August Hohhot-Ulanqab

Crew members pose for a photo with the bullet train at Ulanqab Railway Station in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2017. The first high speed railway in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region linking Hohhot and Ulanqab started operation on Aug 3, 2017. The 126-kilometer-long railway is part of the high-speed railway that links Hohhot to Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, the co-host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. And the travel time between Ulanqab and Hohhot will be shortened to 40 minutes. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)