Mongolia
Looking like the bad-ass hero of an excellent action movie we really hope gets optioned one day, the seated figure of Toroi-Bandi – the Robin Hood of Mongolia – pointedly stares across the steppe to China. You can almost hear the sculpture whisper, 'I'll be back'. Bandi's claim to fame was stealing horses from the Manchurians, then eluding them by hiding at Shiliin Bogd Uul and in his cave.
The statue is located on the road between Dariganga and Shiliin Bogd, 8km past Ganga Nuur.
4.26 MILES
From the end of September until mid-October, this lake is home to thousands of migrating swans. Along the shore, in a fenced compound, is delicious spring…
28.58 MILES
Towering over the steppe like a dark dagger, the tallest mountain (1778m) in Sükhbaatar aimag is one of the holiest of Mongolian sacred peaks. Ostensibly,…
29.4 MILES
Imagine a cave of utter darkness where the walls glitter like lost stars and the interior feels like an icebox, even in the heart of summer. This, folks,…
11.71 MILES
The skyline of the neat little town of Dariganga is dominated by Altan Ovoo, an extinct volcano topped by a stupa, which only men are allowed to visit…
10.85 MILES
This squat, stone sculpture, worn down by the wind but still evocative, is one of the main balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker)…
10.85 MILES
Women make offerings to this balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker) with hopes of having healthy babies.
11.25 MILES
In the village you can visit the small Ovoon Khiid, which was built in 1990 (and has probably not been repainted since) and is served by a handful of…
10.45 MILES
This is one of the main balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker) sights, on the north edge of town. It consists of two huddled figures.
4.26 MILES
From the end of September until mid-October, this lake is home to thousands of migrating swans. Along the shore, in a fenced compound, is delicious spring…
10.45 MILES
This is one of the main balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker) sights, on the north edge of town. It consists of two huddled figures.
10.85 MILES
This squat, stone sculpture, worn down by the wind but still evocative, is one of the main balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker)…
10.85 MILES
Women make offerings to this balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker) with hopes of having healthy babies.
11.25 MILES
In the village you can visit the small Ovoon Khiid, which was built in 1990 (and has probably not been repainted since) and is served by a handful of…
11.71 MILES
The skyline of the neat little town of Dariganga is dominated by Altan Ovoo, an extinct volcano topped by a stupa, which only men are allowed to visit…
28.58 MILES
Towering over the steppe like a dark dagger, the tallest mountain (1778m) in Sükhbaatar aimag is one of the holiest of Mongolian sacred peaks. Ostensibly,…
29.4 MILES
Imagine a cave of utter darkness where the walls glitter like lost stars and the interior feels like an icebox, even in the heart of summer. This, folks,…