Xi salutes work of troupe that serves herdsmen

President Xi Jinping wrote on Tuesday to a traveling troupe that performs for herdsmen in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, calling on them to promote literary and artistic innovation and continue producing excellent work.

Xi was answering a letter from performers in an ulan muqir - the Mongolian name means traveling troupe. They also are called red bud troupes.

"In the new era, I hope you can carry forward the fine tradition of ulan muqir, to draw inspiration from this life and serve the herdsmen," said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.