Outlawed, the wolf is revered and feared.

OUTLAW or 
Hunting Wolves
Dawn is still hours away and the stars glisten cold and distant as the hunter Purevdorj listens, shakes his hands free of his long fur-ringed sleeves, cups them to his mouth and lets out the long howl of a she-wolf in heat. "Up them is what I call the capital of the wolves," he whispers pointing up the wooded hillsides.

Dependant on weather, nomadic herders  must brave snow storms to save their herds.

White Death 
Strikes Again
Winter in Mongolia is usually a  quiet season. On sunny days and with a thin layer of snow, herds are pastured across wide open natural pastures. But this winter, some 55,000 herder families together with their 12 million livestock are being held hostage to the White Death which struck again.
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Dried meat requires  proper treatment to  last for  years.

Dried Meat, Food to Last
Mongolian food is rather simple and nourishing. But while Mongols fail to come up with a variety of dishes, they mastered what was available to perfection, especially when it comes to meat.

Learn the ancient secret of preserving food to last or borts (bour- tsi). American Indians who also knew this secret call it pemmikan.

Chinggis Khaan's genealogical tree.

In Search of Sacred Names
Traditionally, Mongolians are fascinated by genealogy. The book written not long after Genghis Khan's death 'The Secret History of the Mongols', details Genghis Khan's forebears and in his researches Serjee has found that some Mongolian family trees date back to the 8th century. 

In 1921, the Russians began exacting revenge for centuries under 'the Tartar Yoke' by making even the Mongols forget their past, executing all the nobility, most of whom claimed direct descendancy from Genghis Khan and his sons. Then in 1925, the new rulers abolished the use of all clan names.

It takes a keen eye, precision  and stamina to  win in the musun shagai game."

Challenge of Ice 
Shagai Game
Can you hit a sheep anklebone of about one dime size from some 80 meters distance? 

Sounds incredible, but this is what "musun shagai" or "Ice Anklebone" game is all about. The game has very simple rules: clear up an ice patch on a frozen river, put five sheep anklebones, walk away 80 meters and then slide a ball straight to the target.

Sun, Wind, Desert Mirages…
Clear pastel tones, slowly fusing shades and fantastic views of mirages so unique to the Gobi Desert have become the inspiration for artist Sendem Choijamts.

Her collection of light scarves and silk dresses called "Silk Gobi Desert." Shown a year ago at an art exhibition in Rouan, France, it virtually stole the hearts of French viewers. She represents a new generation of artists enjoying newly found freedom of expression.   

Triad Poems' Paradox
Called 'world triad,' this verses represents a distinctive form of the oral literature of nomads. 

They stir the imagination, associate various phenomena and things to help to understand the world. Variations are endless as the Universe we all live in.

Foreigners about Mongolia
"Mongols are very simple people, very similar to the nature they live in. And they do everything themselves. Staying with them I learned how to appreciate small joys of life and what is the real peace of mind." James Blanden, a British reporters.