Tourism booms in Enhe, China's Inner Mongolia

Children learn to make Russian bread at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for years drawn travelers seeking its inspiring blend of Chinese-Russian culture, hearty cuisine and sweeping natural vistas.

In recent years Enhe has attracted many tourists by promoting unique activities such as local family visiting, Russian bread making and Matryoshka doll painting.

The township, with a population of only about 2,900, received 615,000 visitors in 2024, who had brought in a gross tourism revenue of 92.25 million yuan (about 12.85 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

A tourist experiences painting on Matryoshka dolls at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for years drawn travelers seeking its inspiring blend of Chinese-Russian culture, hearty cuisine and sweeping natural vistas.

In recent years Enhe has attracted many tourists by promoting unique activities such as local family visiting, Russian bread making and Matryoshka doll painting.

The township, with a population of only about 2,900, received 615,000 visitors in 2024, who had brought in a gross tourism revenue of 92.25 million yuan (about 12.85 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

Tourists experience painting on Matryoshka dolls at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for years drawn travelers seeking its inspiring blend of Chinese-Russian culture, hearty cuisine and sweeping natural vistas.

In recent years Enhe has attracted many tourists by promoting unique activities such as local family visiting, Russian bread making and Matryoshka doll painting.

The township, with a population of only about 2,900, received 615,000 visitors in 2024, who had brought in a gross tourism revenue of 92.25 million yuan (about 12.85 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

Tourists take photos in front of a distinctive Russian-style wooden house at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for years drawn travelers seeking its inspiring blend of Chinese-Russian culture, hearty cuisine and sweeping natural vistas.

In recent years Enhe has attracted many tourists by promoting unique activities such as local family visiting, Russian bread making and Matryoshka doll painting.

The township, with a population of only about 2,900, received 615,000 visitors in 2024, who had brought in a gross tourism revenue of 92.25 million yuan (about 12.85 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)

A tourist takes selfie in front of a distinctive Russian-style wooden house at Enhe Township of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 21, 2025. Enhe, located in the northeastern corner of Inner Mongolia, is China's only Russian ethnic township that has for years drawn travelers seeking its inspiring blend of Chinese-Russian culture, hearty cuisine and sweeping natural vistas.

In recent years Enhe has attracted many tourists by promoting unique activities such as local family visiting, Russian bread making and Matryoshka doll painting.

The township, with a population of only about 2,900, received 615,000 visitors in 2024, who had brought in a gross tourism revenue of 92.25 million yuan (about 12.85 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)