点评:I was invited by a friend to go to Western Mongolia this time. It was my first time visiting Mongolia, and the trip was amazing. A million thanks to our guide, Gur! He accompanied us to Ulgii all the way from Ulaanbaatar, and all the arrangements were so smooth.
We joined the Altai Eagle Festival near Tolbo lake on the 21st of September. Of course, the activities there were not the same as a real hunting experience, but it was so good to witness how the people there have been preserving and promoting their culture. This culture is already thousands of years old and even survived Soviet repression.
The following days, we went to the Baga Turgen waterfall and Altai Tavan Bogd. We even witnessed the first snow of the year. It was like experiencing both autumn and winter in just two days.
The majority of people in Western Mongolia are Kazakh people. We stayed in their gers and houses for three days. One of our hosts is even an eagle hunter. They were so nice and always tried to prepare a feast for us. I wish them all the best and hope their culture can be both preserved and made known to more people around the world!
翻译:这次我是受朋友之邀前往蒙古西部的。这是我第一次到访蒙古,这次旅行真是棒极了。非常感谢我们的导游古尔!他从乌兰巴托一路陪同我们来到乌列盖,所有安排都十分顺利。
9月21日,我们参加了在托尔博湖附近举行的阿尔泰猎鹰节。当然,那里的活动并不能算是真正的狩猎体验。不过,能亲眼见到当地人们如何保护和弘扬自己的文化,真是件令人欣喜的事。这种文化已有数千年的历史,甚至挺过了苏联时期的镇压。
接下来的几天里,我们去了巴嘎图尔根瀑布和阿尔泰塔万博格德山。我们甚至见证了今年的第一场雪。仿佛在短短两天内便经历了秋天与冬天。
西蒙古的大多数居民都是哈萨克族人。我们在他们的蒙古包和房子里住了三天。我们的房东中有一位甚至是猎鹰高手。他们人非常好,总是试图为我们准备丰盛的宴席。我祝他们一切顺利,也希望他们的文化既能得到传承,又能被世界上更多人所了解!