Touring the World's Capital Cities Season 4 Episode 3 Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia, a metropolis that is the pulsating heart of the country and combines the cultures of old with a lively feeling of stepping forward to new horizons. The spiritual center of Mongolia once lay directly on the Peking -Irkutsk trading route, thus it became an important center of trade. At that time the city was called 'Urg¶¶'.