Ulaanbaatar
Vice speaker of Chinese parliament legs Bogd Khaan’s Palace Museum
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Ending her visit, Ms Yan Junqi, the Vice chairwoman of the Standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, legged the Bogd Khaan’s Palace Museum November 24.
She and accompanying her delegation saw the precious artifacts preserved in the summer and winter palaces of Bogd Khaan.
Mongolia had eight Bogd Khaans in 1639-1924. The palace museum, then- a sacred monastery and -a palace, belonged to the last Bogd Jibzundamba Hutagtu. The latter had assembled the best architects in Mongolia and other Buddhist regions and had them build seven palaces in 1893-1903 for himself. The Eight Bogd Khaan was consecrated as the theocratic monarchy of Mongolia on December 29 of 1911. The date is now celebrated as the anniversary of the National Freedom Movement.
