Stunning performance brings Genghis Khan to life

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In order to showcase authentic Mongolian culture, all the props and costumes are from Mongolia.

However, the horses used in the performance are from Inner Mongolia, so the riders had to spend weeks to get familiar with the animals before the show was launched in China.

"The most important thing about the performance is that the man and the horse should be one," says Uurtsaikh.

Though the performers are between 17 and 27 years old, some of them have more than 10 years experience of horseback acrobatics.

The show is performed twice daily between May to October.

Meanwhile, Chen and Uurtsaikh hope to take the performance to the southern provinces of China.

As for other plans, Uurtsaikh says: "We will put on a new show this September, featuring the historic Battle of the Thirteen Sides between Temujin and Jamukha."

In that battle, Temujin and Jamukha organize their troops and allies into 13 groups.

Speaking of the crowd response to the show, Uurtsaikh says: "In South Korea, Mongolia and China, the audiences are different, but the response of applause is the same. "And that's what encourages us the most."