Preparations are in the final stage for the snow and ice festival in Darhan Muminggan banner near the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia.
A sun pillar appears in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 30, 2015.
China is suspending the approval of any new coal mines for three years to eliminate stockpiles and increase new-energy consumption.
Snow scenery of Hexigten Qi in China's Inner Mongolia
China's first regional grid to successfully integrate both coal and wind energy sources could be adopted elsewhere, said top executives of the company that operates the grid in Huolinhe in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Six destinations in northern China spent Christmas exploring ways to boost winter tourism at an annual tourism-development meeting.
The 12th Miss China-Russia-Mongolia Contest, which took place on Dec 22, concluded in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia, on Dec 24.
The Greater Khingan mountains are a volcanic mountain range in Northeast China. They stretch across a distance of over 1,200 km from the northeast to the southwest,with a width of 200-300 km. The cold temperate continental monsoon climate makes the area a colorful place during all seasons of the year.
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.