Showing posts with the label Mongolia

The Silver Tree of Karakorum

Jan 27, 2021

Of all the things described in William of Rubruck's account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps none is so striking as the...

The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan

May 7, 2019

The death of Genghis Khan is shrouded in secrecy. The Great Khan died in the summer of 1227, during a campaign against the Tanguts, along t...

The Landlocked Navy of Mongolia

Sep 21, 2018

Many landlocked countries with no access to the open ocean maintain navies, which might seem odd at first. But once you realize that aside f...

The Deer Stones of Mongolia

Apr 30, 2014

Throughout the grasslands of northern Mongolia and southern Siberia lay scattered hundreds of megaliths bearing mysterious carvings that see...

Enormous Statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia

Sep 10, 2013

To the outside world, Genghis Khan, the fearsome Mongolian warrior who conquered half the known world in the 13th century, is remembered for...

Desert Lotus Hotel In Inner Mongolia

Aug 21, 2013

A magnificent new hotel has bloomed amid the vast sea of sands in Xiangshawan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west to Beijing. Named ...