Bai Yugang, head of Inner Mongolia Publicity Department, addresses the opening ceremony of the 7th Ulanmuchi art festival in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 17. Ulanmuchi, a song and dance troupe from Inner Mongolia, has played a role in spreading Mongolian ethnic culture and arts over the past few decades. [Photo/people.cn]
Performers stage a folk dance at the opening ceremony of the 7th Ulanmuchi art festival in Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 17. Founded in 1957 on the Mongolian grasslands, Ulanmuchi has now expanded to 46 small ensembles, with a total of nearly 3,000 singers and dancers. It has taken part in various events both at home and abroad. [Photo/people.cn]