Archery on horseback
2015-05-11
Archery on horseback is a traditional sports activity of the Mongols. All people can take part in the competition regardless of the age or sex.
Sheep snatching on horseback
2015-05-11
Sheep snatching on horseback is a traditional sport of several ethnic minority groups in Northwest China.
Hoomii
2015-05-11
The Mongolian 'chor' is multi-part singing sung by just one person. Hoomii, in Mongolian, means larynx.
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Mongolian marriage
2015-05-11
If a Mongolian young man takes a liking for a girl, he should entrust a matchmaker to send gifts such as sugar, tea leaves and pastern that symbolize harmony, wetness and prosperity wrapped in a white handkerchief to the girl's home.
Nadam fair
2015-05-11
Nadam Fair, meaning 'entertainment,' or 'recreation' in Mongolian, originated in the early days of the 13th century and is a mass traditional Mongolian festival.
Sacrificial ceremony to Genghis Khan
2015-05-11
The Genghis Khan mausoleum, located in Erdos City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a consecrate place to sacrifice the historical extraordinary personality Genghis Khan.
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Whistling meadows
2014-09-22
At 7 am daily, lawyer Kui Jiliang puts on his designer suit to head to work in downtown Beijing. But before that, for about 15 minutes, he practices khoomei, an ancient throat-singing technique of the ethnic Mongolians and Tuvans, in which the vocalist is able to sing in two voices simultaneously.
Baotou, China