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Nomadic culture festival set to open in July

Updated: Jun 20, 2017 By Lu Wei chinadaily.com.cn Print
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The fifth China Nomadic Culture Tourism Festival is to open in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in July, according to a press conference on June 8.

A press conference is held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 8 to announce the upcoming China Nomadic Culture Tourism Festival. [Photo/the people’s government of Darhan Mumingan Banner]

The 80-day tourism festival will start on July 22 and will run until Oct 12.

A total of 113 activities in four categories — culture, sports, tourism and trade — will be carried out during the event.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and the festival will add special artistic performances and calligraphy, painting and photography exhibitions in celebration of the event.

The festival will include a Nadam fair held in Darhan Mumingan Banner in Baotou. Bokh, also known as Mongolian wrestling, along with horsemanship and archery, will form the basis of competition at the fair. [Photo/the people’s government of Darhan Mumingan Banner]

The sports activities will mainly feature an annual Nadam fair of the Darhan Mumingan Banner and a China-Mongolia-Russia auto rally.

A tourism festival will open in Darhan Mumingan Banner, aimed at boosting tourism in the area. The festival, now in its fourth session, will add sightseeing flights and flower appreciation activities to enhance awareness of environmental protection.

To provide more convenience for the tourists and to spur tourism in Baotou, the city is expected to launch more direct flights linking it with other parts of the autonomous region.

A China-Mongolia-Russia auto rally will be included in the tourism festival, which will open on July 22. [Photo/the people’s government of Darhan Mumingan Banner]

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