Growth of district in Inner Mongolia's Ordos turning heads

HOHHOT－After living in Kangbashi for two years, Jon Steenbeke now regards this emerging district of Ordos, a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as his second hometown.

Steenbeke, a 35-year-old United States citizen, works as an English teacher in Kangbashi, where he has settled with his family. His second child was born there.

"There is no way I can connect this beautiful district with the term 'ghost town'," said Steenbeke, referring to a term used by some foreign media a decade ago. "The first time I came to Kangbashi, I fell in love with it."