At the north side of Delger river and Altan gadas, in the territory of Arbulag soum of Khuvsgul aimag, there is a ruin of city with statue and palace of Munkh Khaan. Folk talk says that there is a ruin of ancient city and are two stones bearing the name of seat and fireplace of [...]
In Bus Chuluu /near to the Olon Us/ the territory of Ikh Khet soum, Dornogobi province, there is a remaining of many houses /about 50/ on an ancient city without any surrounding walls. There is a main building at the center of this ruined city and it is surrounded from its three sides. Some buildings [...]
Uglugchiin herem is located 45 km in south west of Batshireet soum center of Khentii aimag and 8-10 km from the delta of Bayan River and Uglugchiin River. It lies in a valley of Daichin Mountain and was built with skillfully piled stones without any clays and mud. It is about three kilometers long and [...]
I. Setsenkhan’s Palace Museum A base of the khan’s palace in Setsenkhan aimag, Khalkh, was first built in 1691 and there are wall fence around the palace and red, white and brown bulwarks inside the palace. There were temples where khan’s idols were worshipped for many years in the red bulwark, temples where khan’s treasure [...]
There are two English newspapers in Ulaanbaatar, The UB Post and the Mongol Messenger. Both accept volunteers and if you in Mongolia there long enough (if if you are lucky too) then you maybe asked to stay on as English Editor or maybe even Editor and recieve a small salary (from $100-$300 per month). Normally [...]
There are three Veterinary offices in UB. The best one is situated next to the Circus, most of the staff here are foreign and well equipped. The fees are fairly reasonable costing around 20,000 Tugrug for basic treatment. I have heard about the animals being treated a little ruff, post surgery, by the Mongolian staff. [...]
The International School of UlaanBaatar is a well established institute and is by far the best school in the country for foreign students residing in Mongolia with their families. There are a number of non – native speaking students in the school, for the same reason that the American School attracts them. The Schools mini [...]
Mongolians like to wear nice, richly decorated clothes, compensating for the simple frugal nomadic lifestyle. A harsh climate and uneasy life demand attention to the smallest details of the clothes. It’s amazing how this nation created clothes fitting all seasons and needs well through out and used in many different ways.
The Canadian owned and run, American School is a new edition to Mongolia’s education sector. The school is currently in it’s first academic year and after a few teething problems, like any new institute the school is attracting alot of interest from Mongolian families wanting their children to be educated in a totally emerged English [...]
The Mongolian yurt has passed through many different stages during its development process. It has been improved by people with various intellectual levels over many generations beginning with the wooden dwelling built by ancient man. Even in the rock paintings left by ancient men in Mongolia, early dwelling evolution can be seen. During ancient times [...]
