Nadam Fair in Xinlinhot,Inner Mongolia (1/4)

Women of the Mongolian ethnic group hold dried milk cakes and hadas, a piece of silk used as a greeting gift, in the opening ceremony of the Nadam Fair in Bayanbaolage township, Xinlinhot city, July 28, 2014. With the theme, “helping each other — building a propitious prairie” — this year’s Nadam Fair is attracting herdsmen from four townships and 22 villages in Xinlinhot. They are taking part in several traditional Mongolian activities such as wrestling, horse racing, archery, Mongolian chess, mare milk drinking and ropemaking.[Photo/Xinhua]