Mongolias

Mongolia’s nomadic community which eats nothing but meat and milk is one of the last left on earth

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These stunning photos show the harsh reality of life for Mongolian nomads who live on the country’s vast steppe.    Hundreds of nomads live in the 340,000 square miles of open grassland, where temperatures regularly drop to -40C (-40F), and subsist off their herds of animals, eating a diet of only milk and meat.  Vegetables are … Read more

Meet the monk living at one of Mongolia’s oldest monasteries with just 10 others

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Monthly head shaves and daily two-hour chants: Meet the monk living at a monastery in Mongolia that survived Stalinist repression to become one of the country’s oldest The Shankh Monastery, founded in 1647,  is located 224 miles from Ulaanbaatar  It closed in 1937 during Stalinist repression – many of the monks were executed After the revolution in … Read more