My summer holiday

Have you ever been to Zavkhan? Do you know Ochirvaani khairkhan?

Last summer i visited in Zavkhan aimag with my parents. That's aimag located western in mongolia about 2000 km away from UB. On the way we have been going to for two days. The weather is cold in winter, hot in summer. The center of aimag call "Uliastai". People call this aimag "Monk's homeland". Because there were live in many famous monks. For example: Dilova Khutugt Jamsranjav, Dilhants Khutugt Damdinbazar etc.  

The day after we went to see “9 White Pyramids” ,were built for 9 Great Monks of center halha.

 Also we entered big monastery and museum of Zavhan province. Inside of museum, there were many chains and handcuffs for prisons during 37’s destroy against Lamas. So we entered special rooms for of Zavhan province’s famous people such as first and second president P.Ochirbat, N.bagabandi, well known writer B.Yavuuhulan and president of G.O.K Otgonbileg.

The people who live there to worship nine famous monks and Otgontenger mountain. That's mountain about 45 km away from center of aimag. The day after we went to the Otgontenger mountain.
Otgontenger mountain is protected in XVIII century to protect the historical sights and ecological integrity in this region. The people call it "Bogd Ochirvaani Khairkhan". At that time it is protected to cutting trees, hunting, digging the ground in this mountainous area and local people worshipped the mountain once a 4 year.
Here it is very exciting place when to see summer in the foot of mountain and but winter in the top of it. There is +55 degrees hot spa resort in the foot of the mountain.
Badarhundaga spectacular lake is located in front of the mountain Otgontenger, little bit lower location from snow caped peak. The lake is 300-400 m long wide and pristine drink water lake. The lake water drops down in cracks of rocks and running to the valley.

There is an especially yellow colored Golden sand dune near Otgontenger Mt. The sand dune is called as golden because it's strange yellow color and it's curative feature. At once time sands were gushing on the top of the sand dune. Local people use this sand for many reasons: treatment, construction, splashing it due to superstition, which means expelling bad spirit. I took from Golden sand.

Also Dayan khairkhan rock is located in near the Otgontenger, we climbed to top of “ Dayan hairhan ” from lower slope of a mountain. We saw rare and special flower named “Vansemberuu”.
 I had ever seen this flower before. It was very wonderful  and sweet-smelling flower. This flower always grows in pairs.
Next day we went back UB. This travel give a big addition in  my life. I knew many things and saw very beautiful snow caped peak. Worship will be in 2011 year's summer. We will go to this worship. In my opinion you need go this worship if you go, you will see beautiful big white mountain and rare and special flower named "Vansemberuu". It is really nice!!!