East of Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaTuesday, June 1, 2010
On the way home from Gün Galuut Nature Reserve, we stopped to get a closer look at the giant Genghis Khan statue (40 m/120 feet high) which rises above the gently rolling landscape. (The name is Mongolian is "Chinggis Khaan," and it's best to figure that out early so that you do NOT continue to refer to him as Genghis Khan...)
The statue is located about one hour east of Ulaanbaatar and is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Well, apparently it is located near one of Chinggis Khaan's big victory sites. Anyhow, you can ride an elevator up to the top of this big boy and get a view from there. Supposedly this is the beginning of what is to be a Chinggis Khaan theme park, complete with a huge ger camp, a replica of a 13th century war camp--and other attractions to come.
Time will tell...
