Kharkhorin

Erdene Zuu monastery, in the grasslands on the edge of the ancient capital of Kharkhorin, about 230 miles southwest of Ulan Bator, housed 1,500 lamas before it was destroyed in 1936.

2006 August 19, Lindsay Beck, “Buddhism Making a Revival in Mongolia”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2024

How to get there: fly to Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulan Bator, from where you can take a four-hour bus ride to the town of Kharkhorin.

2018 September 22, “Five of the best places to go off grid in Asia, get back to nature and away from office phone calls”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2018

After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.

2025 February 13, Ginanne Brownell, “Sometimes the Best Gift Is Time Alone”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025, Fashion