(Source: China Daily)

Grand ceremony to showcase traditional Mongolian costumes

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

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.

The traditional Mongolian stringed instrument performer guides his pupils playing songs. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]
Two men display their local costumes to the audience. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]
A couple display their local costumes to the audience. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]
The family members show the traditional Mongolian costumes to the guests. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]
Two girls group together to show the beauty of traditional Mongolian costumes. [Photo by Wu Zheyu/chinadaily.com.cn]
Yu Shang, national first-level actor, leads a group of children to run the Marathon race together, after the ceremony. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]