An aerial view of Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, pictured on Sept 8. Manzhouli was established by the national government as a pilot zone for economic restructuring and opening-up in 1988, marking China’s first step at liberalizing its border trade. In 1992, Manzhouli was listed in the first batch of “open” border cities, and at present the city is China’s largest land port, handling 60 percent of cross-border trade with Russia. [Photo/Xinhua]