Ethnic costumes add color to Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2015-09-11

Over 2,000 ethnic costumes were displayed by 1,000 models from China, Russia and Mongolia at the 12th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Art Festival in Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 9. In addition to costume competition, the festival also included Mongolian ethnic costumes and a trade fair.

Four models present ethnic costumes at the 12th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Art Festival on Sept 9 in Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]

Models from China, Russia and Mongolia show ethnic costumes in front of the Genghis Khan Temple in Ulanhot at the 12th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Art Festival on Sept 9. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]

A model wears a gorgeous hat at the 12th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Art Festival on Sept 9 in Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]

Students of local primary schools participate at the 12th China Mongolian Ethnic Costume Art Festival in traditional ethnic costumes on Sept 9 in Inner Mongolia. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]