Snow in Ulaanbaatar

September 16th: Mongolia is white. Yesterday it was still too warm to wear a jacket, with temperatures over 20 C and a clear blue sky. Today, the sky is grey and snow comes pooring down. Winter has started.

Image: A woman sits on her balcony and looks amazed at the white world around her


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"Mongols have nothing in common with the Chinese."

Tsendambyn Batbayar has a strong opinion about Chinese people, reflecting a general attitude in Mongolia. In his book Modern Mongolia: A concise history, he states in the introduction:

Mongols have nothing in common with the Chinese. Not only is their language totally unrelated, but also their way of life is completely different. Mongolia's population is quite homogeneous. Over 90 percent of the population is made up of subgroups of the Mongol nationality, the largest being the Khalkha (70 percent of the total).

Find the Mongolian - former Chinese President Jian Zemin (left) and Mongolia`s president of that time Bagabandi

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