A giant statue of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire, towers high above the steppe. Ties with the nomadic past remain strong here. Associations with conquest and male power are very much alive ...

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This aerial photo taken on June 18, 2023 shows straw checkerboards, a local method to prevent the sand from moving, in the Ulan Buh Desert in Dengkou County in Bayannuur, North China's Inner Mongolia ...