Us, July 22 -- Midsummer breathes life into Inner Mongolia's grasslands, where lush pastures glisten after seasonal rains, nourishing herds beneath vast, blue skies. Against this vibrant backdrop, the 35th Naadam Fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region unfolds.

As popular Inner Mongolian ballads blend with spirited dances and the haunting melodies of the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle), the vast grassland of Xilingol transforms into a living stage. A procession of 1,200 horsemen bearing the national flag, followed by 512 Inner Mongolian wrestlers advancing with eagle-like poise, ignites the festival spirit, turning the grassland into a joyful paradise of melodious songs and folk dances.

"Naadam", a Mongolian word for "games" or "rec...