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Meadow Clubhouse is spotted on a large and charming landscape in the Ulanbutong district of Inner Mongolia. The designer’s idea is the construction of eight holiday homes, ensuring rural retreat, away from the city fuss.

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Boutique retreat Mongolian style, Terelj Hotel is located a mere 50 km from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar in the heart of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. It combines tradition with complete sophistication in a beautiful place surrounded by mountains and the stunning tranquility of the Terelj River. The hotel sets a new standard for luxury, elegance and hospitality in Mongolia.

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This luxury wilderness camp in Mongolia is located in the rugged Gobi Desert. Sitting in the shadows of the beautiful Gobi-Altai Mountains in Gurvansaikhan National Park, Three Camel Lodge blends perfectly with the stunning natural beauty of the surrounding desert.

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Naadam is the national festival of Mongolia held from July 11th to 13th. The festival is also called “Eriin Gurvan Naadam,” meaning “men’s three variety of games”. The games are Mongolian wrestling horse racing and archery and are the only ones that are held throughout the country. This festival has been held for centuries as a form of memorial celebration, as an annual sacrificial ritual honoring various mountain gods or to celebrate a community endeavor.

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Chinese New Year is a perhaps the most elaborate, colorful, and important holiday in China. Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people – Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, The Philippines, Thailands. Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. New Year’s Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. Chinese New Year was on 18th February 2007. It will be the Year of the Pig. If you were born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995 – you were born under the sign of the pig. The Chinese believe a child born this year in The Year of the Golden Pig will be blessed with a carefree, wealthy and loving life!

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