This essay introduces four groups-Mongols, Tibetans, the Manchus, and the Naxi--whose writings are in the Beijing National Library. It is important to note that China, like many places in the world, ...

Mongol women enjoyed, or some would say endured, a vital role in the often times harsh nomadic life. In recent decades, women saw greater equality in education and the workplace. As Mongolia continues ...

30 years after a youth-led revolution overturned Soviet rule, young Mongols are again at the forefront of change in the country. A Canadian research team shares their findings from a Mongolia ...

In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous ...

By Michael Kohn Eight centuries ago, Mongolia ascended to the world’s consciousness after Genghis Khan and his equestrian ...

The Mongols were repeatedly defeated and suffered ... a special team was organized in the spring of 1954 in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A delegationary procession went to Qinghai and ...

Mongol Mongolia Mongolian They are mostly Buddhist and often nomadic. They are famous for their skill as horse-riding warriors. Muslim Oasis cities of Xinjiang, north-west China and other cities ...

The Mongol people continue to live in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and modern-day Mongolia, where Genghis Khan's portrait appears on currency, vodka, and cigarettes, and his name even ...

“Naadam has become (part of) the national identity of Mongols.” It wasn’t until 1921 that Naadam was officially declared an annual national holiday in Mongolia. For hundreds of years ...