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  • Sacrificial ceremony to Genghis Khan

    2017-06-23

    The Genghis Khan mausoleum, located in Erdos City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a consecrate place to sacrifice the historical extraordinary personality Genghis Khan.

  • Nadam fair

    2017-06-23

    Nadam Fair, meaning 'entertainment,' or 'recreation' in Mongolian, originated in the early days of the 13th century and is a mass traditional Mongolian festival.

  • Residential houses of Daur

    2013-12-18

    Villages of the Daur ethnic minority are mostly located at foot of a hill and beside a stream with a picturesque scenery.

  • Oroqen marriage

    2013-12-18

    When boys of the Oroqen ethnic minority grow to 15 to 16 years old, their parents begin to look for suitable girls in the outside clans for them.

  • Mongolian marriage

    2013-12-18

    If a Mongolian young man takes a liking for a girl, he should entrust a matchmaker to send gifts such as sugar, tea leaves and pastern that symbolize harmony, wetness and prosperity wrapped in a white handkerchief to the girl's home.

  • Russian marriage

    2013-12-18

    Russian ethnic minority strictly forbids marriages between close relatives such as cousins but does not limit marriages with other brotherly minorities.

  • Daur marriage

    2013-12-18

    According to Daur's custom, the fiancée's side has to send betrothal gifts on a luck day set beforehand.

  • Ewenki marriage

    2013-12-18

    Marriage between young men and women of Ewenki ethnic minority are mostly based on free choice.

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