Historical photos of 56 ethnic groups in China (Part I)

By Yu Xiaoou (Chinaculture.org)

Updated: 2015-05-04

A photo of the Mongolians on the Inner Mongolia grassland, taken by Baoyinzhaoketu in 1963. [Photo / China Photographers Association]

Mongolian ethnic group

The Mongolian ethnic group, inhabiting Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang and Hebei, lives on vast grasslands. Therefore, stockbreeding plays a major role in their development, together with agriculture, handicrafts, and other processing industries. Milk and meat is their daily staple food and drink.