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Overview of the town

In Section 59 of "The Secret History of the Mongols," Mongolia's oldest book, there is a description that Chinggis Khaan "was born at Deluun Boldog on the Onon River." Mount Deluun is said to be the mountain in the center of Dadal sum, and has long been regarded as Chinggis Khaan's birthplace. Many Mongolians and foreign travelers visit. Related historic sites are scattered about, but the evidence is not clear.

Getting Around Dadal

Forest-covered Dadal is blessed with timber, and wooden single-story houses line the town. Within 2 km of the center are the Chinggis Khaan birth monument, the birth hill Deluun Boldog, and the spring Khajuu Bulag, said to have been used for his first bath, and you can walk around them at a leisurely pace. It is best to aim first for Deluun Boldog.

Chinggis Khaan Birth Monument (Чингис хааны гэрэлт хөшөө)

A monument erected in 1962 inside the Chinggisiin Gurvan Nuur resort to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Chinggis Khaan's birth. It is 12 m high, 10 m wide and 4 m deep. The figure of Chinggis Khaan is depicted within the shape of a blazing fire. The words "Though this body perishes, my nation is eternal" are carved in Mongolian script. At the time of its construction socialism was at its height, and it is also a legacy of dark history, as researchers and politicians involved in building it fell from power or were executed under the pro-Soviet regime. It is the earliest monument built in modern times.

Deluun Boldog (Дэлүүн болдог)

The hill where Chinggis Khaan is said to have been born in 1162. The name means "spleen hill," coming from the shape of the hill lying northwest on the bank of the Onon River in the upper reaches of the Onon and Balj rivers, which resembles a spleen. A monument on the hill is inscribed in Mongolian script: "Deluun Boldog, Chinggis Khaan, born on the 16th day of the first month of summer, 1162." The viewing platform is a power spot. Souvenir shops near the parking lot have plenty of goods such as the "red willow ghost whip" for warding off evil, and homemade rhubarb juice is recommended too. It is said every Mongolian visits at least once. There is a commemorative obo.

Khajuu Bulag (Chinggis Khaan's Spring) (Хажуу булаг)

A spring with a legend that Chinggis Khaan was washed in it when he was born and his mother Hoelun boiled tea with this water. It is said to dry up in droughty summers, though local people say a distant cause is that a former president's family drilled near the water source around 2013. A blue khadag is wrapped around the green tree in the center where the clear water wells up.

Temujin Museum (Тэмүжин музей)

A small museum northwest of Dadal town hall. The Dadal Local Museum is also attached on the south side. Inside are materials from when Chinggis Khaan called himself Temujin. It is often closed, but if you ask at the accommodation or the town hall, they will call a staff member. There is a bronze statue of him as a child.

Khar Zurkhnii Khokh Lake (Хар зүрхний хөх нуур)

A lake south of Mount Khar Zurkh in Tsenkhermandal District, Khentii Province. At 1,675 m altitude, two lakes, large and small, are connected. It is said that at a council of nomadic tribal chiefs held on the shore of this lake in 1189, Temujin was raised to the rank of khan and received the title Chinggis Khaan.

Ugluugchiin Kherem (Өглөгчийн хэрэм)

Ruins of a fortress in Batshireet District. The walls are 2.5 m thick and 2.5–4.5 m high. A stake-shaped rock near the center of the fortress is called "Chinggis Khaan's hitching post" by local people. It is noticeable even from afar.

Rashaan Khad (Рашаан хад)

A huge rock east of Mount Bindar in Batshireet District. In this whole area many deer stones (from the Late Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron ages) and tombs (from the Xiongnu, Khitan and Mongol Empire periods) have been found. On Rashaan Khad, pictures and writing drawn by many people over a long time also remain. Water dripping when it rains is said to be good for eye diseases.

Ikh Bindar Ovoo (Их биндэр овоо)

An obo located east of Mount Bindar in Batshireet District. It is said that the reincarnate lama Zanabazar named it the "virtuous obo" and worshipped it. From its form and the many rock paintings, deer stones and tombs around it, researchers at home and abroad consider it an obo that has been worshipped since very ancient times. According to a survey by the Italian Mongolia researcher Igor de Rachewiltz (1997), the last festival was held in 1927. Two kinds of festivals were held, one worshipping Chinggis Khaan and one Buddhist.

Accommodation guide

A Buryat-run lodging about 1 km east of the town hall costs 20,000 Tg per person (shared toilet and shower), breakfast 5,000 Tg; horse riding and fishing can be arranged, and it is said to have many backpackers. There is also a camp near the birth monument with a restaurant serving delicious Buryat-style bread. It operates around June to September, and names and prices change by year.