Tea Road Heritage Festival begins
Art & CultureKhovd /MONTSAME/ The Tea Road Heritage Festival is taking
place in Khovd aimag on September 24-30. Khovd aimag is organizing the event to
promote and inherit tangible and intangible heritage, folk arts and tea culture
of many ethnic groups and to develop local tourism.
The five-day festival features mini-Naadam festival, camel
caravan, horsemen competition, scientific conference and short-distance tours.
Moreover, the fifth international festival of khuumii or throat singing as well
as many interesting performances of contortion, epic poem, flute and Mongolian
folk dance will take place during the festival.