The city of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia opened a "Watch some drama, celebrate Spring Festival" event at its Folk Arts Center, on Feb 15, running for 28 days with 56 performances of Inner Mongolian songs and dances, Shanxi opera, and other ethnic music and dance.
The city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region has a clothing store that says it is a fusion of online and offline business to bring customers a brand new shopping experience, while bucking the growing trend for online shopping across and nation and even the world.
China's traditional festival Lantern Festival, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, which falls on Feb 22nd this year, has the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia autonomous region preparing some cultural offerings and activities for the locals.
Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was a hot spot for tourists during the week-long Spring Festival holiday. About 198,000 tourists swarmed into the city during Feb 7-13, an increase of 13 percent compared to last year.
When China's traditional Spring Festival joined the West's Valentine's Day, on Feb 14 this year, in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, they seemed the perfect partners, fitting each other to a T, with both retailers and restaurateurs reporting good business as people snatched up all kinds of Valentine's Day gifts, from flowers to chocolates to fashion and hitting a new high.
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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