A ceremony held to worship fire spirit involving livestock sacrifices and holy chants, attracted thousands of Mongolian ethnic people to a square in Otog Front Banner on Jan 21.
Jianshe Community in Guyang county recently launched an activity in which calligraphers from the community gather at the community service center to write Spring Festival couplets and the Chinese character fu (luck and happiness), and residents can get the couplets and character free of charge at the service center.
Tongliao, a city in the eastern part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is currently getting ready for Spring Festival with different festive rituals.
Writing Spring Festival couplets and making fried cakes; people in Hohhot have their own way of observing the kitchen god festival that fell on Jan 20.
Police in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, will continue to maintain a high-profile over the Spring Festival period, helping ensure public safety over the national holiday.
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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