Located in IkhTamirsoum of Arkhangai province, the Taikhar Stone is 18m high granite known for its unique shape and location in the middle of the flat river bank. The legend tells an interesting story of its presence.
The legend says, once upon a time there lived a strong man named Bukhbileg, he was always pleased to see his neighbors going peacefully happy about their life. One day, a hole appeared in the middle of the grazing plain and a giant snake came out and swallowed animals and people whole. The people were in anguish and terror. Buhkbilegt saw this and thought of a way to stop this, and he went up the nearby mountain, lifted the rocky peak as the snake was coming out of its hole he grabbed a big stone near him and threw it in the direction of the monstrous creature. The stone landed on the head of the giant snake and concealed the hole. Thus, the terror in the area ceased and people could go on about their life peacefully again.
On the Taikhar there are around 150 symbols in Turk Mongol, Uyghur, Tibet, Manchu and Chinese scripts that dates starting from 6-7th century.
The Taikhar Stone
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