BBC記者實地採訪：巨變中的內蒙古

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馬滕, BBC記者實地採訪：巨變中的內蒙古. BBC Chinese, Feb 6, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/chin ... nner_mongolia.shtml

, which is translated from

Martin Patience, Sweeping change across China's Inner Mongolia. BBC Chinese, Feb 5, 2014.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25979564

Quote:

"The region now accounts for a quarter of domestic coal production.

"The unprecedented mining boom has also brought a wave of Han Chinese migration to the region. [Ethnic] Mongolians who have populated the region for centuries are now just 20% of the population. Some Mongolians say they are missing out on the lucrative boom. They also worry that the constant migration is diluting their culture, language and traditions

"And many Mongols welcome the opportunities that come with development. Life is now far easier in the towns and the cities than the harsh realities of the grasslands and life in traditional tents.

My comment:
(a) The travelogue is somewhat superficial.
(b) "Today, the Mongolians still celebrate their traditions at nadaams - or traditional games."
(i) BBC Chinese translates the sentence this way: "直到今天，蒙古族仍然以「那達慕大會」這種傳統形式的運動會來紀念自己的傳統。"
(ii) For "nadaam," see naadam
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naadam
(lit[erally] "games")