| The Genghis Khan (1162-1227) Mausoleum is located in Ordos City. It was built by the Chinese government from 1954 to 1956. Featuring the traditional Mongolian style, the mausoleum is not the real burial place of the Khan because his burial site remains a mystery. It is a cenotaph, where the coffin contains no body; there are only headdresses and accessories as decorations. Genghis Khan reunified the Inner Mongolia prairie and made great contributions to the founding of the the Yuan Dynasty and the unification of the whole country. [By Wang Yanfang/China.org.cn] |
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