Inner Mongolian people celebrate joyful Nadam
2009-12-08 12:34:33 GMT2009-12-08 20:34:33 (Beijing Time)
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A herdsman leads an oxcart during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009. Nadam, meaning entertainment and playing in language, is a traditional entertainment and games festival of the Mongolian ethnic group. During the event, local residents participate in activities like horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling.(Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants present a wrestling during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Yebiao)
Participants present hada during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants perform a dance during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009. (Xinhua/Wang Yongji)
Equestrians attend a camel racing during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Xin)
A herdsman leads an oxcart during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2009. Nadam, meaning entertainment and playing in language, is a traditional entertainment and games festival of the Mongolian ethnic group. During the event, local residents participate in activities like horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling.
