Overland Season 15 Episode 8 – Genghis Khan and Inner Mongolia

Overland Season 15 Episode 8 – Genghis Khan and Inner Mongolia

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We continue along a route amongst the sand dunes of the Badain Jaran desert. Mongolia presents its most well known but most shocking side: in a single valley we counted 49 coal- fired power stations. The Genghis Khan Mausoleum tells the story of this great historic character, who played a huge role in China’s, while the Taoist monastery Wudang reveals the Buddhist religion of the population.

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