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When giving or accepting anything (especially gifts, food, tea etc.) use both hands, if not use your right hand (never use left hand).Never throw things or drop things when giving to someone, but hand in to the recipient. Even if you are across the ger from the person whom you're giving something, get up, walk up to the person and give it hand to hand.
Fire is sacred for Mongols and it would be highly offensive to put anything 'unclean' into someone's hearth. It is good to be environmentally concious and try to dispose your garbage into the fire, but before you do that ask your host if that's ok to go into the fire. For example, it's ok to put your candy wrapper into the fire. Not ok - tissues in which you just blew your nose.
The ancient conqueror Genghis Khan is known as Chinggis Khan in Mongolia, and he is still very much alive and respected till today. You can find paintings and carvings of Chinngis Khan all around Mongolia, and they even have many things named after him such as Chinggis Khan Hotel, Chinggis Khan Beer, Chinggis Khan Restaurant etc.
You can see colourful stupas made from piling up stones at the side of the road when you are travelling across Mongolia. This is of Buddhist significance and it is said that if you walk clockwise around the stupa for 3 rounds, it will bring good luck to you. Also leaving a personal belonging at the stupa will also bring good luck.
The most famous musical instrument is the horse head instrument which looks like a violin (can't remember the name). You will get to see this instrument during the musical performances, and you can even buy it as a souvenir if you want.
Airag is actually fermented mare's milk and it is the national drink of Mongolia. You have a chance to try airag and some Mongolian snacks when you visit the Mongolian family in their ger. Airag tastes blend and salty which does not really appeal to the taste buds. However, you should try a little airag for experience and a true Mongolian experience.
Carrying on from ancient times, archery is still very much alive in Mongolia today especially during the Naadam Festival. You will see men and women dress up in their colourful traditional costumes and compete in the archery contest which is a delight to watch. They use blunt arrows during the competition and the objective is to hit as near to the bull's eye as possible, as usual. Some of the archers are very accurate and impressive indeed.
Wrestling is one of the traditional sports in Mongolia and is still very highly regarded till today. You can watch the wrestling event at the Naadam Festival. In fact, Mongolia has won some Olympic medals in wrestling, which is one of their strongest sporting events.
Hommii is a very specialise type of traditional music, and the musical instrument is actually different types of sound made by a person (using his throat and lung energy) together with some background music. Hommii is very difficult to master and is indeed a very unique form of art. A visit to Mongolia is not complete without listening to the Hommii performance.
The Mongolian are expert horse riders and this skill is passed from generation to generation, even till today. Young children learn to ride horses even before they can even walk, and the horse is still the primary mode of transportation in the vast land with very few roads and vehicles.
The Continental Hotel Ulaanbaatar
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Bayangol Hotel Ulaanbaatar
2 Reviews and 69 Opinions I stayed here for a couple of nights - the first and last night’s of my Mongolian tour. This 4-star...
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