China's first ethnic minority language website has been launched in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The Mongolian-Chinese Bilingual official website of the Hohhot Municipal People's Government releases information in both languages and will be convenient for local Mongolian citizens browsing on the Internet, local officials said.
Local residents can also send complaints to the government or communicate with the mayor through emails in both Mongolian and Chinese, they said.
The website is expected to serve as a "bridge" between the people and the government, said the officials.
There are a total of 49 ethnic groups in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where Mongolians account for more than 10 percent of the total population.
(Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2002)
