Genghis Khan Mausoleum

Genghis Khan Mausoleum sits in Ejin Horo Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. It's both a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 5A-level tourist spot. This is a sacred place for worshipping Genghis Khan, and its buildings have Mongolian ethnic features. Inside, people enshrine Genghis Khan's coffin and relics—it shows how much the Mongolian people respect him. There are also attractions in the scenic area, like the Majestic Mountain Gate Scenery and the Iron Horse Golden Tent Group Sculptures. They vividly show Genghis Khan's legendary life and the charm of Mongolian culture.

Highlights of Genghis Khan Mausoleum

Genghis Khan Mausoleum Palace

Genghis Khan Mausoleum Palace

As the core scenic spot of the Genghis Khan Mausoleum Scenic Area, the Genghis Khan Mausoleum Palace is resplendent with gold, looking like an eagle spreading its wings to fly. It shows the grand momentum of an imperial mausoleum on the grassland. The mausoleum palace has milky white walls, vermilion doors and windows, golden roof tops and blue cloud patterns, all of which have unique Mongolian ethnic characteristics. Inside, it houses Genghis Khan's coffin and related relics. Here, visitors can feel the strong atmosphere of sacrificial culture and understand the respect and memory the Mongolian people have for Genghis Khan.

The Majestic Mountain Gate Scenery

The statue of Genghis Khan riding a horse

This scenic spot is really stunning. It's shaped like the Chinese character "山" (mountain), and looks as if someone split a huge mountain peak from the top. The structure is like a sacred mountain, standing like a cliff. Its walls have bold 13th-century Mongolian characters and grassland rock carvings engraved on them—you can see bits of historical facts right away. In the center stands a statue of Genghis Khan riding a horse. It's majestic and powerful, reaching up to the sky. The whole gate scenery shows a grand view of "creating the world with great momentum" and is the most special Mongolian cultural gate scenery. As soon as visitors enter the scenic area, it lets them feel Genghis Khan's heroic look and great manner.

The Iron Horse Golden Tent Group Sculptures

It is the world's first large-scale real-scene sculpture group that fully shows Genghis Khan's military formation and mobile imperial palace. The group sculptures recreate the historical picture of Genghis Khan's life as a warrior—fighting across the north and south, and spanning Europe and Asia. It seems to let visitors feel the real scene of Genghis Khan commanding millions of troops to march bravely and unite Mongolia. The lifelike sculptures, with grand momentum, vividly show the powerful lineup of the Mongolian army and their fearless spirit, serving as an important window to learn about Mongolian history and military culture.

Mongolian History and Culture Museum

Shaped like the Mongolian character "汗" (Khan), it is one of the typical contemporary Mongolian-style buildings. As the first museum at home and abroad dedicated to collecting, researching and displaying Mongolian history and culture, it houses a large number of Mongolian historical relics and exquisite, unique ethnic artifacts dating back to Genghis Khan's time—such as ancient weapons, gorgeous costumes and fine handcrafts. Through these exhibits, visitors can gain an in-depth understanding of the Mongolian people's development process, cultural heritage and living customs, and feel the profound heritage of Mongolian history and culture.

Educational Value

Through physical objects, scenes and sacrificial rituals, the Genghis Khan Mausoleum intuitively shows the rise of the Mongolian nation in the 13th century—the key historical stage from Genghis Khan uniting the Mongolian tribes and establishing the Mongol Khanate to promoting Mongolian culture and grassland civilization to their heyday. For visitors, this place is not only a window to learn about Genghis Khan's personal life and military wisdom, but also allows them to understand the social organization, military system and production and living styles formed by the Mongolian nation during the unification process in a concrete way through the cultural relics, historical records and sculpture groups in the mausoleum.

Activities to do at Genghis Khan Mausoleum

Watch the Ordos Wedding Performance: The performance runs from April 20 to October 10 every year, with shows at 12:10-12:55 and 16:00-16:45 daily (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays). Held at the Chengling Bulag Theater, it allows visitors to have an immersive experience of traditional Mongolian wedding customs, including rituals like presenting hada (silk scarves) and toasting with silver bowls. This lets visitors feel the unique charm and cultural connotation of Mongolian weddings.