When the curtain came down on the 26th National Book Expo, in the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, on July 30, it had seen transactions worth more than 4 billion yuan ($603 million), with more than 1.5 million books sold right on the spot.
At the 13th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Arts Festival, and related contest, in the city of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, July 23 - 25, there were more than 700 models from across China, Mongolia and Russia on hand to show off various types of "wearable culture".
The city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia recently awarded 10 experts from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and elsewhere the "2015 Lucheng Friendship Prize", Baotou Daily reports on July 27.
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.
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