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13th Century National Park : 13th Century National Park comprises Chinggis Khan's giant statue museum and live museum "Town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of Ulaanbaatar in area of Erdene Zuu of Tov Province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of Mongols, who were lived in powerful Mongol Empire’s period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler Marco Polo and William Rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, Mongolia.

13th Century National Park

13th Century National Park comprises Chinggis Khan's giant statue muse ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2012 10:24pm PST

Dramatic Landscape of Mongolia :

Dramatic Landscape of Mongolia

Updated: Aug 09, 2012 9:15pm PST

ALTAI- Kazakh province, Mongolia : Bayan-Olgii, is a “Kazakh province’ and it is here that their culture persevered despite communist oppression for much of the 20th century. The dominant feature of western Mongolia is the Mongol Altai mountain range, which stretches from Russia through Bayan-Olgi down to the Gobi desert. One of the oldest, most revered and spectacular activity for the Kazakh people, passed down from generation to generation, is hunting with trained eagles. Bayan Ulgii, Mongolia. Place your order at tkelly@photo.wlink.com.np

ALTAI- Kazakh province, Mongolia

Bayan-Olgii, is a “Kazakh province’ and it is here that their culture ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2011 10:59pm PST

Shanghai Tang Polo 2010 : Anyone messing with Genghis Khan did so at his peril. The illiterate son of a nomadic herder, following the unification of Mongolia's fractious tribes in 1206, he built the world's largest continental empire, twice the size of its Roman predecessor, from China to the Adriatic Coast, with large chunks of modern Iran, Hungary and Russia, spanning more than one hundred languages and cultures. In folklore his name is synonymous with conquest by brute force with no quarter given and none sought. As in other central Asian armies in medieval times, his cavalry units were obliged to play polo to hone their equestrian skills. Legend has it that skulls of slain enemy served as polo balls, but Christopher Giercke, German-born founder-president of the Genghis Khan Polo & Riding Club, is wary of giving the legend credence. "Certainly severed heads were served up on plates, and the cavalry was never intended to pluck flowers," he shrugs. "They might have done this to intimidate enemies and persuade them to surrender, but it remains unproven." Giercke is the central figure of the story which follows. After aeons as a court pleasure, quite as much preparation for mounted warfare, polo had all but disappeared in Central Asia by the 19th century. Giercke led the way in restoring polo to the horse-mad nomadic herders of Mongolia, a sovereign republic since 1924. Shangai Tang Polo Cup, August, 2010. Monkhe tengri, Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia.

Shanghai Tang Polo 2010

Anyone messing with Genghis Khan did so at his peril. The illiterate s ...

Updated: Feb 10, 2012 12:18am PST

Mongolia Polo 2012 : Mongolia Polo 2012 Polo Tournament organized by Christopher Giercke, owner of Genghis Khaan club, in Mongolia. There were 4 teams who participated for a two day long match, viz. 1) The Genghis Khan Polo Club. 2) The Chinese Polo Team 3) The New Zealand Polo Team 4) The Rest of the World Polo Team where, his New Zealand Polo Team won the tournament.

Mongolia Polo 2012

Mongolia Polo 2012 Polo Tournament organized by Christopher Giercke, ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2012 12:56am PST

Journey to Mongolia (Aug 14-25, 2012) : Journey to Mongolia (Aug 14-25, 2012) With national geographic and Wild Earth Journeys http://wildearthjourneys.com

Journey to Mongolia (Aug 14-25, 2012)

Journey to Mongolia (Aug 14-25, 2012) With national geographic and Wil ...

Updated: Oct 02, 2012 11:20pm PST