The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, standing at 40m tall, was unveiled in 2008 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Mongol Empire. — Photos: LEESAN
It's been 114 years since a 3,103km border “split” the descendants of Genghis Khan into two. That line in Mongolia didn’t just cut across geographically, it sliced through people’s destiny.
From then on, the “brothers of the steppe” became citizens of different lands, separated by the direction of the wind. Some say it was history’s grudge; others think it was fate’s decree.
