Things to Do in Mongolia
Top Destinations and Attractions
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Lake Khovsgol (Khousgol Nuur)
Mongolian Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is located at Ulaanbaatar. Built in 1924, this museum demonstrates nearly all the aspects of the natural history, such as geology, geography, phytology, biology and anthropology.
On the first floor, you can see some stone tools and rock paintings from the primitive period, while the second floor is divided into several parts which contain agricultural, weaving, and daily articles of the country and some historical sites of Tujue Tribe. See more about National Museum of Mongolia
Gobi Desert literally means an arid area and a kind of wilderness. With its most surface covered with rocks instead of sands, Gobi is one of the largest desert and semi-desert area, which used to be the most important part of Mongol Empire. This desert occupies a large area, reaching Altai Mountain in the north, Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau in the southwest, and North China Plain in the southeast. Several cities along the Silk Road are located on the Gobi Desert.
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Gandan Monastery, a Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery whose full name is Gandantegchinlen Monastery, was first built in 1835. Gandantegchinlen means "a place full of joy". It is the biggest monastery in this country with 150 monks in residence and an 86.9-feet-high (26.5-meter-high) statue of MigjidJanraisig. Affected by Stalin, Khorloogiin Choibalsan had destroyed almost all the monasteries in the 1930s. Gandan Monstery is one of the survivals. The statue had been destroyed by Russian army in 1938. At the end of Soviet era, the local people raised money to rebuild this statue with 2,286 jewels and gild it. It is considered to be a national treasure.
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Genghis Khan Square
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Things to Eat
Dairy products and meat products are the most common food in Ulaanbaatar. Mutton plays a really important role in daily dishes. Mongolian barbecue and roast whole lamb are the traditional food. Mongolians usually eat meat with hands, sometimes with knife and fork.
Kumiss is a kind of alcoholic drinks that the local people really love. Normally, it is made in summer. Kumiss is a little bit sour combined with milk flavor, good for skin and eyesight.
Mongolian Milk Tea is suitable for all ages. Salt is added to the tea, making it different from other milk teas.
Other typical foods include Khorkhog, Boodog, etc.
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- Last updated on Nov. 03, 2021 -