International folk art festival to take place in Khentii aimag
Art & CultureUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The ‘Chinggis Festival’ international folk art festival will be held in Chinggis city, Khentii aimag on July 24-25.
The festival will be co-organized for the third year by the Governor’s Office of Khentii aimag and 'Khan Khentii' folk song and dance ensemble.
The festival will be featured with folk art events, ‘Historic Homeland of Chinggis Khaan’ painting exhibition and competition, and ‘Culture and Everyday Life’ photography exhibition and competition.
The festival is aimed at promoting the national history, culture, traditions, customs, tangible and intangible cultural heritages, as well as the birthplace of the Man of the Millennium - Chinggis Khaan to the world, and developing tourism, the organizers said.