We set out from Ulan Bator in Mongolia for a treck in the wilderness. Our vehicle broke down and a wonderful family put us up in their Gher for four days. You will find many more photos on www.mayfamilywt.blogspot.com Теги:MongoliaGerTravelFriendship
China has executed a driver who ran over and killed a Mongolian herdsman. The death sentence may go some way to calming the lingering anger in China's Inner Mongolia region. There were riots after the hit and run death earlier this year. But, as Mel Теги:ulan batorMelissa ChanInner Mongoliayoutubeasia-pacificnewsChina
The Naadam Festival is the major Mongolian holiday and a wonderful time to experience the culture and people of this amazing land. The festival has its roots in the nomad wedding assemblies and hunting extravaganzas of the Mongol Army. The opening ceremony features marches and music from soldiers, monks and athletes before the real fun begins! In the Naadam Stadium the three sporting passions of Mongolians, horse racing, wrestling and archery, are played out over 2 days. But if you don't want to watch sport all the time, there's plenty to see and do outside -- food, music, crafts or just people watching. Теги:mongoliannaadamfestival
What was once lush pasture, farmed by nomadic tribesmen for centuries, has now been eradicated by desertification. In thirty years, sands that have blown across Mongolia by seasonal wind, have eaten more than two million hectares of Mongolian grassland. Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng, discovers why, for many Mongolians, the traditional way of life is no longer possible. Теги:tonychengemongoliadesertificationgobijazeeraaljazeeraal-jazeera
Mongolian, Mongol Hunting Camping Ger, Yurt-Natural and handmade Mongolia It is new. There are 2 layers to structure of this yurt. There are the wooden walls, roof poles, each with a round shaft and a long, tapering square sectioned head. It has 44 roof poles and 2 walls. Diameter is 3.4 metres. Height is 2 metres. The crown or toono is a solid, heavy timber wheel with a raised four-spoked centre. Mongolians said the crown toono in Mongolian. The walls are in a number of collapsible sections or Khana each made from a number of steam-bent poles. Easy to transport, quick to put up and very robust. However the climate and materials available in Mongolia are very different than in Europe. Outside cover made of white waterproof material next is the felt. Теги:MongolianhuntingcampingGer(Yurt)
www.scmp.com Mongolians celebrated Naadam this month, a sports festival that rivals the Olympics with its centuries' old history. Genghis Khan's descendents compete in skills that enabled them to once rule the world's largest empire: Wrestling, archery and horse racing. Since Mongolia's revolution in 1921, Naadam is now celebrated as a national holiday every July 11th. We talk to a Mongolian wrestler who has high hopes for his compatriots at this year's Olympic Games. Теги:archerybeijingfestivalgenghisgamesulaanbatorkhatgalhistoryhorseracingkhanmongolianmanlynaadamolympicfeaturesportsthreewrestling蒙古摔跤北京奥运
UNESCO: Urgent Safeguarding List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2009 URL: www.unesco.org Description: The Mongolian Tuuli is an oral tradition comprising heroic epics that run from hundreds to thousands of lines and combine benedictions, eulogies, spells, idiomatic phrases, fairy tales, myths and folk songs. They are regarded as a living encyclopaedia of Mongolian oral traditions and immortalize the heroic history of the Mongolian people. Epic singers are distinguished by their prodigious memory and performance skills, combining singing, vocal improvisation and musical composition coupled with theatrical elements. Epic lyrics are performed to musical accompaniment on instruments such as the ''morin khuur'' (horse-head fiddle) and ''tovshuur'' (lute). Epics are performed during many social and public events, including state affairs, weddings, a childs first haircut, the ''naadam'' (a wrestling, archery and horseracing festival) and the worship of sacred sites. Epics evolved over many centuries, and reflect nomadic lifestyles, social behaviours, religion, mentalities and imagination. Performing artists cultivate epic traditions from generation to generation, learning, performing and transmitting techniques within kinship circles, from fathers to sons. Through the epics, Mongolians transmit their historical knowledge and values to younger generations, strengthening awareness of national identity, pride and unity. Today, the number of epic trainers and ... Теги:IntangibleCulturalHeritage;UNESCO2003Convention;Mongolia;00310
