This takes time ... and that's exactly what we don't have nowadays

The ritual of Mongolian camel coaxing. Because of the climate there are a lot of mourning camels who lost their kids but there are also a lot of baby camels who need a mother. The nomadic herders in Mongolia had a musical ritual to help the two of them bond. So sweet! But each year there are fewer and fewer young herders who want to learn this ritual.

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Tuvan Throat Singers Re-Covers

I need this! Throat singers Albert Kuvezin and Yat Kha covering Santana, Joy Division and more. Love it!

Mongolian Rap

So cool, rap from Mongolia. Not what you expect from the country of throat singing.

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Straight Outer Mongolia on Nowness.com

Skating In Mongolia

Ordos: Built for 1 million people and currently inhabited by just a few thousand.

It’s been called the Dubai of northern China, showered with wealth, packed with public infrastructure and located near to precious natural resources in a region plagued by water-supply troubles.

Ordos is a ghost town located in Inner Mongolia. Seeing the potential of this city in terms of spots we decided to organize a skate trip and be the first ones to skate such a surreal place.

Directed, filmed & edited by: Charles Lanceplaine

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Mongolian Yak Festival

Yak racing in Mongolia.

Mongolia In Color - 1913

Beautiful photo's of Mongolia in 1913, in color!

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How To Build A Yurt

Easy!? Can you imagine building and taking down your home time after time.

The nomadic people of Mongolia don't stay in one place for long. That's why they live in gers (which American's know by the Russian name, yurt), a home that is fast and easy to assemble and disassemble. Putting up a ger (pronounced gair) is fast and easy, but its best done by an entire family. This ger was moved by the family of Shagdarsuren Herelchuluun, on the east side of Lake Hovsgol, in northern Mongolia, not far from the Russian border.