2005-03-27 04:00:00 PDT Ulan Bator, Mongolia-- By all accounts, Genghis Khan was not a nice guy. Nice guys finish last, and Genghis Khan was determined not to be at the back of the pack. In the late ...

The Naadam festival begins in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. The annual Naadam festival is held through July 13 and focuses on the traditional sports of wrestling, archery and horse racing. Florida ...

If not for Nominqolu, the bow that enabled Genghis Khan and his Mongolian horsemen to create one of the world's greatest empires eight centuries ago, would have disappeared. "Each Mongolian warrior ...

(CNN) — In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous warriors of all time, Genghis Khan. Though the famed first khagan ...

At the ongoing Naadam Festival in the Xilingol League, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, I moved through crowds of people in Mongolian robes, past young riders on horseback and rows of ...

Naadam is the biggest festival of the year for Mongolians. Although the event incorporates Mongolia's traditional nomadic, sporting, and military cultures, the three-day festival formally celebrates ...

Since the days of Genghis Khan, competitors have gathered each summer to show off their skills in horseback riding, archery and wrestling. Xing Yi and Yuan Hui explore the scene in Hohhot. Summer is ...

Mongolia is a country rich in heritage, shaped by centuries of complex cultural influence. As such, it’s a significant challenge for any western sport to claim the limelight from the nation’s old ...

It all started with Genghis Khan It wasn’t until 1921 that Naadam was officially declared an annual national holiday in Mongolia. For hundreds of years though, this trio of events – archery, horse ...