A horse parade takes place during the opening ceremony of the 7th Ulanmuchi art festival in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 17. The grand gala was held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Ulanmuchi troupe. [Photo/people.cn]

Dancers in traditional ethnic dress perform at the opening ceremony of the 7th Ulanmuchi art festival in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 17. Founded in 1957 on the Mongolian grasslands, Ulanmuchi has now expanded to 46 small ensembles, with a total of nearly 3,000 singers and dancers. It has taken part in various events both at home and abroad. [Photo/people.cn]

A group of teenagers play the matouqin or horse-headed fiddle, at the opening ceremony of the 7th Ulanmuchi art festival in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 17. Ulanmuchi, a song and dance troupe from Inner Mongolia, has played a role in spreading Mongolian ethnic culture and arts over the past few decades. [Photo/people.cn]