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Wind Caravan
Mongolia
July 15 - 29, 2001
Undur Dov, near Ulan Bator
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July
15th (Sun.) - 29th (Sun.) , 2001
Undur
Dov, 1500 meters altitude, is located 40 km south of Ulan
Bator. The expanse of the green steppe 360 degrees around
you is stunning. There is nothing but gently undulating green
and vast sky -- except for the faraway shimmering white spots
of the nomads' 'ger' tents. The wind which comes across the
grass on the steppes carries the fresh fragrance of herbs.
At night, innumerable stars in the wide sky give off an amazing
brilliance. The nomad children ride around freely and at full
gallop on their small Mongolian horses. These vivacious children
started the opening ceremony with the Naadam festival. During
the time Wind Caravan was exhibited at this site, videos from
the previous sites were shown powered by electricity produced
from the windmills. The windmill house was always bustling
with people -- nomads, visitors from Ulan Bator and tourists.
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Wind
Caravan Mongolia Opening Ceremony
July 15th(Sun.), 2001 14:00 -
18:00
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Caravan site at Undur Dov |
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the presence of the Minister of Science, Technology, Education
and Culture of Mongolia, Mr. Tsanjid, and the Japanese
Ambassador, Mr. Hanada, the coordinator, Mr. Urtnasan,
gave the opening declaration. Kites with children's illustrations
were all flown into the air, and then the Naadam festival
-- horse race, wrestling and archery. The site was filled
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Activities with
Children
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120
children gathered at the site on July 14. They drew on
the colorful kites which we had prepared for them. Seeing
the flying kites with their drawings, the children were
really happy with their first such experience.
Shingu gave a talk at the International Camp of Children
on July 17, showing videos and picture books. He enjoyed
the free talk with the children and responded to a lot
of questions. |
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Nomads Who Live in the Gers |
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nomadic people live in 'ger' tents, which they can easily
assemble and disassemble, and move on with their cows,
horses, sheep and goats. They produce milk products using
dried cow dung as a source of heat. Whenever you visit
a ger, you are welcomed with cheese and the drink called
'airag,' made of horse milk. |
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| Organization |
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| Organized
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Wind Caravan
Executive Committee |
| Endorsed
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Embassy of Japan
in Mongolia, State Administrative and Cooperation Division of Ministry
of Education, Culture and Science, Tuv Province of Mongolia, Child
Rights Center, Japanese Center of Culture and Literature in Mongolia,
UNESCO |
| Supported
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Hermès,
DDI Corporation, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Suntory Limited,
Konoike Construction Co., Ltd., MobiCom Corporation, Newcom Co., Ltd.,
Mongolia Links Co., Ltd., "Bus-1" Company of Ulaanbaatar City, Shingu
Atelier |
| Cooperated
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Nippon Express
Co., Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd.,
Ashikaga Institute of Technology |
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