by Orgil | Jan 9, 2021 | All Posts
In 2021, there are about 3.3 million Mongolians living in Mongolia. However, there are around 10.5 million Mongolic types of people in the world. Most of them, ~5.9 million, are ethnic Southern Mongolians, which is an autonomous region northeast of China. Other...
by Orgil | Jan 7, 2021 | All Posts
Depending on what kind of lifestyle a Mongolian may have the way they live varies and depends on the circumstance. You might have heard Mongolian nomads who live out in the countryside. While to a certain extent it’s true, there are other ways of life that...
by Orgil | Jan 7, 2021 | All Posts
The origins of Mongolian people are said to have been a group of nomads from North-East Asia, however, people still have different claims and theories for ethnic Mongolian origins. While Mongolians are not Turkic per se, Mongolians do share phenotype and cultural...
by Orgil | Jan 6, 2021 | All Posts
No, Mongolians are not Chinese, ethnically. There are about 5 to 6 million ethnic Mongolians living in Southern Mongolia (which is geopolitically part of China) so it can add a bit to the confusion. In Mongolian culture, it is offensive or considered rude to mix...
by Orgil | Jan 6, 2021 | All Posts
If you’ve met a Mongolian nomad or someone from Mongolia, you might have noticed that they are hardy and strong people. Culturally, Mongolians used to live as nomads and thus a hard environment leads to tough people. Besides climate and weather, the foods that...
by Orgil | Jan 6, 2021 | All Posts
At around a 30% obesity rate, Mongolia is comparatively a lot “fatter” than East and Southeast Asian cultures. There are 2 main reasons why Mongolians generally tend to be bulkier than other Asians. 1. Bulk and weight do not have as much of a stigma as...