25th Tourism Nadam to open in Inner Mongolia
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2014-07-15
The 25th Inner Mongolian Tourism Nadam will kick off in Siziwang Banner, in the city of Ulanqab on July 25, when a diversity of traditional Mongolian sports contests will be organized at the Gegentala Grassland, the tourism fair's venue.
In addition to Mongolian sports contests, such as horse racing and a Mongolian wrestling competition, a large Mongolian opera featuring Long Tune will be staged at the gala event, as well as a 3D arts exhibition, a grassland food and beer festival and a self-driving tour. The Tourism Nadam has prepared Mongolian performances for tourists, including equestrianism and Matouqin (or horse-head fiddle) playing.
In order to attract more entrants to the sports contests, some new items like sheep racing and Mongolian-style chess will be added to the classic Mongolian sports contests, according to the Inner Mongolia Tourism Bureau.
High-speed train debuts in Inner Mongolia
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.
