9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

A firefighter searches for missing individuals in Urad Rear Banner of Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 18, 2025. The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to ten, with two people still missing, local emergency authorities said on Sunday. More than 700 rescuers have been promptly dispatched to the site, urgently searching for the missing. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Jinrui/ABACAPRESS.COM

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

Firefighters search for missing individuals in Urad Rear Banner of Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 18, 2025. The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to ten, with two people still missing, local emergency authorities said on Sunday. More than 700 rescuers have been promptly dispatched to the site, urgently searching for the missing. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Jinrui/ABACAPRESS.COM

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

Firefighters search for missing individuals in Urad Rear Banner of Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 18, 2025. The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to ten, with two people still missing, local emergency authorities said on Sunday. More than 700 rescuers have been promptly dispatched to the site, urgently searching for the missing. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Jinrui/ABACAPRESS.COM

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

This photo taken on August 18, 2025 shows the rescue site for missing individuals from a flash flood in Urad Rear Banner of Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to ten, with two people still missing, local emergency authorities said on Sunday. More than 700 rescuers have been promptly dispatched to the site, urgently searching for the missing. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Jinrui/ABACAPRESS.COM

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

9 Dead, 3 Missing in North China Flash Flood

A drone photo taken on August 18, 2025 shows the rescue site for missing individuals from a flash flood in Urad Rear Banner of Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to ten, with two people still missing, local emergency authorities said on Sunday. More than 700 rescuers have been promptly dispatched to the site, urgently searching for the missing. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Jinrui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Autumn Harvest - China

Autumn Harvest - China

A farmer airs chili peppers in a field in Urad Front Banner of Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Lianfen/ABACAPRESS.COM

Autumn Harvest - China

Autumn Harvest - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024 shows farmers airing chili peppers in a field in Urad Front Banner of Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.COM

Autumn Harvest - China

Autumn Harvest - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024 shows farmers airing chili peppers in a field in Urad Front Banner of Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.COM

Autumn Harvest - China

Autumn Harvest - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024 shows a farmer harvesting corns in a field in Urad Front Banner of Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rare birds spotted in Urad grassland, north China

STORY: Rare birds spotted in Urad grassland, north China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of black storks in Urad Grassland STORYLINE: Five black storks, all of them adult birds, were recently spotted to nest and forage near a reservoir in Urad Grassland, north China's Inner Mongolia. With just around 1,000 of these birds in China, they are often referred to as the "panda of the bird world." The Urad Grassland, situated within the Bayannur City, covers an area of over 76 million mu (5.06 million hectares). It stands as one of the nine prime natural grasslands in Inner Mongolia. The arrival of the black storks is a testament to the continuously improved local ecological environment and stronger awareness of herders to protect wild animals. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

(240527) -- HOHHOT, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A greater flamingo is seen in Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Qianqi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tropical bird spotted in north China lake wetland" (Xinhua)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

(240527) -- HOHHOT, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A greater flamingo is seen in Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Qianqi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tropical bird spotted in north China lake wetland" (Xinhua)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

(240527) -- HOHHOT, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A greater flamingo is seen in Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Qianqi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tropical bird spotted in north China lake wetland" (Xinhua)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TROPICAL BIRD (CN)

(240527) -- HOHHOT, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A greater flamingo is seen in Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Qianqi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tropical bird spotted in north China lake wetland" (Xinhua)

Flourishing Malan flowers along lake nestled in China's desert

STORY: Flourishing Malan flowers along lake nestled in China's desert SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:13 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of flowers in Urad Rear Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: In early summer, people can admire flourishing Malan flowers along Malan lake nestled in a desert in Urad Rear Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-GRAZING MORATORIUM (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-GRAZING MORATORIUM (CN)

(240404) -- HOHHOT, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 2, 2024 shows sheep in a shed at the Urad Grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Pastures in north China begin grazing moratorium for grass rejuvenation" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

(240401) -- HOHHOT, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Dalmatian pelicans fly over the Urad Grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Rare bird species spotted in north China's grassland" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

(240401) -- HOHHOT, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Dalmatian pelicans rest on the water at the Urad Grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Rare bird species spotted in north China's grassland" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-RARE BIRD SPECIES

(240401) -- HOHHOT, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Dalmatian pelicans rest on the water at the Urad Grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Rare bird species spotted in north China's grassland" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows wheat crops in a modern agricultural demonstration field in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this a

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a modern agricultural demonstration field in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and promote

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ULAN SUHAI LAKE-SCENERY (CN)

(230604) -- BAYANNUR, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the scenery of Ulan Suhai Lake in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Beautiful scenery of Urad grassland in N China

STORY: Beautiful scenery of Urad grassland in N China DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: BAYANNUR, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of Urad grassland STORYLINE: A glimpse of the amazing scenery of the grassland in Urad Middle Banner in Bayannur City, China's Inner Mongolia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bayannur, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

(230412) -- HOHHOT, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 9, 2023 shows the 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant generating electricity in Urad Middle Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. TO GO WITH "China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (CN)

(230412) -- HOHHOT, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 9, 2023 shows the 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant generating electricity in Urad Middle Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. TO GO WITH "China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output

STORY: China's largest trough solar thermal power plant achieves record output DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trough solar thermal power plant STORYLINE: China's largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. Designed and built by China Shipbuilding New Power Co. Ltd., the 100-megawatt solar thermal power generation and storage project in Urad Middle Banner passed a national acceptance examination in October 2021. The power station is currently working round-the-clock and at full capacity, and is capable of meeting the daily evening electricity demands of 300,000 households. The power plant can provide stable power supply while also serving as a solar and wind shield for local ecological preservation and restoration. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China.

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

(230220) -- HOHHOT, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 18, 2023 shows a herd of Mongolian wild asses in the Urad natural reserve near the China-Mongolia border, in the city of Bayan Nur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Rare wild asses spotted near China-Mongolia border" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

(230220) -- HOHHOT, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 18, 2023 shows a herd of Mongolian wild asses in the Urad natural reserve near the China-Mongolia border, in the city of Bayan Nur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Rare wild asses spotted near China-Mongolia border" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MONGOLIAN WILD ASSES (CN)

(230220) -- HOHHOT, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 18, 2023 shows a herd of Mongolian wild asses in the Urad natural reserve near the China-Mongolia border, in the city of Bayan Nur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Rare wild asses spotted near China-Mongolia border" (Xinhua/Li Yunping)

North China's Ganqmod Port fully resumes functions

STORY: North China's Ganqmod Port fully resumes functions DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Ganqmod Port STORYLINE: The goods volume handled via Ganqmod Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region totaled over 2.1 million tonnes in January, a year-on-year increase of 436.23 percent, according to the port's management commission. The figure saw a growth of 51.88 percent from January 2020, which marks the full resumption of the functioning of the port after China optimized its pandemic response late last year. Ganqmod Port is located in Urad Middle Banner in the city of Bayannur. It is a first-class land port, an important channel for energy import, and the highway port with the largest customs and trade volume in Inner Mongolia. The port will improve the business environment and implement trade facilitation measures this year to promote shipment volume recovery. Entry procedures have been simplified at the port, a

Dinosaur fossil dating back 125 mln years found in north China

STORY: Dinosaur fossil dating back 125 mln years found in north China DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of sites of dinosaur fossil at Urad Back Banner 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAI RUIMING, Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Bayannur City 3. various of sites of dinosaur fossil STORYLINE: Researchers have found a relatively complete dinosaur fossil dating back approximately 125 million years in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia, discovered it during a regular inspection of Urad Back Banner. A preliminary study on bone morphology showed that the fossil belonged to an iguanodon in the Early Cretaceous period. It was large and close to adulthood, said Dai Ruiming from the museum. Researchers are cleaning and reinforcing the giant skeleton of the large herbivorous dinosaur. Protection measures will be taken based on how many fossils they wi