What is Inner Mongolia?
Inner Mongolia (called Nei Menggu in Chinese) forms part of China. On this Web site you can read all about Outer Mongolia–an independent country. However, since China is my next door neighbor it would be rude to ignore this province completely . . . Inner Mongolia curves like a banana around China’s northern border (see the shaded green area on the map). Dominated by China, Mongolian culture has all but disappeared. To find REAL Mongolian culture you will have to travel deep into the countryside . . . So what should I see and do? You can see two things throughout the region–from the grasslands and forests of the east to the deserts of the west . . . (1) First prize goes to the nomads. Living in their traditional felt tents they epitomize the REAL Mongolia. Here you will find: fermented mares milk; traditional long songs; wild nature–the list goes on . . . You really must visit the countryside to meet these people. Try and visit during the Naadam Festival. During Naadam you can watch
