Shifting
Gers
Hugo in Mongolia
All photos by Hugh Siegel ©2006
During the last two weeks of August,
2006, I visited Mongolia. This was an auspicious year for the
nation, as it has been celebrating the 800 years since the Chinggis
Khan led the Mongols to world prominence. Today, the former
Soviet republic -- wedged between Siberia and China, with a pinpoint
connection to Kazakhstan -- has no ambitions of global empire, but its
striking landscapes and colorful cultural traditions are attracting
increasing foreign tourism.
Click
here for a map of Mongolia
I spent one week of the trip visiting a
series of nomadic herders under the auspices of a community-based
program called Ger to Ger. A
ger
is a tent made of wood lattice
and sheep's wool, where Mongolia's nomadic herders make their
homes. The gers are isolated oases in the harsh landscape of this
sparsely inhabited country.
As usual, I took a lot of
pictures.
If you want to see a few photo highlights,
please click here
If you want
to see a more comprehensive array of images with captions, please click
here.
If you want to hear some music I
recorded while in Mongolia, please click on the following links.
You can listen as you view photos, if you wish.
Please note that these are not
high fidelity recordings.
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If you would like to see a few photos
from Beijing, China, where I spent two days in transit, please click here.
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