Photos document Baotou’s history (Series 2)
By Lu Wei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2017-06-15
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Zheng Tianxiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, writes an inscription commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Aug 1, 1987. Zheng was Mayor of Baotou from January 1950 to October 1952. He was the first mayor of Baotou after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou] |
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Xi Zhongxun (right), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, inspects Baogang Group, also known as Baotou Iron and Steel Group, on Aug 3, 1987. [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.
