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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Area in China, fertile grassland groups of drove live a leisurely life where is one of the most primary stockbreeding base. The famous Mongolia horses are abundant. People of Mongolia ethnic minority nationality spreads over the beautiful land. They create not only their language, but also letters.


In a pasturing area, in winter they often have fur clothes on with silk or cotton cloth as cover; in summer, they have a cloth long wide gown with long sleeves. The color of a Shuit of clothes is often red, yellow and deep blue. No matter men or women, the long gown has no kick pleat underside. They like to use red and green silk cloth to make waistband. A knife is armed, the decoration of sheath is very exquisite. They also like to hang snuffboxes. Long upper cowskin shoes are very popular. All their costumes are adaptive to the natural environment. A man like to wear a blue or black hat or wraps head with silk. A woman always wraps her head with a red and blue piece of cloth. When it is in winter, no matter a man or a woman, he will wear a hat in shape of taper. A married woman detaches her hair from the middle of the head and comb two plaits. On the each of the two plaits, she tie a bid round bean and decorates with agates, coral and jade.

A Mongolian tent is the traditional living house. It is two or three meter. Thick felt is covered all around. A patio is open on the top of a tent for air and sunlight. A fire pipeline goes through from the patio. a Mongolian tent is not only convenient to transport and be rebuilt, but also it is a good house to keep cold and wind out. With the development of the society, when people settle down, a constructive tent house is getting more popular.

They are hospitable, zealous and frankly. A family will serve a strange guest when he could not get anywhere to live.

In a family, the elder generation is the householder and controls everything. customarily, a husband is high above his wife; but in a pasturing area, a husband will gain his wife's agreement to manage house events.

Na-Da-Mu is a tradition and important festival among them. On every June and August, it is the season that the livestock are fat and strong and the Mongolian people will hold Na-Da-Mu collection, which means entertainment, game and sports. Competing horse, wrestling, toxophily, singing and dancing are parts of the event. Before the collection, people come from all sides to celebrate. The calm grassland turns thriftily. Colorful flags fly in wind, people flows over there and here, cattle and sheep bray, restaurant, tea stall, and so on, shape the happy feelings overflow the beautiful green grassland.

Wrestling game is special folklore. A fighter was just like an old ancient brave cavalier stride big steps with complete arm of traditional costume, jumping and sinJingg ' let us compete' when enter on the stage. The other competitor waves both arms to meet enemy head-on. Wrestling is a popular game among Mongolian. After a day of working, they gather in the setting sunlight to start wrestle.

Competing horse skill need brave. The rider with multicolor waistband and wrapped color handkerchief around heads with spirits to start a scene of competition. People gather around to cheer for every rider. For a good rider, a rinJinggly whistling will beckon his smart horse.

Milk production is common food, rice and vegetables are not important.

They believe in Lama.


There are colorful music, dance and exquisite handicraft. On a feast, the youth dance off the cuff. Horse dancing is refined from the riding experience. Every posture of which can convey their brave character.

A horse head guitar is unique. On the head of the guitar, there carved a refined image of a horse. The sound and tone of which is wide and low to bring audience into artistic conception of the immense grassland.

They forge their own heroes in their cultural arts, many magnum opus were left by the ancestors, such as Biography of Jiangger, Story of Gesir King and Historical Novel of Annals.

Medicine amalgamates with those of Tibet and herbalist doctor. Diagnose by observing, asking and feeling the pulse. They are good at curing wound and setting a broken bone.

A tobacco pipe is made of five metal materials and inlayed design of flowers, birds, fish and animals. Red agate is decorated the sandal smoke pole. The inlayed desing tobacco pipe is not only useful, but also an elite handicraft. Handicraft industry are colorful by their creation of Mongolian bags, saddle, shoes copper kettle, and others.

Camel Festival of Mongolia Mongol


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