Photos document Baotou’s history
By Lu Wei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2017-06-14
The 10th International Archives Day was marked on June 9, a day celebrated annually to support archives and archivists since 2007, initiated by the International Council on Archives (ICA).
The archives bureau of Baotou selected a series of photos that documented the ties between Baotou and state leaders.
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Type 59 battle tanks take part in a military review on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chairman Mao, standing at Tiananmen Tower, waved to the crowd. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou] |
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Lin Boqu (right), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, inspects Baogang Group, also known as Baotou Iron and Steel Group, on June 27, 1958. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou] |
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.
