Hohhot – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:32:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Genghis Khan https://equestrianstatue.org/genghis-khan-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1397 Genghis Khan is seen as a local hero in Inner Mongolia, where they refer to Mongolia as ‘Outer Mongolia’. The exact site of the grave of Genghis Khan is not known, but is most probably somewhere in Inner Mongolia. Reason enough to erect a few equestrian statues of him.

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]]> Genghis Khan https://equestrianstatue.org/genghis-khan-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1398 Genghis Khan is seen as a local hero in Inner Mongolia, where they refer to Mongolia as ‘Outer Mongolia’. The exact site of the grave of Genghis Khan is not known, but is most probably somewhere in Inner Mongolia. Reason enough to erect a few equestrian statues of him.

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]]> Wang Zhaojun https://equestrianstatue.org/wang-zhaojun/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2066 In Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, also stands an attractive statue of Wang Qiang, frequently known by her stylistic name of Wang Zhaojun.  The charming statues, of Wang Qiang and her spouse Xiongnu Chanyu, stand in front of ‘Wang Zhaojun’s Tomb’. This interesting place, with museums about the Turks, the Huns and the Mongols, focuses … Continue reading "Wang Zhaojun"

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]]> Xiongnu Huhanye https://equestrianstatue.org/xiongnu-huhanye/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2128 The charming statues, of Wang Qiang and her spouse Xiongnu Chanyu, stand in front of ‘Wang Zhaojun’s Tomb’. This interesting place, with museums about the Turks, the Huns and the Mongols, focuses on the friendship between populations from a different origin, in this case the Chinese and the Mongolians.

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