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In the Kanas region, stone monoliths on the steppe date back to Genghis Khan. (Left: carving of a standing man, right: the author with another discovery.)

Posted November 29, 2012

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Kanas, China: Following Genghis Khan

See ancient monoliths erected by Khan's Mongol army.

In the northwestern corner of China, where a pointed finger of land pokes into Russia and separates Kazakhstan from Mongolia, the last physical remains of the army of Genghis Khan stand watch. The area is ...

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