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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A dancer performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers attend a competition at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 19, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A female equestrian is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Mongolian actress is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young girl imitates actions of a performer at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 19, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A female equestrian is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist plays the horse-headed-fiddle at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An equestrian performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese guests attend a cultural festival on invitation in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Mongolian equestrian displays a Chinese national flag at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An equestrian performs at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese guests attend a cultural festival on invitation in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian twins are pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 19, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian twins are pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 19, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A horse-riding conductor is pictured at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Mongolian actress is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Mongolian actress is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Race horses are pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist plays the horse-headed-fiddle at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-NOMADIC CULTURE-FESTIVAL

(230820) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An actress is pictured at a cultural festival in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 18, 2023. A cultural festival to promote Mongolia's nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here on Friday. According to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator aims to honor and celebrate the legacy of nomadic culture and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. More than 1,000 bearers of intangible cultural heritage and nomadic individuals from all 21 provinces of Mongolia are participating in the festival titled "Nomads." Various activities include folk music and dance concerts, a photo exhibition featuring the nomadic lifestyle and beautiful landscape of the country and a fair of traditional handicrafts. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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Mongolia presidential election

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Nomads cast their votes in the presidential election at a portable housing structure in Tov Province, Mongolia, on June 26, 2013. Three candidates including Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj ran in the election.

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Mongolians gallop to felt tent polling booths

URAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolia's 1.2 million eligible voters across the steppes gallop to felt tent polls on July 2 to vote in a parliamentary election expected to hand power back their former Communist rulers. The photo shows three nomads on horses arriving at a tent poll station in a village near the capital.

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Mongolians gallop to felt tent polling booths

URAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolia's 1.2 million eligible voters across the steppes gallop to felt tent polls on July 2 to vote in a parliamentary election expected to hand power back their former Communist rulers. The photo shows three nomads on horses arriving at a tent poll station in a village near the capital.