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Indigenous American family finds horseback bonds on rolling grasslands in North China's Inner Mongolia

China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-07-13 09:18

Clayson Benally tries the traditional Mongolian horse-roping on June 26. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA

Benally's 53-year-old sister Jeneda, a professional singer, spent her birthday during the trip and received a memorable gift — a morin khuur, or traditional Mongolian horsehead fiddle.

The soulful, lingering strains of Mongolian long-tune folk songs moved Jeneda to tears. "Your music speaks straight to my soul," she told the local performers. "I hope these fleeting, precious moments will grow into lasting friendships."

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