Central Mongolia - Mongolia - page 198

1 Aimag Museum B2
2 Zanabazar Memorial Museum C2
Sleeping
3 Arvaikheer Palace Hotel C1
4 Kharaa Hotel B2
5 Zalaa Hotel B2
Eating
6 Altan Holbo B2
Arvaikheer Palace Hotel Restaurant (see 3)
7 Container Market A1
8 Jargalan B2
Sights
Gandan Muntsaglan Khiid Buddhist MONASTERY
This comparatively large monastery contains a fine collection of thangka (scroll paint-
ings), including one depicting the original monastery, which was destroyed in 1937. The
current monastery was opened in 1991, and now has about 60 monks in residence. It is
located 900m northwest of the town square, through the ger districts.
Aimag Museum MUSEUM
( 01322-22 075; admission T2000; 9am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun) Since
Övörkhangai lies partly in the forested Khangai region and the Gobi Desert, the Aimag
Museum boasts a better-than-average selection of stuffed mountain and desert animals.
There are also some fossils and arrows, local artwork and leftovers from Karakorum. If
you wish to take photos, you'll have to pay between T1000 and T8000 depending on
which exhibits you wish to photograph. Entrance to next-door Zanabazar Memorial Mu-
seum is included in the admission price.
Zanabazar Memorial Museum MUSEUM
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