Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Yurts in the Mongolian Countryside. The ger (yurts) is part of the Mongolian national identity. The Secret History of the Mongols mentions Genghis Khan as the leader of all people who live in felt tents, called gers, and even today a large share of Mongolia's population lives in ger, even in Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolian artist and art historian N. Chultem identified three styles of traditional Mongolian architecture (Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese), alone or in combination. Batu-Tsagaan (1654), designed by Zanabazar, was an early quadratic temple. The Dashchoilin Khiid monastery in Ulaanbaatar is an example of yurt-style architecture.
The music of Mongolia is also rich with varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country: Oirats, Hotogoid, Tuvans, Darhad, Buryats, Tsaatan, Dariganga, Uzemchins, Barga, Kazakhs and Khalha. Besides the traditional music, Western classical music and ballet flourished during the Mongolian People's Republic.
Khusugtun is a musical ensemble from Mongolia that plays music inspired by traditional Mongolian music. The group has released 2 albums and notably performed at the 2011 BBC Proms . [ 1 ] In 2015, the group came in second place in the first season of Asia's Got Talent . [ 2 ]
In essence they are yurts, but some lack the felt cover and ornate features across the exterior that is present in traditional yurt. There are UK-made yurts that feature a metal frame in use in at least two glamping sites in Somerset and Dorset. [14] [15] [16] The palloza is a traditional building found in the Serra dos Ancares in Galicia (NW ...
Yurt wagon or Ger tereg (Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠷ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ) is a traditional mobile dwelling of the Mongolic people, in which a yurt is placed on a large cart usually pulled by oxen. [ 1 ] This type of habitat was mainly used by the Mongol Khans , at least between the 13th and 16th centuries.
The Mongolian long song folk music tradition has ties to other national traditions and customs, including Mongolian history, culture, aesthetics, ethics and philosophy. The main feature of the long song is the shuranhai (prolonged, tenuto notes with deeply modulated vibrato on the vowels ).
Tsuur (Mongolian: ᠴᠤᠭᠤᠷ /цуур) - end blown flute without mouthpiece, mostly made from light wood, like bamboo, other materials: Buree class (Mongolian: "бүрээ") - clarinet style of blown instruments Ever Buree - (Mongolian: "эвэр бүрээ") - horn-shaped clarinet