There was a launch ceremony in the city of Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia, on July 3, for a new cross-border tourist railway line linking the region with Russia.
Work on Inner Mongolia’s first tunnel for high-speed passenger trains was completed on June 28, paving the way for the laying of the line that will connect the region’s city of Hohhot with Zhangjiakou, in Hebei province.
Hohhot city administers four districts, Xincheng district, Hui Ethnic Group district, Yuquan district and Saihan district; Tumd Left banner; and four counties, Togtoh county, Horinger county, Wuchuan county and Qingshuihe county.
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Hohhot is in the Northwestern continental climate, with no severe coldness in winter, nor scorching hotness in summer. The average temperature all the year is around 6 centigrade, and the annual rainfall about 350-500 milimeters.
Hohhot is linked to the national railway networks by Beijing-Baotou and Beijing-Lanzhou lines. There are passenger trains directly to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Yinchuan, lanzhou, Nanjing, and Ningbo, and international through trains to Ulan Bator and Moscow.
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.