Highlights of Mongolia’s Art and Culture

1. Highlights of Mongolia’s Art and Culture The Mongols are aesthetic people sensitive to artistic nuances and sophisticated culture. The art, architecture, literature and music of Mongolia bear its mark conspicuously. Historically speaking, even if art was not at the very core of the Mongols, the race is known to appreciate the fine art and culture of the sedentary people who settled in and around. The great Mongol Khans are also known to provide patronage to the great artists, stone masons, architects, musicians and laurets for constructing in Mongolia their desired art. Artists came in quite good numbers from Middle East and Central Asia under the royal patronage. Cross Cultural Art of Mongolia If you plan your next vacation at Mongolia you will not fail to notice the cross cultural influence on the Mongol art. The exotic blue of the Afghan lapis lazuli has aesthetically enhanced the beauty of the Chinese porcelains and the Golden Horde artefacts flaunt the Persian influence. The Chinese dragon has a typical motif that has later on made its way into the European art and paintings. Mongolian Music The Mongols are known to have a strikingly different tonal voice for they have a different mode of singing. While they use their diaphragm to make one tone, they use their throat simultaneously to make another, absolutely different from that of the former. Thus one singer can at a time produce multiple ranges of crescendos and decrescendos with vibrato on each syllable of the words. Known as “Khoomi” and the “Long Song” for having extended and drawn out syllables each carrying vibrations, the Mongolian music has a deep meditative appeal that will calm your mind in no time. The stretches of the silent landscape and the steppes reverberates in such soulful music to keep lingering trails in your mind. These songs primarily deal with the Mongols' love for their horses, their nomadic life and family. The Morin Khuur or the horse-head fiddle is a signature Mongolian instrument that asserts yet again the aesthetic sensibilities of this nomadic race. The “khuur” can easefully procreate the deep tones of a cello and the neighing of the Mongolian steed.

2. Apart from these the ancient rock paintings in Mongolia narrates history as one starts deciphering the carvings and the symbols on the monuments. The narration of these rock paintings hails back to a prehistoric past of ancient Iron Age and Bronze Age and it upholds most aesthetically the Mongol tradition and culture. Art and architecture evolved in Mongolia under the patronage of the great emperors like Genghis Khan, his son Ogedei and his grandson Kublai Khan. Under the royal patronage of Genghis Khan many textile workers, stonemasons, architects were brought to Mongolia to develop some desired art form. Thus it cannot be denied that Mongolia is a seat of ancient culture and art and as a visitor to this historical land you would surely enjoy to witness a few examples of these. Thus what to wait for? Pack up your rucksack to tour Mongolia and experience heart-pounding adventure for a lifetime.