Ken Hermann and Gem Fletcher travel to Inner Mongolia and capture the ancient tradition of Mongolian wrestling in nomadic tribes.
Real-life heroine soars above tradition
Naadam Festival, Murun, Mongolia
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Over the past decade, Mongolia has become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world—the result is a dizzying mix of new money, rapid urban development and a total reconfiguration of a centuries-long nomadic lifestyle.
preparing for a ceremony
Nomad life.
@ naadam festival, mongolia
The nation of Kyrgyzstan is little known outside Central Asia. However, this former Soviet republic has many historic remains, because it was located on the Silk Road.
If I may, let me share with you my wealth of knowledge on the traditional Mongolian yurt. They are round. They are made of a canvas material. And done. Impressive, right? I have appreciated them aesthetically for years and have even tried to reserve a couple nights in a westernized one at a local state
An ovoo - a pile of stones with silk prayer scarves at the top, which can be found all over Mongolia. The tradition is to walk around the pile three times, depositing three stones on the pile.
There is something faintly terrifying about altitude sickness – the pounding headaches, the blunted focus, the inability to make decisions. And that’s while sitting still. Walk a few paces and your chest heaves and rasps and your heart pounds heavily as you suck in cold, thin air that never seems enough. We had landed in …
An in-depth interview with photographer and journalist Asher Svidensky about the Golden Eagle Hunters of Mongolia and the future of storytelling.
Les Cultures de Yamna et de Maykop, 3 700 à 2 500 av J.C. et les Cavaliers Yamna, Yamnayas, Les Cavaliers Yamnayas furent-ils les premiers Cavaliers de l'Humanité ? Les Cavaliers Yamnayas, caucasiens des steppes, furent-ils les premiers Cavaliers de...
Immer weniger Hirten in der Mongolei wollen traditionell leben. Sie ziehen in die Städte. Touristisch ist das asiatische Land kaum erschlossen. Wir zeigen Fotos.
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Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.
An in-depth interview with photographer and journalist Asher Svidensky about the Golden Eagle Hunters of Mongolia and the future of storytelling.
蒙古乔金喇嘛庙里的释迦牟尼佛像(点击放大) (詹杜固仁波切和萧宗良合著) 蒙古佛教 第一波 根据伟大的蒙古学者洛桑谭丁所著的《Origins of Dharma in the Hor Regions》(中译名:霍尔地区的佛法起源),佛教分别以三波的方式进入霍尔地区(西藏康区北部)。第一波发生在公元前三世纪...