Within Mongolia, the region is well-known for its natural beauty, and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the countries major tourist attractions. The largest forest areas of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending the south-siberian Taiga.
“Dalai eej – Mother sea” tourist camp is located over 828 km from Ulaanbaatar.
Capacity: 90-100 persons
In Mongolia, herders hand comb goats in the spring, when the goats begin to naturally shed their cashmere undercoat. For first combing, cashmere is usually only harvested from the neck and belly of the goat, leaving the body covered for warmth. The herder will comb the same goats again as the weather warms, continuing to collect cashmere as the goats shed.
Once the raw cashmere reaches the processor, it is hand sorted. Each ‘combing’ from a goat tends to remain clumped together in a ball, as it was pulled from the comb. These tufts of cashmere are picked through and any that appear coarse or contaminated are discarded. The sorters also separate combings that are different grades, colors, or different shades of the same color, so that processing lots are more uniform. During presorting, contamination such as shreds from bagging materials used by herders is removed. About 10% of the total weight of the raw cashmere is lost during this stage. As the cashmere is sorted, it is moved across a table made with wire screen so that smaller contaminants that are hard to remove by hand are removed. Grass seeds, sand, and dust fall through the screen to the sorting floor.
In the next step of processing, cashmere is washed in warm water in order to remove any remaining dust, excessive oils, and other contaminants. Once cashmere is washed, it is blown through a dryer to prepare it for dehairing.
| Goods | 2009 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Flour, grade 1, kg | 850 | 331 | 455 | 417 |
| Rice, kg | 1000 | 453 | 595 | 707 |
| Mutton, kg | 2300 | 1 352 | 1 596 | 2 124 |
| Beef , kg | 3300 | 1 435 | 1 724 | 2 348 |
| Milk, l | 1300 | 482 | 468 | 488 |
| Kefir, litre | 503 | 514 | 518 | 557 |
| Butter, kg | 3 705 | 3 793 | 3 796 | 3 857 |
| Condensed milk, kg | 3 367 | 3 404 | 3 450 | 3 601 |
| Sugar, kg | 1000 | 558 | 578 | 630 |
| Green tea, 2 kg | 2 342 | 1 957 | 1 995 | 2 599 |
| Apple,kg | 1500 | 763 | 860 | 814 |
| Potato, kg | 600-1000 | 396 | 337 | 471 |
| Cabbage, kg | 1000 | 500 | 475 | 503 |
| Carrot, kg | 1000 | 491 | 410 | 649 |
| Turnip, kg | 635 | 510 | 436 | 734 |
| Onion, kg | 2000 | 524 | 467 | 434 |
| Salt,white,kg | 500 | 223 | 221 | 250 |
| Vegetable oil,l | 2700-3000 | 1 368 | 1 484 | 1 600 |
| Egg, piece | 200-220 | 98 | 107 | 150 |
| Alcohol, domestic, 0.5l | 3 741 | 3 450 | 2 822* | 3 000* |
| Pipe tobacco, 350 gr | 1 548 | 1 652 | 1 660 | 1 750 |
| Leather gloves, pair | 7500 | 5 985 | 5 365 | 5 573 |
| Trousers, piece | 12 500 | 12 960 | 12 333 | 12 100 |
| Woollen sweater, piece | 20000 | 11 675 | 11 899 | 12 183 |
| Sheep skin overcoat, piece | 332350 | 321 667 | 295 000 | 294 371 |
| Skirt, imported, piece | 20000 | 16 190 | 16 050 | 16 075 |
| Blouse , imported, piece | 25100 | 20 104 | 20 753 | 21 063 |
| Girl’s winter overcoat, piece | 14 017 | 19 283 | 18 250 | 21 350 |
| Children’s woollen sweater, piece | 5 761 | 5 842 | 5 667 | 6 574 |
| Girl’s dress, piece | 13 192 | 12 729 | 13 233 | 13 325 |
| Men’s winter leather shoes, pair | 31 375 | 33 058 | 39 258 | 40 171 |
| Women’s warm leather boots, pair | 70 000 | 62 496 | 56 750 | 55 950 |
| Girl’s shoes, pair | 14 948 | 14 685 | 13 958 | 12 625 |
| Chinese silk, m | 5000 | 3 060 | 2 781 | 2 707 |
| Cotton cloth, m | 2000 | 566 | 603 | 740 |
| Cloth “Daalimba”, m | 790 | 695 | 703 | 773 |
| Coal, 1 ton | 21 258 | 19 663 | 21 488 | 26 124 |
| Fire wood, 1 sack | - | 780 | 780 | 880 |
| White oil paint, litre | 1 157 | 1 126 | 1 100 | 1 106 |
| Electric cooker, piece | 30 150 | 32 175 | 36 083 | 41 575 |
| Light bulb, 60W | 600 | 220 | 250 | 250 |
| Carpet “Altanbulag”, 2×3m | 112 592 | 111 938 | 117 274 | 125 000 |
| Washing detergent, 200gr | 1500 | 532 | 535 | 381 |
| Laundry soap, piece | 300 | 187 | 192 | 201 |
| Beauty soap, piece | 600 | 294 | 302 | 315 |
| Tooth-paste, 130 gr | 1100 | 564 | 568 | 602 |
| Aspirin, 6 tablets | 100 | 109 | 113 | 129 |
| Pennicillin, injection,1 mln | 192 | 201 | 197 | 196 |
The main part of Mongolian livestock is the sheep flock. Sheep herding in Mongolia is one of the biggest in the world. By number of sheep per population Mongolia is the third after Australia and New Zealand.Mongolia has about 15 million of sheep. Annual demand of Mongolia in mutton is 5 million head of sheep. This animal is farmed for its meat, wool, skin, and milk. Mongolian sheep are very productive and they are called universal animals. Mongolian breeds like Bayad, Altaian, Torguud, Darkhan, Uzemchin, Barga’s are classified by their own unique specifics and characteristics. During socialism three well known Mongolian scientists have created Orkhon and Yeruu breeds of sheep. The average weight of a Mongolian sheep is 50 kg and they give around 1.5 kg of wool; the Orkhon breed is 75-85 kg and gives up 7.5 kg of wool. Readmore…
The Mongolian goat is a beneficial livestock that has high effectiveness and independent capabilities. Goats account for 20 percent of Mongolian livestock. But since 1990 numbers of ox have increased substantially, horses increased a little, sheep decreased, camel stayed the same but goats increased by leaps and bounds.
In 1990 there were 5 million goats, the present day this number has reached 12-15 million and accounts for 40-50% of livestock. It has originated from the demands of foreign merchants. Herdsmen satisfied those merchants’ demands so as to make a living because the government does not carry out proper policy towards herdsmen.
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Each year, Mongolia harvests 2900 tons of raw cashmere from 13 millions goats, and produces 25 percent of the total raw cashmere of world. The fiber length of Mongolian cashmere is the attribute for the premier quality cashmere products and produces yarn with the best spinning ability. The processing industry consists of wool, cashmere, leather, wood, metal, textile, and food production.
The main cause of continued decline over the past decade was in industrial production. In particular the agricultural raw materials processing industries had a shortage of financial resources. These financial constraints led to the inability of enterprises to secure raw materials, resulting in an under utilization of capacity. A number of measures were taken by the Government to support industrial development. Several programs are under implementation. The processing of animal-originated raw materials such as leather, cashmere and wool is playing a dominant role in the processing industry.
Mongolian newspapers have made significant investments in modern press facilities and equipment in resent years. Now there are 17 newspapers and magazines, which have their own printing houses and press. Most national dailies operate computerized typesetting and editing systems. Among the daily newspapers “Zuunii medee” (”Century news”), “Unuudur” (”Today”), “Udriin sonin” (”Daily news”) and “Unen” (”Truth”) lead by the number of subscribers. The annual circulation of 5 daily newspapers represents more than 47 per cent of newspaper sales on the Mongolian media market.
MONTSAME’s role is to “efficiently supply domestic and foreign news to mass media in the country, and inform the world of Mongolia’s diverse heritage and contemporary culture”. The principles of transparency, objectivity, efficiency and pluralism are the basic standards which MONTSAME news agency sets for all information.
Domestic clients receive a comprehensive selection of domestic and translated foreign news items, which cover politics, economics, social affairs, culture, sciences and sport. MONTSAME clients include government agencies, public and private companies and foreign organizations as well as Mongolian newspapers and broadcasting industries. The agency has its reporters in all 21 aimags and resident correspondents in Moscow, Beijing, Berlin, Washington, Astana, Praha, Seoul and Hanoi.
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Mongols take radio as a companion to start the day and intermittently return to this friend during the course of the day. A great wave of changes took place in the 1990s with the establishment of a number of private radio studios. At present, 26 FM radio stations broadcast nationwide. They attract more listeners usually offering a broad range of music and advertisements. Despite the increasing popularity of television and radio still has an expanding audience in Mongolia Presently 90 per cent of Mongolian people have access to listen to radio. Mongolian Central Radio is responsible for radio service throughout Mongolia. Given the country’s scarce population and huge territory, its broadcasting is the main means of mass information. It was the only radio station in the country until the 1990s.
Today Mongolian radio broadcasts eight hours a day in English, Japanese, Chinese and Russian to audiences in Asia, Europe, Far East and the Pacific region, Mongolian Radio maintains links with radio networks in over a dozen countries. It exchanges personnel as well as music and feature programs with the London Radio Service, Radio France International, Voice of Russia, China Radio International, Radio Canada International and Korean Broadcasting Systems etc.
Mongols are one of the great races of mankind, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, Kazakh and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. Mongolians have developed into who they are from their intimate relationship with the vast lands of Mongolia. Nowadays, more than 10 million live in countries around the world, some of them habitats western bank of Caspian sea, central Afghanistan, Tibet and Chinese Yunnan. Now, 2.5 million Mongols live in Mongolia.
Mongolians can be subdivided into more than 20 different ethnic groups, which are scattered across the country, these groups can be distinguished by their individual customs, histories and dialects. The population is homogeneous, with Mongol-speaking people consisting 95% of the total. Readmore…
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| UB-BEIJING | 1 month | 174$ |
280$ |
| UB-SEOUL | 3 months | 350$ |
460$ |
| UB-MOSCOW | 1 month | 315$ |
504$ |
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