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Do u know that the capital is usually crowded and the most polluted place in the country? This does not exclude the capital of Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator). What is so special about this place? Have u noticed the flowers grown around UB?

During the winter, this place smell smokey everywhere as people burn wood or coal for heating purposes. When comes to summer, u can see flowers blooming everywhere, people started to wear casually like Malaysia. Besides that, everywhere is grown with nice and beautiful flowers. Although it is being developed but u still can see nicely grown flowers grown every where - along the road side, walkway, and not to mention about the country side. To me, all these flowers have beautified the place with various colours and added lives to this place compare to the winter. When u have experienced the cold & harsh winter here, u will definitely appreciate the beauty of the summer in UB.

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All i know about Mongolia is only Genghis Khan and cold weather when i came here. Genghis Khan(Chinggis Khan) is the Hero of Mongolia. People may not know what is happening in Mongolia but certainly know what has the Hero of Mongolia has done in the past. He managed to unite many of the nomadic tribes of northeast asia and formed the Mongol Empire. He also invaded East & Central Asia. During his life, the Mongol Empire eventually occupied most of Asia.
Our first stop is the Chinggis Khan Statue Complex which is still under construction. It is located 54km from Ulaanbaatar, surrounded by beautiful natural scenry on the bank of Tuul River. It is 40m high from surface with a 10m high foundations.
The statue reflects his courage and power of Genghis Khan. It holds a golden whip on his right hand riding a horse. Though it is not complete construction yet, we managed to get in and have a view of the surroundings from the top. Visitors will be able to walk to the head of the horse through chest and back of the horse. Visitors too can capture panoramic view around the complex. Recreation area, restaurants and souvenir shops, conference hall are planned to be built inside the complex. Some ger gamp surrounding the complex is also under construction. Ger camp which will be built and arranged like the pattern of horse seal which were used by the 13th Century Mongol Tribes.
Besides that, there are also 100 trees that were grown before u reached the complex as large part of the surroundings here were steppes and nothing can be grown there. these 100 trees grown exactly there every year. Take note on these trees before u reach there.

  A ger is being constructed nearby the complex.

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Ulaanbaatar (Red Hero) is the capital of Mongolia. It is located at 1351 meters above sea level & in the central region on the banks of the River Tuul. It has about 250 years of history. The first capital of Mongolia was Urguu which is located at the Da Khuree Monastery at Arkahngai aimag(province). Ulaanbaatar was established in 1639 as the centre of Buddism in Monoglia and home to Zanabazar – Head of Buddhism in Mongolia. The nomadic encampment shifted from place to place until 1778 when it settled in UB and later ruled by Bogd Khaan. In 1924, it was officially declared the official capital of Mongolia.

UB is a gateway to Mongolia. It has a population of over 1′000′000 and a surface area of 135′800 hectares. It currently contributes 40% of the gross Domestic product. The city is surrounded by Holy Mountains – Bogd Uul, Songino, Bayanzurkh, and Chingeltei mountains. The city is thus divided into 6 districts: Sukhbaatar, Chingeltei, Bayanzurkh, SonginoKhairkhain, Khaan Uul and Bayangol. Sukhbaatar district is the central for Government House, Cental Post Office, museums and hotels. UB contrast the aspect of present Mongolian society as well as the traditional nomadic culture. You may also find many Buddhist monasteries, temples, traditional gers and cultural places contrast between modern and socialist era old buildings. Besides that, there are many dining places and pubs popular for foreigners and tourists. UB has the only international airport in the country and the Tran-Siberian railway corssess Mongolia from north to south connecting Moscow and Beijing.

There are a number of museums, cinemas and theaters, art galleries and some shopping centres around UB. However, you can still find some street loitering kids and adults walking around UB. Some could be begging, sleeping along the street and trying to find some food/treasures in the dumpsite. I remember once I found children as young as 4 or 5 years old begging at night in the winter outside some pubs with the family. It is really sympathize seeing them. However, I did not give them any money even few approach by them. I think it is not a proper way to help them in such way. Giving money to them is just making them realized that “Begging” could be a career to these small children to earn a living in the future. This will also encourage the parent to make use of them to beg for life. I have also seen a family got two of their children into the big trash can to dig some rubbish whereas the parent standing ouside the trash can to search for food and valuables from the trash. It is really a pity to see such scene. Thus, I think we should help them through proper channel and not giving money to them on the street. Don’t u think so?

Some picture around UB in the Summer and Winter seasons.

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