Recently, large areas of grasslands have been experimented on by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the management of Hulunbuir Reclamation Corporation, in Hulunbuir.
In 2016, the annual budget for poverty reduction in Inner Mongolia rose to 5.79 billion yuan ($870 million), a year-on-year increase of 21 percent.
The Ordos Horse-Racing Festival is hosted at Ejin Horo banner, and attracts twelve horsemen and thirty-five thoroughbred racehorses to participate in.
The First Asia Beach Soccer Tournament kicked off at the sports center in Ordos, on Aug 23. Eight teams from around Asia qualified for the quarter finals.
Elgin Sadakatsu, a herdsman, manages Mongolian-style yurts alongside well-equipped services, namely “Happy Ranch”, at Subuerga town, Ejin Horo Banner, Inner Mongolia.
The first teen swimming contest for the regional youth sports club took place in Hohhot, on Aug 21, attracting 85 contestants from primary and secondary schools.
On Aug 20, the Inner Mongolian athlete Li Qian won the bronze medal in the women’s Olympic middleweight boxing competition, the first Olympic medal for Inner Mongolia.
More than 15,000 professional and amateur athletes raced for the international marathon held in Ordos on Aug 21.
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.