A nearly three-story high portrait
of Genghis Khan, a present from Taiwan, will be permanently displayed
at Ulaanbaatur’s international airport.
Made of 430,000 crystal mosaic
tiles, the portrait has been paid for by several Rotary Club members
from Taipei. It is expected to be dedicated as early as this coming
April.
The gift from the Taipei Rotary
follows the establishment of a sister-chapter relationship between Taipei
and Ulaanbaatur Rotary chapters.
The portrait to hang in Ulaanbaatur
is a replica of a 60-year-old Genghis Kahn found in Taipei's National
Palace Museum.
During the years of Soviet
domination, the Mongolian legacy of Genghis Khan was minimized. However,
in recent years Genghis Khan’s historic place in Mongolian culture
has been restored.
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