Kids take a break to play games in a charming pocket park in Hohhot. [Photo/Hohhot Daily]

Hohhot city, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, has made big changes and progress in its environmental development, with more pocket parks added to the city, according to local media reports.

A mom and her boy check out the blooming flowers in a pocket park in Hohhot. [Photo/Hohhot Daily]

With the establishment of a raft of pocket parks in 2021, some 50 hectares of green space were added.

Pocket parks are a new concept that has evolved in recent years. They are generally created by using undeveloped urban green space, idle land and urban micro-spaces.

Typically, these parks are small-scale public spaces that have practical and flexible uses.

In 2021 alone, the per capita park green space increased by 0.14 square meters in the city.

Residents take a stroll and relax in a tree-lined urban pocket park in Hohhot. [Photo/Hohhot Daily]