The Inner Mongolian EPB took us out to see a 草原(grassland), for which the province is well-known for. They took us to 四子王旗 2A Tourist Attraction grassland (yes, tourist attractions in China are rated with a star-rating (星级)according to how quality it is. For some reason, swarming, flying beetles came out to join the evening bonfire dancing and entertainment. Although some tourists were good sports and were trying to have a good time, I couldn’t help but wonder if they were dancing because they were into the music, or if they were simply trying to avoid the bugs.

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