CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR CHINGGIS KHAAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE RUNNING IN KHENTII AIMAG

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Minister of Culture Ch. Nomin, who is on a working visit to eastern provinces, visited Khentii aimag on July 3-4 and became acquainted with operations of the Culture and Art’s Departments and the progress of construction works in the aimag’s cultural industry.

 

Currently, a total of 219 employees are working in 22 out of 25 local-owned culture and arts organizations including 'Khan Khentii' folk song and dance ensemble, museum, central library, cultural center.

 

As of 2020, 6,730 historical and cultural immovable monuments of a total of 985 memorial sites in the aimag have been registered in the integrated state registration database. Twelve sites located in nine soums of Khentii aimag were added to the ‘List of historical and cultural immovable monuments under state protection’ and relevant ministries are having cooperation to develop the region into the historical and cultural tourism area.

 

The ‘Vision – 2050’ long-term development policy of Mongolia states the establishment of the 'Man of the Millennium-The Great Chinggis Khaan' national park of historical tourism. In connection, construction works based on the Mongolian statehood traditions and heritage, nomadic culture, and traditional way of life are underway in Khentii aimag

 

Specifically, the development policy reflects the construction of the complexes of cultural and historical tourism in soums namely Binder, Dadal, Norovlin, Batnorov, Berkh, and Delgerkhaan.

 

Of the complexes under construction, construction work of the ‘Andlaliin Urguu’ (Palace of Friendship) complex at Batnorov soum has fully completed. Aside from this, the construction works of complexes such as 'Berkh Underground Mining Museum – Training and Tourism Center', 'Ikh Khuraldai Complex' in Binder soum, ‘Shihihutug Complex’ in Norovlin soum, and 'Secret History of the Mongols' complex in Delgerkhaan soum are running at more than 60 percent, respectively.

 

Since these construction works are one of the priorities set by the Government to develop historical and cultural tourism, Minister of Culture Ch.Nomin became familiarized with the progress of the works along with Minister of Environment and Tourism and discussed in detail the issue of coordinating the tourism policies of the ministries.

 

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