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Herdsmen drive a cluster(群 qún) of horses(马 mǎ) on the snow-covered grassland(草地 cǎodì) in Hexigten Banner of Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday.

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Inner Mongolia has recently seen a rise(增加 zēngjiā) in tourism during the winter season. It blends(融合 rónghé) natural winter landscape(自然景观 zìrán jǐngguān) with different folk culture(民俗文化 mínsú wénhuà).

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Inner Mongolia uses “Mongolian Horse Spirit” to promote local tourism development. They actively explore the tourism resources of horses in winter through horse racing and equestrian performances, attracting the tourists from the north and south to experience(体验 tǐyàn) it.

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重点词汇 Key Word:

跑 <动词 v.>

• Run
  E.g. Wǒ měitiān zǎochén dōu pǎobù.
  我每天早晨都跑步。
  I go jogging every morning.

• Run away; escape
  E.g. Lúntāi pǎoqì le.
  轮胎跑气了。
  Air is excaping from the tyre.

• (Spoken Chinese) walk; go to
  E.g. Dǎ gè diànhuà ba, shěngdé nǐ pǎo yī tàng.
  打个电话吧,省得你跑一趟。
  E.g. Use the telephone and spare yourself a visit.