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Cultural Heritages of Mongolia
Mongolia is a country of invaluable cultural properties and intangible cultural heritages of humanity which have been kept or practiced for thousands of years. Here we introduce Mongolia’s cultural properties which are inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape (2015)
4437.392 square kilometers Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape lies in the north-east part of Mongolia, about 170 kilometers north-east of Ulaanbaatar. The site is considered to be the place of Chingis Khan’s birth and burial. He was born in 1162 and aged 65 years old after the defeat of Tangut Empire. Chinggis Khaan, himself worshipped Burkhan Khaldun Mountain with help of shamans because it protected him and his people from enemies multiple times.
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (2004)
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai (2011)
The Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai lies in the western part of Mongolia, about 1800 kilometers west of Ulaanbaatar. The Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai include three rock art sites in Bayan-Ulgii province: Tsagaan Salaa-Baga Oigor of Ulaankhus soum, and Upper Tsagaan Gol (Shiveet Khairkhan) and Aral Tolgoi, both of Tsengel soum. All three are located in high mountain valleys carved out by Pleistocene glaciers. Various rock carvings and funerary monuments dating back to 12000 years ago, has been found in these sites.
These petroglyphic complexes are an invaluable part of history of Mongolia as proof of the development of culture in Mongolia.Rock carvings show lifestyles of different periods as hunting and herding etc. Generally, the rock carvings and monuments are relatively unimpacted by human or animal activities because of their relative inaccessibility due to both terrain and weather. The site was recognized by UNESCO in the World Heritage List in 2011 as a World Cultural Heritage Site for representing a long period of history of the development of humanity.
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs (2019)
- Falconry, a living human heritage (2016)
- Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting (2014)
- Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs (2013)
- Mongolian traditional art of Khoomei /Khöömei/ (2010)
- Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival (2010)
- Traditional music of the Morin Khuur (2008)
- Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song (2008)
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
- Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance (2009)
- Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic (2009)
- Traditional music of the Tsuur (2009)
- Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing (2011)
- Mongolian calligraphy (2013)
- Coaxing ritual for camels (2015)
- Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites (2017)
Digital Heritage Mongolia
