Inner Mongolia is located in the north of China, bounded by 37 24'-53 23' north latitude and 9712'-12604' east longitude. It borders Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Hebei in the northeast, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Ningxia in the south, and? Gansu? It borders Russia and Mongolia in the north, and the total area of Inner Mongolia is 1 183000 square kilometers.
The scenery of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is mainly composed of grasslands, places of interest, deserts, lakes, forests and folk customs. Forest landscape is mainly distributed in Daxinganling; Folk tourism mainly includes Mongolian songs and dances, Mongolian "three men's arts"-horse racing, wrestling, archery, nadam and so on.
Places of interest include Wuta Temple, Dazhao, Zhaojun Tomb, Xilituzhao, Wusu Tuzhao and Baita in Hohhot, Wudangzhao and Meidaizhao in Baotou, Genghis Khan Cemetery in Yijinhuoluo Banner, Enbukuji in Alashan Zuo Qi, Liaoshangjing, Liaozhongjing and Daming Pagoda in Chifeng, and Gaxian Cave in Oroqen Autonomous Banner.
There are three national customs in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Nadam, Mongolian yurt and Aobao.
The grand grassland event-Nadam curtain: meaning entertainment and gathering, was held in the grassland more than August, and originated 700 years ago. On Nadam Day, vendors gathered together to tell stories and perform arts. The main traditional sports were horse racing, wrestling and archery.
Mongolian yurt: The word Mongolian yurt comes from Manchu people's appellation of Mongolian folk houses and is the product of nomadic life. It is usually seven or eight feet high and more than ten feet wide. First, wooden poles and cowhide are used to make several netted boxes, and then they are connected into a round warehouse. Then make an umbrella dome out of logs. There is a circular skylight in the center of the top, which is used to circulate air and absorb sunlight. It is a traditional living appliance in grassland and pastoral areas, and it is also a place of interest to foreign tourists.
Sacrifice to Aobao: a traditional religious activity of Mongolians. Aobao is built with stones, clods and wickers on grasslands, hillsides or sand dunes. "Aobao" was first built on the boundless grassland, as a sign to distinguish the direction, road and boundary, and later became a place to worship mountain gods and road gods. Most of the sacrifices to Aobao were held in July and August. At the time of sacrifice, there are tree strips on the Aobao, and colorful cloth strips or paper flags are hung on the tree. In the hearts of Mongolian people, Aobao is a sacred land.
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There are 55 ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, including Mongolian, Han, Manchu, Hui, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Korean, Xibe, Tujia, Dongxiang and Miao.
The traditional Mongolian diet is rough, with mutton, milk, wild vegetables and pasta as the main raw materials. The cooking method is relatively simple, and baking is the most famous. Advocate fullness and truth, and pay attention to the original flavor of raw materials. Special foods include roast leg of lamb, whole lamb pad, hand-grabbed mutton, cheese, koumiss, naked oats noodles, Zishan smoked chicken, dried meat, Hada cake, Mongolian pie, honey hemp leaves, Dexingyuan steamed dumplings and so on.
There are two kinds of traditional food: white food and red food. White food is called Chaganyide in Mongolian, which is a dairy product of cattle, horses, sheep and camels. Red food is called Ulan Yide in Mongolian, which is the meat products of cattle, sheep and other livestock. Free food is a kind of food for Mongolian guests. According to Mongolian customs, white means purity, auspiciousness and loftiness, so free food is the highest courtesy for Mongolian guests.
Mongolian toast: Mongolians pour wine to honor guests. Wine is the most precious food to express friends' loyalty. The host poured the wine into a silver bowl or a gold cup, held it on Hada, and sang a toast to show sincerity and affection. At this time, guests should immediately take the wine, drink it if they can, taste it if they can't, and then return it to the host. They cannot shirk and refuse the host's toast.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region uses traditional Mongolian, mainly Uygur Mongolian; It is different from Cyrillic Mongolian which is mainly used in Mongolia. Great changes have taken place in Mongolian characters since the Mongols began to record their own languages.
When there was no written Mongolian before, it was necessary to record Mongolian in the languages of other friendly neighbors. Traditional Mongolian language is formed on the basis of Uyghur alphabet. The initial pronunciation, spelling rules and lines of early Mongolian characters are similar to Uighur, which is called Uighur Mongolian.