The state is reasserting its authority in some places. Roadside safety inspections of vehicles have returned. On a drive between Baruun-Urt and Chinggis (<3 hrs) we were stopped by police three times: marmot inspection (we weren’t carrying), tire disinfection, seatbelt check. The latter was...
For example, many Mongolians assume that white males are incredibly rich. When I eat with my Mongolian friends at locally-owned restaurants other patrons are sometimes shocked to see me. “They’re saying how poor you must be to eat here” my friend told me, interpreting the flurry of conv...
When you reach the temple (after a long uphill trudge and a very rickety bridge), it’s not immediately obvious that the outline of the complex is supposed to resemble an elephant. The main building is the head, the 116 steps of staircase are the trunk and the walkways at the sides rep...
the Altai and Jargalant in the Khanui Valley are in this category of regional central places. This patterning is particularly notable when we consider the social units that built these monumental clusters. If each ordinary cluster can be considered the focus of a community or lineage (Frohlich e...
Now lyrics is ready and melody is noway near to be completed. Meantime I composed two versions which Lkhagvasuren did not like. He told me:“She is in a carriage No 1. Just go and see her. Do not tell anything and come back that might help…” . As I approached to her carriage ...
It is indeed a technical challenge. In 2008-2009 I was in correspondence with a gentleman at a tech company in Hawaii (of all places), which was developing an input system for the Mongolian traditional script on a Mac. I was told that the script could only be rendered horizontally on a...
Sakura season is almost here, and we’ve found 13 top places to see cherry blossoms around the world—from Tokyo to Washington D.C. and beyond. Best nearby Norrmalm Norrmalm is Stockholm’s most central and busiest neighborhood. It’s home to the main shopping street, Drottninggatan, an...
(small ruminants and cattle) was longer at places with lower herbage allowance (rs = −0.75,P < 0.001). In China, the duration of sojourn (arrival as well as departure date) was regulated by the local government. Nevertheless, information gathered from herders about arrival and ...
Markets can be physical places such as the farmers' market in large cities, the commodity markets in Chicago, or the stock exchanges of New York City. They can also be nothing more than a "happening" where buyer and seller never meet but may communicate halfway around the world by ...
With a population of about 2 million, Mongolia has 2,500 Christians, including both Catholics and Protestants, official statistics show. Unofficial estimates say the figure could be as high as 10,000. Religious organizations and places of worship are required to register with the government. The ...