Timely snowfall means better harvest in Inner Mongolia

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2016-02-29

The city of Hohhot, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, had plenty to celebrate for its Grain Bin Filling Festival, a traditional call for a good harvest, on the 20th day of the first lunar month, or Feb 27 this year, when it greeted a heavy snowfall that provides favorable conditions for a greener year.

Citizens enjoying the snow in Manduhai Park, on Feb 27. [Photo/Xinhua]

Clearing away the snow in Central Park, Hohhot, on Feb 27. [Photo/Xinhua]

Making a snowman in Manduhai Park, Hohhot, on Feb 27. [Photo/Xinhua]