Gegentala Prairie or Grassland (格根塔拉草原) is one of the three grassland areas accessible from Hohhot. It is about 150km north of Hohhot. When we arrived at the prairie at 11:00 in the morning, it was windy and chilly, but came afternoon, it was very sunny and hot.
Traditional welcoming tea ceremony
One for the album!
The restaurant and the administrative buildings
Modernised yurts (or gers) made of bricks and concrete!
Our home on the grassland
The authentic one but not for us!
Overall view of the resort area
Galloping on the beautiful grassland
With tour guide, Xiao Tang (L) &
driver, Li shifu (master) (R)
Wrestling – a favourite traditional sport and
one of Mongolia’s age old ‘Three Manly Skills’
(along with horsemanship (see below) and archery)
Horse-riding
After dinner, we were entertainedby the locals with traditional folk songs
Aobao Shan (敖包山)
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