Mongolian Ambassador pays a visit to eastern Idaho

IDAHO FALLS – The Museum of Idaho acquired a historic go to from a distinguished customer this previous Thursday.

Mongolian Ambassador Batbayar Uliziidelger flew into Idaho Falls to tour the museum’s present Genghis Khan exhibit. He additionally gave a presentation as a part of the M.O.I.’s Museum Membership program, selling the cross-cultural relationship between his nation and the U.S., in addition to detailing what Mongolia affords as a vacationer vacation spot.

The occasion additionally included a efficiency of conventional Mongolian music and an alternate of items.

This marked the primary time in M.O.I. historical past that an envoy from a international nation has visited the museum. Uliziidelger additionally visited the Idaho Falls Zoo whereas he was on the town.

“I actually see this as a possibility for cultural alternate between Mongolia and Idaho Falls,” the museum’s Govt Director Karen Baker. “I believe this can be a nice alternative that we are able to share a bit of, small piece of Mongolia and the tradition. And, you understand, all of us have pants due to Genghis Khan.”

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“By means of this occasion, there’s a nice prospect of accelerating cross-cultural understandings between Mongolia and folks residing in america,” mentioned Uliziidelger. “The occasion deepens ties and familiarity individuals to individuals. Each passing day, curiosity in Mongolia raises in america.”

Uliziidelger mentioned a lot of the elevated Mongolian curiosity is being fostered by cultural exports. He highlighted The Hu, a rock band that mixes conventional Mongolian instrumentation with rock music and that’s quickly gaining recognition within the U.S.

He additionally talked about the Genghis Khan exhibit presently on show on the museum. It has been displayed in dozens of museums throughout the nation and has helped deepen many Individuals’ understanding of Mongolian historical past and tradition.

Uliziidelger additionally highlighted the pure and cultural fantastic thing about his nation.

“Mongolia is the ‘Land of the Everlasting Blue Sky,” he mentioned. “We’ve 265 sunny days of the 12 months however it’s not that scorching. Some say Mongolia is Asia’s final untamed frontier.”

Mongolia can also be a scorching spot for paleontology.

“Most famously, Mongolia is the house of the Gobi Desert, the place they discovered fossilized eggs and velociraptors,” he mentioned. “Have you ever seen these small issues? Very harmful, by the best way. They have been first discovered within the Twenties.”

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“Roy Chapman Andrews, a real Indiana Jones, uncovered many fossils, together with plenty of new species of dinosaurs,” Uliziidelger added. “Maybe essentially the most spectacular discovery, nevertheless, was the first-ever scientifically acknowledged dinosaur eggs.”

Uliziidelger pointed to the qualities that make Mongolia an awesome undiscovered journey vacation spot. He mentioned his nation may be very protected and that many Mongolians nonetheless embrace points of a nomadic way of life that’s free from the imprisonment of recent good units.

“Even right now, Mongolia evokes a time when Genghis Khan and his horsemen thundered throughout the steppe, establishing the most important land empire the world has ever identified,” he mentioned.

Uliziidelger describes the Mongolian Naadam pageant, which takes place every July, as a must-see occasion for vacationers. The pageant consists of three sporting occasions — archery, horseback using and wrestling.

“Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery is the historic sport of males over a whole lot and a whole lot of years, for the reason that Mongolian Empire,” Uliziidelger defined. “Naadam shouldn’t be a pageant and vacation, however the Mongolian individuals are proud to indicate their traditions and nomadic tradition.”

Whereas the U.S. and Mongolia are very completely different, Uliziidelger mentioned there are necessary commonalities that bond the 2 nations collectively.

“Historical past reveals that regardless of the geographical distance that separates us, our lands and america have at all times been certain shut collectively by curiosity and mutual emotions, whereas attaining stronger bonds, of friendship,” he mentioned.