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LadyandGenlenmen:WelcometoHunLunbeierGrassland!Firstofall£¬I¡¯dliketotellyouwhyPeoplecallthisbdautifulgrasslandHulunbeiergrassland.Thereisamovinglegendbehindit.Along,longtimeagotherelivedacoupleofloversonthegrassland.ThegirlwasaHulun.TheboywasBeiEr.OnedayademonchiefcalledMangGusiabductedHuLunanddriedupthegrassland.Thegrasswitheredandyellowedanddomesticanimalsdiedoneafteranother.InordertosavethegrasslandandHuLun,BeiErtravedagreatdistanceonfoot,chasingafterMangGasidayandnight.Finally,hefaintedfromexhaustion.Inhisweakenedstate,hedreamtthatthedemonchiefhadmagicallyturnedHuLu,BeiErtraveledagreatdistanceonfoot,chasingafterMangGasidayandnight.Finally,hefaintedfromexhaustion.Inhisweakenedstate,hedreamtthatthedemonchiefhadmagicallyturnedHuLunintoaflowerwhichwasandsufferingfromthewindydreaminfrontofhim.Heimmediatelywateredtheflowerandbrokethespell.HuLunchangedbackintoherformerself.Butthedemonchiefwouldnotgiveup.Heimmediatelywateredtheflowerandbrokethespell.HuLunchangedbackintoherformerself.Butthedemonchiefwouldnotgiveup.HeseizedHuLunandtookherawayagain.HuLunrackedherbrainforawaytoescape.Shesucceededingettingholdofthemagicpearlonthedemonchief`shead.OnswallowingthepearlHuLunturnedintoalake.InthemeantimeBeiErhadkilledalloftheotherdemons,butfailedtofindHuLun.Heartbroken,BeiErjumpedintoalaketokillhimself.Allofasuddentheearthsplitopenandformedtwolakes,HuLunlakeandBeiErLake,withtheWilsonRivercloselyconnectingthem.Later,peoplelivingonthegrasslandnamedthelandhulunbeierGrasslandinmomoryofthem.HuLunbeiercoversanareaof250.557squarekilometers,withatotelpopulationof2.66million.TheMongoliannatialityisthedominantethicgroup,and35othernationlities,suchasDawoer,Ewenke,Elunchun,Han,Manchu,Russian,etc.liveinharmonywiththemonthegrassland.Hunlunbeieriscalled¡°greenandcleanland¡±becauseitisrelativelyfreeofpollution.(Enteringthegrassland)Nowwe¡¯resettingfootonHunlunbeierGrassland.Allofushaveescapedfromthecityanditsclamourandenteredaplacelikeadreamland,Look!Thegrasslandlookslikeasoft,greencerpet,Nowyoucanenjoythebeautifulsceneryinthedistance;numeroskindsofwildflowersareinbloom,andwispsofsmokearerisingcontinuouslyfromtheyurtascatteredonthegrassland.Whenthegentlebreezebrushesagainstthegrass,herdsofhorsesandcattleandflockofsheepseemtobedriftingfromhererothere.Whatabeautifulpicture!(Visitingayurt)Thisistheyurtwesawfromthebusjustnow.Look!Thehostandhisfamilyhavecomeoutofthetogreetus.Ofcouse,thisisnotanarrangedreception,tobesure.Butbeforeweentertheyurt,I¡¯dliketomakeabriefintroductiononthefolkcostomshere.Nomatterwhichyurtyouhappentovisit,youwillfinethatonhesringyourfootstepstheMongolianpeoplewillextendawarmwelcomeoutsitetheyurt,todojusticetotheirreputedhospitality.Whengreetingyou,theywillputtheirhandsagainsttheirchestsandbowslightly.Witha¡°howdoyoudo,¡±Theyinvitetheirguestsin.Maleguestsareinvitedtositontheleftandfemaleontheright,whilehostsitsinmidle.Themomentyoutakeyourseats,yourhostwillhavemilkteaandvariouskindsofmilkproductspleacedinfrontofyou.Afterawhite,youwillmostprobablyprobabylybeaskedtohelpyourselftoaspecialcoursecalled¡°shoubalamd.¡±Asawayofshowingrespcttohisdistinguishedguest,yourhastwillprsentyouwitha¡°hada¡±(apieceofsilkusedasagreetinggift),Togetherwithacupoflacalwine.Mongoliansarewellknownfortheirtalentinsinginganddancing.Theirbeautifulsongsareasentertainingandpleasantasthebluesky,whiteclouds,greengrassandfreshflowers,Infolkculture,thereisasayingthatafeastisnotatruefeastwithoutthecompanyofsongs.Everypersoninthegrassland,manorwoman,oldoryoung,cansingfolksongs.Whenproposingtoaststotheirguests,theywillshowtheirhospitalitybysingingfolksongsandplayingspecialfiddles.TheMongolianpeoplehavelivedonthevastgrasslandforalongtime,andtheyhaverefinedtheirtalentforsinganddancing.Youcannotonlypleaseyoureyeswiththeirtraditionalethnicdancingbutalsowiththeirmondernonesfeaturingmerryrhythmsandvigoroussteps.Nowlet`sentertheyurtandtakeadvantageofthisopportunitytobeguestsinaMongolianherdsman`shome.(Steppingoutoftheyurt)Undertheblueskyandwhiteclouds,youwillseeavividpictureofflocksofsheepandherdsofcattle,gallopinghorsesandskillfulherdsenonhorsebackbrandishinghorsewhips.Doyouwanttogoforaride?Ifyouareskilledatriding,whynotrideaMongolianhorseforawhileorwanderaboutoncamelback?Ifyouareafraidofridinghorsesorcamels,nevermind.YoustillcanenjoythenomandiclifebytakingaspecialMongolianvehiclecalleda¡°Lele¡±.(BriefingonthephysiqueofMongolians)Nowyouhavehadalookatthegrasslandwithyourowneyes,butdidyounoticedthattheMongoliangirlsaregraceful,elegantandvigorous,andtheyoungfellowarerobust,heroicandmuscular?Itissaidthatthishasmuchtodowiththeirlifestyleswhichareconnectedwithhorsesports,runningandpursuing.Further,theimportantroleplayedbymilkteaandmilkproductsindevelopingtheirmusclesandbonescanotbeunderestimated.(BriefingonthedietaryhabitofMongolians)Let`sstartwithmilktea,Thehostmincestheteaandputitinakettletoboilit.Whenthekettlestartsboilingwithagurglingsound,thehostpoursthefreshmilkintoit.Thustheherdsmancominginfromasnowstormwillwarmupimmediatelyafterhavingsuchacupofmilktea.Abowlofm