By YANG RAN in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia and YUAN HUI in Hohhot |
China Daily |
An aerial view of China-Europe freight trains at Erenhot port in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 24. ZHANG HAIFENG/XINHUA
The city of Erenhot, located in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is often called China's "Northern Gate", as it is the critical entry point where the China-Mongolia railway first touches Chinese soil from the neighboring country.
In this bustling hub, the city center lies just 9 kilometers from the center of Zamyn-Uud, its Mongolian twin.
