Saturday, February 19, 2005

"His ancestors marched with Kublai Khan"


yellow lama, originally uploaded by mutikonka.

The chief of Yongning, 1928.

"When the great Mongol Emperor marched through the territory about Youngning in AD 1253 he left one of his relatives to rul the Hlihin tribesmen. The gentleman astride the pony proclaims himself a direct descendent of that first Mongol ruler." - Joseph Rock

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