Mongolia

In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky’s $5,000 donation helps transform China’s desert into a forest of 50,000 trees. (Photo: Getty Images) Ronald Sakolsky, a 69-year-old retired teacher from Pennsylvania, recently returned to China for the first time in 26 years and was stunned to see what had become of the once-barren landscape he had helped support. A … Read more

Mongolia: A Mongolian proverb of the time: “The horse knows the road, even if the rider does not” – a lesson from the steppes on instinct, memory and genetic wisdom

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Mongolia: A Mongolian proverb of the time: “The horse knows the road, even if the rider does not” – a lesson from the steppes on instinct, memory and genetic wisdom

“The horse knows the way, even if the rider does not” A horse on the prairie remembers what a map forgets: proverb Mongolia Survival there once relied on animal instinct, weather perception and inherited knowledge of the land.In Mongolia’s vast steppes, where landmarks are few and the weather changes without warning, conventional wisdom often condenses … Read more

Mongolian Proverbs Today: “Suffer under your own rule, rather than play under someone else’s” – Lessons on freedom from the land of Genghis Khan

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Mongolian Proverbs Today: “Suffer under your own rule, rather than play under someone else’s” – Lessons on freedom from the land of Genghis Khan

Suffer under your own rules instead of playing under someone else’s “What’s the price of comfort if you sacrifice your freedom?”Over the centuries, Mongolia’s vast steppes have fostered a culture that values ​​self-reliance over convenience. Few proverbs embody this spirit better than this traditional Mongolian proverb:“Suffer under your own rule rather than play under someone … Read more