Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
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Bulgan Aimag Museum
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Sleeping
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Bulgan Hotel
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Khantai Hotel
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Information
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Government Building A1
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XacBank
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Sights
Bulgan Aimag Museum
MUSEUM
(admission T5000; 9am-6pm)
This museum on the main street has some information on
obscure sights in the aimag; a display on J Gurragchaa, Mongolia's first man in space;
war photos, and a few musical instruments, including the ol' human-femur-cum-wind-in-
strument. The ethnography section features a red-eyed wolf and a demented-looking
lynx; elsewhere there are a few period surgical instruments that make you glad you live
in the 21st century, some
airag
(fermented mare's milk) churners and saddles.
Dashchoinkhorlon Khiid
BUDDHIST MONASTERY
(GPS: N 48°47.821', E 103°30.687)
Like most monasteries in Mongolia, this one (built in
1992) replaced the original monastery, Bangiin Khuree, which was destroyed in 1937.
About 1000 monks lived and worshipped at Bangiin Khuree before they were arrested
and, presumably, executed. The remains of several stupas from the old monastery com-
plex can be seen nearby.
The modern monastery contains statues of Tsongkhapa and Sakyamuni, and features a
painting of the old monastery layout. A couple dozen monks now reside here. It's about
2.5km southwest of Bulgan City, hidden behind some hills. The pavilion next to the
temple was built in 1876.
