Gers (yurts) in the Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Decorative door on yurt, nomadic settlement, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Horses grazing in Orkhon valley, Ovorkhangai Province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Nomads' encampment, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia

Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Nomadic family ger camp, Orkhon valley, South Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Yak grazing, Orkhon valley, South Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Red waterfall, Orkhon valley, South Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Red waterfall, Orkhon valley, South Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Naadam festival, Orkhon valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Yurts (ghers) in Orkhon valley, Ovorkhangai province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Nomadic camp, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, 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

In the evenin sheep and goats are driven in a large herd near the yurt camp or ger camp, grasslands on the Orkhon waterfall, Orkhon Khuerkhree, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Pasture land with grazing sheep, goats and horses with foals at Orkhon Waterfall, Orkhon Khuerkhree, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Rain clouds over a yurt camp or ger camp, grasslands on the Orkhon waterfall in front of the mountains of the Khangai Nuur National Park Orkhon Khuerkhree, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Mongolian horses standing tied up in the grasslands, Orkhon Khuerkhree, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Grazing horses, Orkhon Valley, Mongolia, Asia

Yurt camp or ger camp in the grasslands at the Orkhon Waterfall in front of the mountains of the Khuisiin Naiman Nuur Nature Reserve, Orkhon Khuerkhree, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Three yurts ger in the steppe in front of a forested mountain range Orkhon waterfall Mongolia

Mounted archer dressed as Genghis Khan. Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia.

Day of "Gou Barih". Mongolian fight between young man. Orkhon Valley, Mongolia