Delegates exchange views during a tour of Yili's smart dairy facilities. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

Delegates attending the 2026 World Dairy Industry Conference toured Yili Group's smart dairy facilities in Hohhot on Aug 1, gaining firsthand insight into China's latest achievements in dairy farming, intelligent manufacturing, and technological innovation.

The tour covered Yili's Chilechuan Ecological Intelligent Pasture and the company's global smart manufacturing facilities for liquid milk and milk powder at the Yili Future Intelligence and Health Valley.

At the pasture, delegates observed a rotary milking system, digital cattle identification, and intelligent feeding technologies, while learning about Yili's end-to-end milk source management and quality control practices.

Inside view of Yili's Chilechuan Ecological Intelligent Pasture. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

At the manufacturing facilities, visitors observed high-speed automated production lines, robotic arms, and automated guided vehicles operating in fully automated and aseptic production environments.

The delegation also visited the National Center of Technology Innovation for Dairy at Yili's dairy industrial park, where researchers showcased the latest advances in dairy science and introduced Yili's full-chain traceability system covering forage cultivation, dairy farming, processing, and quality inspection.

Delegates explore Yili's cultural creative products. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]