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),rbeautifulsongsareasentertainingandpleasantasthebluesky,whiteclouds,greengrassandfreshflowers,Infolkculture,ypersoninthegrassland,manorwoman,oldoryoung,proposingtoaststotheirguests,ongolianpeoplehavelivedonthevastgrasslandforalongtime,et`sentertheyurtandtakeadvantageofthisopportunitytobeguestsinaMongolianherdsman`shome.
(Steppingoutoftheyurt)
Undertheblueskyandwhiteclouds,youwillseeavividpictureofflocksofsheepandherdsofcattle,uwanttogoforaride?Ifyouareskilledatriding,whynotrideaMongolianhorseforawhileorwanderaboutoncamelback?Ifyouareafraidofridinghorsesorcamels,tillcanenjoythenomandiclifebytakingaspecialMongolianvehiclecalleda“Lele”.
(BriefingonthephysiqueofMongolians)
Nowyouhavehadalookatthegrasslandwithyourowneyes,butdidyounoticedthattheMongoliangirlsaregraceful,elegantandvigorous,andtheyoungfellowarerobust,heroicandmuscular?Itissaidthatthishasmuchtodowiththeirlifestyleswhichareconnectedwithhorsesports,her,theimportantroleplayedbymilkteaandmilkproductsindevelopingtheirmusclesandbonescanotbeunderestimated.
(BriefingonthedietaryhabitofMongolians)
Let`sstartwithmilktea,thekettlestartsboilingwithagurglingsound,lofmilktea,stir-friedrice,productsincludetheskinofboiledmilk,milkcurd,milkwine,cheese,ormalmealmaybeservedwithmeatandaflour-baseproduct.
Whileyouarehereonthegrassland,itwillbeagreatpityifyoudonottry“ShoubaLamb”(boilmeatwhichiseatenusingaknifeandyourhands)itishalfdone,ongolianpeoplethinkthathalf-donemeatcontainsmorenutrients.
(BriefingonMongolianclothing)
itshighcollarandlongsleeves,anfindallkindsofclothesheretoday,buttherobeistheculturalheritageoftheMongoliansandhasbecomeasymboloftheirnationalconscienceandidentity.
(BriefingonMongolianyurta)
oyouknowthehistoryandstructureofthemongolianyurta?AccordingtothehistoricalrecordsoftheXiongnu,anancientethnicgroup,issenseMongolians,asaethnicgroup,candateto4,et`stalkabouttheconstructionofayurtareasymbolofthehistoryofthisethnicgroup,Nowlet`smenfirstbuildaroundfoundationwithpiecesofstones,Thentheysetupthestructurewithwoddenwodsandbeamslinkedtogetherwithwollenorfurropes,Lastly,suchastructure,eMongolianyurtisseenasthehomeoftheherdsmen,thenthe“lele”cartscanbeviewedastheirmobilehomes.“lele”hardtotellwhenthehistoryof“lele”hecartsaremadeofbirch,heelsofthecartsaretallandcaneasilyrollacrosstheunevenroads,lushbushes,thicksnowandmarshes.“lele”cartsareindispensableforherdsmenwhentheymovecrosssnow-coveredareas.
(BriefingonMongolianfestivals)
TherearealotofMogolianfestivalsheldeveryyearonthegrassland,butthemostfamousoneisNadam,thecarnivalthegrassland.”Nadam”itcomes,therewillbealotofperformances,suchashorseracing,wrestling,adamfairisatime-honoredfestivalandwasknownworldwidefor700years,NowadaystheNadamfairisoftenheldduringtheharvestseasonofthegrassland,ngthatperiod,rally,theherdsmenhavefewchancestogettogetheronsuchavastgrassland,soNadamalsoplaystheroleofabigtradefairforthem,WhenwetalkaboutNadam,weshouldalsotalkaboutofferingsacrificeat“Aobao”.”Aobao”evastandendlessgrassland,itishardtotelldirections,sopeoplethoughtofpillingrocksorearthtomarkthem,ngthesacrifice–offeringceremony,peopleinserttreebranchesintotheAobaoandputpiecesofcolorfulclothorpaperflagswithwrittenscriptureonthebranchesTherearefourtypesofmemorialceremonies,namelyblood,wine,tterwhattypeitis,alamawillbeinvitedtobutnincenses,rtheceremony,theherdmenwillnotonlyenjoyhorseraces,wrestlingandarchery,butalsosinging,dancinganddrinkingtotheirheart`ndthattime,youngloverswillprobablyleavethecrowdtobeinaworldoftheirown.
Dear,distinguishedguests,ivethegrasslandanditspeopleenjoyedyourvisitasmuchasyoudidandlookforwardtoyournextone.
LadiesandGentlemen,Ihopetohaveanotherchancetomeetyouagainonthisveryland,byeandgoodluck.