Inner Mongolia comes alive through decades-old troupe

A small art troupe founded six decades ago has grown into a household name in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

In the 1950s, Ulan Muqir Art Troupe was created by nine young musicians, who toured remote villages on horses and performed traditional Mongolian music and dances for nomadic families.

Ulan Muqir literally translates as "red burgeon", and today's performers of the troupe still tour the region's villages and entertain nomadic families, but their fame has spread around the world.