Over 14,000 Chinese Muslims set for Mecca pilgrimage
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2014-09-17
Muslim pilgrims wait for their flight to Saudi Arabia for an annual pilgrimage, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, 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.