Our next stop was Ogii Lake in the Arkhangai province of central Mongolia, 80km northeast of Kharkhorin. As such we had the morning free to visit the Kharakhorum Museum and Erdene Zuu Monastery. Erdene Zuu Monastery Founded in 1585, Erdene Zuu Monastery is Mongolia's oldest surviving Buddhist shrine, built with stones from the ruined capital …
Founded in 1586, Erdene Zuu (100 Treasures) is the oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Over the years, the monastery went through periods of neglect, as well as periods of great revivals and prosperity. Erdene Zuu was perpetually in a state of fortification - building enclosure walls as protection against multiple invasions by Dzungar soldiers. Each …
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