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Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows tourists visiting the national forest park in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. Photo by Bei He/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Drill - China

Rescuers put out a fire during a drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. Local fire brigades conducted a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains on Tuesday to improve their preparedness and response mechanism. The drill featured four typical scenarios, namely emergence response, fighting primitive forest fires, fighting fuel storage tank fires, and fighting high-rise building fires. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Mengqi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Drill - China

A plane dumps flame-retardant during a drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. Local fire brigades conducted a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains on Tuesday to improve their preparedness and response mechanism. The drill featured four typical scenarios, namely emergence response, fighting primitive forest fires, fighting fuel storage tank fires, and fighting high-rise building fires. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Mengqi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Drill - China

A helicopter water bombs a fire during a drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. Local fire brigades conducted a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains on Tuesday to improve their preparedness and response mechanism. The drill featured four typical scenarios, namely emergence response, fighting primitive forest fires, fighting fuel storage tank fires, and fighting high-rise building fires. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Mengqi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Drill - China

A fire-fighting helicopter carries water to battle a fire during a drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. Local fire brigades conducted a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains on Tuesday to improve their preparedness and response mechanism. The drill featured four typical scenarios, namely emergence response, fighting primitive forest fires, fighting fuel storage tank fires, and fighting high-rise building fires. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Mengqi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Qiming is on the way to fetch water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha brews coffee in a tent at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and g

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming record short videos at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan M

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha comforts a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and gree

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows a view near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Qiming prepares to fetch water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mount

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Qiming feeds water to a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha watches as her husband Wu Qiming deworms a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahin

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Qiming chops firewood at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and green i

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A reindeer is seen at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and green in summ

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming rest at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lu

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming pose for photos with their most favorite reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now.

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists pose for photos with a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha (2nd L) communicates with tourists at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains ar

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming work at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lu

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ayousha records short videos at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and gre

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ChineseToday | Young couple inherit Aoluguya Ewenki legacy in forests in north China

(240714) -- HULUN BUIR, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Qiming fetches water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved. Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now. The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are l

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

(230908) -- HARBIN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects a forest farm in Mohe in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Xi inspected northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Wednesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

(230908) -- HARBIN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects a forest farm in Mohe in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 6, 2023. Xi inspected northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Wednesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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Former logging city in N China brightens up as eco-protection brings benefits

STORY: Former logging city in N China brightens up as eco-protection brings benefits DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: ARXAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Arxan's scenic spots 2. various of tourists in Arxan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI FENG, Head of Arxan Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAI ZHENZHEN, Shop owner in Arxan 5. various of Arxan's scenic spots 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAI FENG, Head of Arxan Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau 7. various of tourists in Arxan STORYLINE: The 2023 China (Arxan) Tourism Conference concluded on Sunday in Arxan City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. In the past decade, Arxan has undergone significant transformations by tapping into local tourism resources. Currently, two-thirds of the local population lives on tourism-rel

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows the scenery of a rainbow in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows scenery of the national forest park in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man sings at a night market in downtown Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch performance at a music festival in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers pack special local products for express deliveries at Xikou Village in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take pictures at a resort in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cyclist takes pictures in front of the train station of Arxan in Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows the scenery of Xikou Village in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows the scenery of Tianchi (Heavenly Lake) in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch a float parade at downtown Arxan in Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a sika deer at a deer park in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ARXAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230903) -- ARXAN, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Dong Yali displays willow wares at Xikou Village in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2023. Arxan, located at the southwestern foot of the Dahinggan Mountains and at the intersection of four major grasslands, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The tourism market in Inner Mongolia is booming in 2023. From January to July, the region received 124 million domestic tourists, achieving record tourism revenue of 176.22 billion yuan (24.48 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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Arxan woodland embraces new amid ecological efforts

STORY: Arxan woodland embraces new amid ecological efforts DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: INNER MONGOLIA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Arxan woodland 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG XIAOLIN, Party chief of Deer Village, Arxan, Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: The city of Arxan in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is located in the southwest of the Dahinggan Mountains. The lumber industry used to be one of the pillar industries here, but after a logging ban was imposed in 2012, local residents turned to eco-tourism to boost incomes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG XIAOLIN, Party chief of Deer Village, Arxan, Inner Mongolia "Loggers didn't know what to do after a logging ban brought the logging industry to an end. They had no other skills. Logging was their only skill to make a living. So with the support from the local forestry department and government, we started the sika deer-raising business, which later boosted local tourism and benefited villagers. Now our e