The Border

4 Days Mongolia, Saynshand and back

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October 4th 2008
It is the October holiday in China celebrating 59 years People’s Republic. The whole country is off for 3 days and so were we, together with the weekend 5 days off in a row. The mission: Mongolia! I and my best mate Johan set off early Monday morning in a bus from Hohhot to the border city of Erlianhot. The 6 hour trip was quite alright, we arrived early afternoon with the intention to look at t ... read more

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The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more