 20, 2015.
The third Germany-China (Baotou) Urbanization Symposium was held in Baotou of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sep 17.
Yangqishan village in Inner Mongolia’s Zhalantun city has a new look thanks to “Ten Full Coverage”, a livelihood project launched in 2014.
A delegation led by Wang Jun, Party secretary of Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Bater, chairman of the region, inspected the “Ten Full Coverage” project in Hinggan League from Sept 13 to 14.
A population of 280,000 people benefited from the “Ten Full Coverage” project in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region last year.
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.