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Naadam camel events held in N China

2017-01-20 By Lu Wei (chinadaily.com.cn)

Ethnic Mongolian participants speed through grasslands during a camel race, Jan 9, 2017. A Naadam festival opened on Jan 9 in Xi Ujimqin Banner, a banner under the administration of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Activities including a beauty show for camels, a 10-kilometer camel riding speed competition and quiz shows will be staged during the Naadam festival, drawing a large number of ethnic Mongolian participants from all parts of the autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Ethnic Mongolian participants zip through grasslands during a camel race, Jan 9, 2017. A Naadam festival opened on Jan 9 in Xi Ujimqin Banner, a banner under the administration of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Activities including a beauty show for camels, a 10-kilometer camel riding speed competition and quiz shows will be staged during the Naadam festival, drawing a large number of ethnic Mongolian participants from all parts of the autonomous region.  [Photo/Xinhua]

Men ride camels in traditional Mongolian costumes, Jan 9, 2017. A Naadam festival opened on Jan 9 in Xi Ujimqin Banner, a banner under the administration of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Activities including a beauty show for camels, a 10-kilometer camel riding speed competition and quiz shows will be staged during the Naadam festival, drawing a large number of ethnic Mongolian participants from all parts of the autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

A Naadam festival opened on Jan 9 in Xi Ujimqin Banner, a banner under the administration of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and attracted ethnic Mongolian participants from all parts of the autonomous region, Jan 9, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

A herdsman heads to the beauty show for camels, Jan 9, 2017. A Naadam festival opened on Jan 9 in Xi Ujimqin Banner, a banner under the administration of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Activities including a beauty show for camels, a 10-kilometer camel riding speed competition and quiz shows will be staged during the Naadam festival, drawing a large number of ethnic Mongolian participants from all parts of the autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]