China marks 60th anniversary of 1st autonomous region

时间：2007-08-09 00:39:06

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Fireworks lit up the sky of Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous1 Region, on August 7, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the region's founding.
 
Aug.8 - The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the first of five province-level autonomous regions established in China, is celebrating its 60th anniversary of founding on Wednesday.

 

A grand gathering2 and a gala will be held in the afternoon and evening, respectively, in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, which a central government delegation3 will attend.

 

The region, where the people of Mongolian ethnic4 group are densely5 populated, has witnessed fast growth of economy since it came into being in Ulanhot on May 1, 1947.

 

With an area of 1.18 million square kilometers, Inner Mongolia covers 12 percent of China's territory and is the third biggest among 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on the Chinese mainland.

 

Its population stood at 23.92 million at the end of 2006, 4.23 million of which are of Mongolian ethnic group.

 

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1 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
2 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
3 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
4 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
5 densely rutzrg     
ad.密集地；浓厚地
参考例句：
  • A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
  • We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

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