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Grand ceremony to showcase traditional Mongolian costumes

By Wu Zheyu (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-08-11 13:25

Grand ceremony to showcase traditional Mongolian costumes

A Mongolian boy follows the direction from his teachers and joins the performance together. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]

In order to welcome the media, celebrate events such as the Marathon race and help journalists experience local life, a welcoming performance was held on the square with a sculptures shaped as characters in "Journey to the West", Bagrax County, in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on August 10, 2016.

Around a thousand local residents wore traditional Mongolian costumes to dance together. The performing residents were divided into couples, families and individuals. A traditional Mongolian stringed instrument performer also guided his pupils to play several songs and express the sincere wish for Bagrax County's future.

They also gave out "Khatag", a piece of silk used as a greeting gift among the Zang and Mongol nationalities, to all the guests, to show their appreciation and greet their visitors.

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