Workers set up stage on Aug 15 for the opening ceremony of the 2nd China Horse Culture Festival and the First Inner Mongolia International Horse Culture Expo, at the Inner Mongolia Ethnic Minority Mass Culture and Sports Activity Center in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. According to local media reports, the opening ceremony will start at 8:00 pm on Aug 18. The opening event is expected be a large-scale international, comprehensive and interactive affair, which will showcase the spirit of Mongolian horses and the horse culture of new era. [Photo/northnews.cn]