Culture Mongolia
The Culture Mongolia webspace, under continuing development, aims to be a comprehensive online database of articles, images, documents and reports, statistics and links concerning Mongolia's tangible and intangible heritage.
Rationale
Although there is a growing international interest in Mongolian history, society and culture, relatively little reliable information is available in these areas to a foreign public. In particular, the output of print or online information by Mongolian scholars in the English language remains negligible, with the result that the English-speaking public is often forced to rely on information produced by non-Mongolians.
We intend to address this imbalance and promote a "Mongolian point of view", by making available a comprehensive online database of information synthesized from Mongolian and other sources.
Contents
The online database is expected to include detailed information on Mongolia's nomadic civilization, including the following areas:
- Customs and traditions
- Monuments and sites
- Religious and spiritual practices and beliefs
- Folk arts
- Literature
- Historical figures
- Cultural policy
- Cultural organizations
Highlights
We invite you to visit the following featured pages:
- Karakorum. Ancient capital of the Mongolian Empire.
- Danzanravzhaa. One of the leading intellectual figures of 19th-century Mongolia: Buddhist saint, poet, artist and social activist.
- Urtiin duu. Traditional folk "long-song", included in the second UNESCO Proclamation of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
- Buddhism. Mongolia's "traditional faith".
 | In commemoration of the legacy and teachings of His Holiness Dulduit Danzanravzhaa Fifth Wrathful Noble Xutagt of the Great Gobi (1803-1856) I did not overbearingly sophize Nor preach with pride and arrogance But having found a sense in this world Spoke the truth of my dear heart. |   |