Symbols represent Inner Mongolia’s cultural heritage

8. Aobao

Mongolian for "heap" or "package", Aobao is a worshipping element. Mongolians use stone, wicker, wood, grass and other natural elements to build a cone-shaped construction. Forms of worship include "red offerings", "white festival", "jade festival", "fire festival" and so forth. The main aims of offerings include worshipping heaven, Earth and ancestors, hoping for favorable weather, animal prosperity, peace and prosperity. It represents a "respect for nature, the pursuit of harmony, and separation of harmonic".