The Third Inner Mongolia International Camel Culture Tourism Festival is held at Urad Rear Banner, in Bayannuur, a city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region from Dec 1 to 3. [Photo/news.cn]

The Third Inner Mongolia International Camel Culture Tourism Festival was held at Urad Rear Banner, in Bayannuur, a city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region from December 1 to 3.

The three-day festival contains several activities such as folk songs and dance performance, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, ethnic handicrafts and camel exhibitions. Meanwhile, tourists got opportunities to appreciate folklore competitions such as camel racing, camel polo, camel riding and archery.

Contestants compete in a camel race on Dec 1. [Photo/new.cn]