Photos document Baotou’s history (Series 2)

Zheng Tianxiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, writes an inscription commemorating the 40^th anniversary of the founding of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Aug 1, 1987. Zheng was Mayor of Baotou from January 1950 to October 1952. He was the first mayor of Baotou after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou]

Xi Zhongxun (right), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, inspects Baogang Group, also known as Baotou Iron and Steel Group, on Aug 3, 1987. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou]