Zamyn-Üüd

There's a desolate beauty in wandering this city on Google Maps. Seriously, try it. It's right on the border of Mongolia and China, so by default there would need to be some kind of infrastructure here, but the entire surrounding landscape is one of the most barren environs one can imagine. And yet, still - life endures. Not only does it endure, it thrives. As you enter from China, one of the first things you pass is the "Soyombo Tsogtsolbor," an altar bearing one of Mongolia's national symbols. The Soyombo is a complex emblem, a combination of six distinct elements each with their own significance. To me, this is the epitome of humanity. To take a desert landscape and erect a monument adorned with a symbol only humans can understand. Zamyn-Üüd is humanity. -0.5 cause I would not wanna live there