Ethnic Mongolians In Traditional Costume Attend Winter Nadam Fair In Xilingol, China’s Inner Mongolia

Women and children of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attends the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013. Nadam, meaning entertainment and playing in Mongolian language, is a folk festival of the Mongolian ethnic group. During the event, local residents participate in activities like horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling.

Visitors of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attend the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013.

A girl of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume poses for a photo as she attends the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013.

Girls of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attends the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013.

Women of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attend the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013.

Men of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attends the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013. <Xinhua/Zhao Tingting>