Chinggis Khaan statue and monument, Mongolian flag flying, Chinggis Khaan (Sukhbaatar) Square, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Busy Chinggis Khaan (Sukhbaatar) Square, evening, Naadam Festival weekend, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Statue of Sukhbaatar on horse, with new development behind, blue sky, Chinggis Khaan Square, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Huge silver stainless steel Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) statue with blue sky, Tsonjin Boldog, Tov Province, Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Huge silver stainless steel Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) statue, Tsonjin Boldog, Tov Province, Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Old and new buildings around Chinggis Khaan (Sukhbaatar) Square under blue sky, morning, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Huge silver stainless steel Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) statue with blue sky, Tsonjin Boldog, Tov Province, Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Buddhist statues at Amarbayasgalant Monastery at sunset, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

View of Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above at sunset, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Temple in Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Temples in Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

View of Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Golden Buddhist statues above Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Stairs to the Ovoo on the mountain above Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Amarbayasgalant Monastery from above, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Temple in Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Mount Buren-Khaan, Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Chinggis Khan Hotel, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Chinggis Khaan statue and monument, Chinggis Khaan (Sukhbaatar) Square, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia