For this is also an image of modern-day Mongolia, one of the few remaining strongholds of nomadism. Mongolia is a country constantly bridging tradition and modernity, keeping a firm hold on its ...

The capital city of Ulaanbaatar holds a fascinating blend of modern and traditional Mongolian culture (Credit: Alamy) It's home to vast, open steppes and an ancient nomadic culture, but as the ...

Then there is the question of whether the tradition of anointing children as lama reincarnates makes sense and still has a place in modern Mongolia. Some have also complained that elite families ...

Three decades later, in 1971, Romania, a fellow socialist country, helped Mongolia build a modern circus facility that could seat thousands more people, its blue-domed roof standing out amid ...

and Mongolia celebrates its history, including its modern-day revolution, and the ebbs and flows of the Mongol Empire. This year’s Naadam theme was “Eternal Unity” and its featured ...

In a wood-paneled office Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, sits in front of a gilt framed painting that depicts a warrior and fawn. “It’s called Hero Going to War, by ...

Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community.