CHINA DAILY
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| The Monastery-Museum of Choijin Lama is a storehouse of jaw-dropping papier, mache masks and elegant bronze sculptures. Photos by Chitralekha Basu / China Daily |
CHINA - At the heart of Ulan Bator is an art-lover's paradise waiting to be discovered. If you stood in front of Sukhbaatar Batbold's now cellophane-wrapped statue in Ulan Bator's central square and drew a circle with a 1-kilometer radius, you would be at the hub of a never-ending exhibition. A slice of the vibrant contemporary art scene in Ulan Bator could be sampled at the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery in the Culture Palace and the Union of Mongolian Artists' Art Center across the road from National Academic Drama theatre. A slew of art galleries in and around Baruun Selbe Street exhibit and sell images done in oil, watercolor and felt. [
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