Call me ill tangere a. Movie with. My ancestors were nomads waiting for 20 years i have lived with my own family and the staff. But to me it would be the special way our music is about mongolian history and on customs these are our never ending sauces in the song but this to. Go school on doesnt cause. Such as. Much. But i had ever seen. As i was a child i had visionary abilities and could sense the spirits of nature. Our journey through mongolia and its capital. Will start in the mountainous north of the country will follow the tracks of the Trans Mongolian Railway self cross the vastness of the step and after about 800 kilometers reach the gobi desert and the buddhist time our money straight. I direct one station our 1st stop art from a communist past merges with contemporary advertisement. Planned economy once held sway here today its the free market. Downturn is the 3rd largest city in mongolia it was built in 1961 with massive support from the former soviet union and its name is no coincidence darkened means blacksmith and reflects the importance of the city for metal and heavy industry. And was even. Tourists are rarely seen in this big city is train station. The no frills building was designed for commuters and travelling merchants in the metropolis with its hundreds of thousands of inhabitants. Darshan is a transport hub that connects regional routes with a Trans Mongolian Railway towards a land barter and further on to the chinese border. Anyone taking this train to the capital however should allow plenty of time. The train takes over 7 hours to cover the almost 250 kilometers because of the many stops along the way. Moreover the Railway Infrastructure is not up to european standards. The train attendants where christie uniforms they are responsible for checking the tickets directly at the carriage door and they take their jobs extremely seriously. In mongolia respect and all thorazine are important principles that must be observed. Meanwhile its announced over a loudspeaker that it is strictly forbidden to take any more minutes including dead ones on the journey because the fear of the mongolian delicacy usually harbors finance which are regarded as areas of the play. If you. Only about 3000000 people live in mongolia a country more than 4 times the size of germany. Its huge distances and vastness can be sensed through the train window. But you also physically notice mongolias altitude a quarter of the country is between 2003000 meters above sea level. Travelers should therefore allow themselves a little time for climate has ation. Halfway between die hard and we are the 1st hills of the 20 mountains begin. The mountain ranges considered the birthplace of the greatest mongolian of all times genghis khan. Abroad the name genghis khan is mostly associated with conquests brutality and virility but here in mongolia it mainly stands for political savvy. The founder of the mongolian empire is considered to have been a patron of trade education arts and culture. Freedom of religion as one of his most important legacies even today christians buddhists muslims and adherents to mongolian shamanism practice their religions peacefully side by side. Sharman islam is the oldest religion in mongolia. Ancient symbols such as the swastika or sun we ornaments all supposed to pave the way for the shaman to reach the spirits. This religious decoration which was hijacked by germany at. The symbol of the nazis can be found in its original sense as a spiritual symbol of luck everywhere mongolia. But. Not that are ringing they are through my trance or so i made contact with the spirits of the mountains on the water. That they have found my ways to be good im just. That good that therefore they do me the honor of showing me the right path if they get older who good looks about. Mongolian shamanism combines medicine and the worship of nature and ancestors as sherman is responsible for the welfare of their tribe. Through contacting the spirits and speaking with the voice of the deceased while in chance they try to show their community the right path for the future. Of. The battle the people. Who wear the ancestors really speak through the shell and remains a question of faith it was like with every religion. But the bus home but on a bus full well not everyone can be a sham and granted if you do not appoint yourself as a shaman and just do something this would send people on a wrong path and detach the soul from the body all false romanism is therefore even harmful. For all but unfortunately it happens quite often what they will be seen as desert him when with the next day when. Sacrificial rituals such as the milk sacrifice on men to appease the gods. For sherman is a balance between man and nature must be preserved and the growing economic interests in mongolia are a dangerous aberration. Or higher. Up than at present people are digging in the air of all over they dont even care about sacrificial mounds theyre not respected and theyre not even being rebuilt warranting these new people are drilling digging and destroying things its very difficult everywhere. I want to go i traveled through western mongolia and saw that many creeks and rivers there have disappeared that dried up. This is because people do not respect the earth which is probably why we shamans are also there to save nature and at least thats my belief that cuts to just assume but. We follow the line further towards. The train is usually the faster and more comfortable choice in mongolia. Roads here are not comparable with asphalt streets in europe vast areas of the country have not yet been developed at all. On the other hand there is a very good chance of meeting heads of free range cattle. Over distances of several kilometers the animals often alone without their nomadic owners search for the best grazing grounds in the barren landscape. They have to build up their body weight as much as possible during the few summer months the hard mongolian winter often begins in august already when the 1st snow frequently falls. 6. Travel times among goli are very long even on the train the Railway Infrastructure and many of the vehicles are decades old. Despite the beautiful landscape after a good 7 hours ride from dar han to the capital and bus our passengers tend to be pleased to finally have. The big city lackluster concrete buildings welcome the guests even though cool say you cant help but love mongolia but you can only endure our. Will and bought our Central Station is the largest Railway Station in the country and was opened in the 1938. To this day it remains an important hub for national and International Traffic in the heart of mongolia. The train is the most important means of transport in the country not only for tourists and commuters local retailers also use the affordable rail connections to neighboring countries such as russia and china. Was a gift card which the god. Was. After very long Shopping Trips hundreds of them are rife with new goods in every day. From here they transport their purchases to the shops and kiosks in the capital where they will sell them. Almost half of mongolias population about 1500000 people lives in orlando. The Economic Center of this land rich in Natural Resources is currently experiencing an enormous boom. The metropolis is considered a symbol of a wealthy growth oriented mongolia. Even if. It. Was in recent years hundreds of thousands of people have come here to try to. Luck. Few have become successful. And yes he is experiencing the greatest rule exodus has ever seen. The. Young people in particular dont want to be inferior to the west but they also dont want to be inferior to their asian neighbors. Here consider traditional nomadic life as a viable future. Bridge of our own talked about bin laden and the new john good that we have a song that deals with rapid Technological Progress and in particular reflects a moment when too much technological optimization has occurred if you get back to you get at this point what humans look for a place to slow down and return to nature and the origins of life music this is an Important Message that we want to give to the people he said especially to the Mongolian Youth and so the talk it took. A look at most of symmetry in the middle of. The band john its a backdrop that symbolizes an entire generation spheres for the future. They selves deal with Environmental Protection unemployment and also the dangers of Runaway Technology i say sion. However they find a musical means in the old legends traditions and characteristic sounds of a mongolian culture. Junkie to get a little for the name jonathan is closely connected with the history of the horsehead fiddle goli a National Instrument its called the things with the. Little the mongolians have always said that there was a very kind hearted man who owned a black horse named john not that you almost hate who isnt it noting that when he died one day he wanted to honor it and built the 1st horse head fiddle and its image was yes a sleeve used its bones the tail and mane and hes made it the way to boston something that it whenever the longing seized him for the ball that he played on it and he remembered his black horse john on the money to send him down the way. The musicians were present a young and confident mongolia internationally as well as members of a young generation who went in search of their own cultural identity and found their place in the world. A better. World with it all. Without the money of all they could hear was a. Little of down. They have to be and we hope that in the future people will remember our band of joe not for successfully having passed traditional mongolian music on younger generations in a profound way for as it was based day some band negative. In so much to be cute that is our wish to remind you of is what we hope our musical achievement will be so often that it would with this give it to. The 2nd leg of our journey takes us from the capital. Along the Trans Mongolian Railway to the city of chere 250 kilometers away in the heart of the mongolian step. To learn about her Central Station 7 am. B a real hero is waiting for the train to chair. Is the only mongol so far who has travelled into space. Since his space flights in 1981 he has been treated like a superstar in his country. The retired air force Major General was also the countrys minister of defense until 2004. However most mongol see him 1st and foremost as a heroic cosmonaut. Considering the sniggler than something for the 1st spaceflight fire mongolian was a significant moment for our people and will stay a part of mongolian history as an important event these days young people learn about it from newspapers and magazines from radio and television from their parents and relatives and siblings with as a result mongolians of it firmly into their memories. On the children sing. Even in retirement the Major General still has very little free time. He regularly speaks at events on military history about his experiences as a Research Cosmonaut on the soviet so use 39 Space Mission and about his 8 day stay on the sa youth 6 base station good act dead to me dean was awarded the title cosmic hero of mongolia to honor his career hes the only living mongolian to hold that. They will be. Done with the need to go because rather than me nor will i try not to give myself so much importance. What have i done so far what are my achievements i mean about the joy of the game i dont really think about myself that way or ask those types of question i think its about the think its not the sex that matters to me is that i want to remain the same person i was before i went into space i thought of that said theyd get back there on my space ship commander and friend buddy me out xander a bitch trying to back off said to me after space travel youll have many new friends but you please dont forget your old once. They get i still think about his words to this day but its a lot of which is why i want the public to see me as i really am about of them and how to. Some links early this year outstripped. The cosmonaut is a role model for his fellow countryman someone they respect even though they recognize that his feats were idealized in soviet propaganda. Is right on the train has been announced the entire train crew and even the cook know the famous space traveler will be on board. The cook is actually a star chef who was assigned just for this journey. It will be up to him to make a top quality me will in the few square metre kitchen on the wobbling train. Police will be serving delicious dumplings and potato salad to the cosmic hero. Dumplings are filled with beef and tasty modern town who should make fantastic dumplings. The chef does not pass up the opportunity to serve his hero the food in the dining car personally. The potato salad served is actually made according to a german recipe. Its a calendar left over from the times of International Friendship between mongolia and east germany. The trans mongolian express takes a good 3 hours to get a chair in the province of god his number deep in the mongolian step. Is no stranger to the city until the early 1990 s. Both soviet and Mongolian Air force. Bases were located in the region around so the station was strategically important to the retired cosmonaut knows it well but. Im not. A problem. This is why the station staff invited their celebrity guests to join them they proudly record this historic moment. To do any good if you know. Nowadays the 72 year old increasingly looks back not only on his achievements but also on his roots as a simple known that. They have not the most of us on the mongols have actually been watching the skies in space from the very early on and so on so if you if you took our long history shows that weve used celestial bodies to navigate by for thousands of years. Moreover to survive as a pastoral a nomadic people. We have to be able to foresee the vagaries of the weather and thats why there mongolians always directed their gaze and thoughts toward the celestial bodies. So. How about long. While the trance Mongolian Railway continues on its meandering course towards the chinese border. We stay a little longer in the wild blooming step around chair. I. I for centuries nomadic castle breeding has been the mainstay of the entire region. Camel herds roam their Natural Environment freely as do horses sheep or goats. Misstepped landscape around mount simberg about 50 kilometers from chair is known for its fertile ground. This is where all tangled l. Has settled for most of the year the nomads horses live wild they have to withstand winters with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees celsius as well as wolves which the horses can severely injured or even kill with one kick. The cattle herd is family lives with their horses following the rhythm of nature wearing a watch would be a superb furious luxury. Week at abare and were out all day until dark. We had the cattle and move them from here to there. Since were out all day long we dont need to ask what time it is for us there is morning. Afternoon and the movement of the sun. You always keep an eye on the song after all its the only thing you can keep in view here because its the sun that is always determined whether it is day to. Day both you and your. Sound. Where. The ancient songs of the nomads tell of their longing for their beloved homeland the endless expanses of the step and the deep blue mongolian sky. The way. That. While her husband takes care of the horses add in a suit turns the rich milk from their goats and sheep into quark yogas and cheese. These are staple food stealing the summer months. The youngest daughter has still lives with her father and mother her older siblings are already attending school and live with their grandparents in the city. A daily walk to school through the step would be much too adios and too far. Well to them the firstly its not that it is just that we have never really thought about living in the city if we have work to do in the city we take the train as it usually runs at night. That way we are there early in the morning before work starts and then you can get a lot done in a day yes peeps. I dunno and herders arent interested in material wealth they see possessions as additional ballast but the number and conditions of the animals on the other hand are extremely important to them because they show their diligence and skill you know one another well we get over 200 kilograms of kashmir a wall sometimes even 300 kilograms from 700. And the money we earn from the wool trade is enough to cover all the expenses that come up over the year. With hootie and the other school fees in order to pay for the 2. 00 or 3 workers who help us with pays for anything important that crops up in the year and we also prepare the meat from our cattle to feed ourselves in winter. But we also sell some of it so we live from the immense productivity of animals. Of the. All the mining has dramatically increased and. All sorts of things are being done to the soil which is having a negative effect on the bodies of water and pastoral and. We now get very little water from our wells. Mistletoe and it hardly rains anymore or someone is that when i look back on my childhood it often rained continuously for 3 or 4 days and i was. In. Mongolia sits on huge deposits of Natural Resources. And around one of the countrys largest and most important centers of mining iron ore and lignite is growing. However mongolian Mining Companies on profiting from the countrys wealth of Raw Materials nearly as much as Big International investors and energy giants. Still the development is good for mongolias railways the next work is growing and jobs are being created. Oh oh goodness so we should. See. Khana me has a major influence on the expansion and development of the real race and vice versa. The Mongolian Railway is currently expanding the locomotives and real cars are becoming more advanced just its just the rail network and the entire real logistics