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Economy&Life | Yakeshi of Inner Mongolia leverages cold climate for auto testing and tourism growth

February 10, 2026


Abstract : Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been an important base for cold-area automotive testing due to its long, freezing winter season. While a large number of engineers and technicians pay regular visits for business purposes to the city, they also provide a stable client base for other services available here.

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Tourists experience car drifting on an icy road at an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

YAKESHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been an important base for cold-area automotive testing due to its long, freezing winter season. While a large number of engineers and technicians pay regular visits for business purposes to the city, they also provide a stable client base for other services available here.

In the mean time, local authorities are further improving their infrastructure and services to attract more plain tourists for the colorful winter-time amusements available in the city.

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A car drifts on an icy road at an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a view of an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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A car drives on an icy road at an automotive testing field in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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Tourists ski at the Phoenix Mountain scenic area in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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A tourist walks in birch woods in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows tourists enjoying snow tubing at the Phoenix Mountain scenic area in Yakeshi of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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