Over 14,000 Chinese Muslims set for Mecca pilgrimage
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2014-09-17
Saudi Ambassador to China Yahya A. S. Alzaid (2nd R, front) talks to Chinese muslims who will fly to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for an annual pilgrimage, during a send-off ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2014.[Photo/Xinhua]
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.