In one day, I will go to work in Mongolia. What should I pay attention to?
clothing: it is best to wear long sleeves and trousers, which can prevent sun and mosquitoes. In higher altitude areas, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and the temperature is low. In summer, please be sure to bring sweaters, thick coats, jeans, etc. to keep warm. In addition, an umbrella is also essential.
Sun protection: Inner Mongolia has strong sunshine and strong ultraviolet rays, and the climate is very dry. When you are outdoors for a long time, please wear a sun hat and apply sunscreen and lip balm to protect your skin. It is best to wear sunglasses to reduce the stimulation of outdoor light to the eyes.
Grassland: Wild flowers are in full bloom on the grassland in spring. Don't get too close to or touch flowers and plants to prevent pollen allergy. Attention should be paid to renting horses: (1) Choosing the right horse according to riding skills; (2) Wear trousers instead of red clothes when riding a horse, so as not to frighten the horse; (3) Don't take valuables such as cameras with you to prevent them from being broken; (4) It is best to ride a horse for the first time by a groom. Don't ride a horse alone, let alone run on horseback. You must dismount and walk on dangerous roads and downhill roads, otherwise it will easily cause damage; (5) Don't run and make noise in the horse preparation area, so as not to scare the horses; (6) Don't open an automatic umbrella near the horse, and don't do strenuous exercise when approaching the horse, so as not to frighten the horse; (7) Don't feed the horse casually to avoid being bitten by the horse. Don't be too far away from reference objects (such as roads, yurts, etc.) to avoid getting lost. You can take some food and play things to relax on the grassland. Some entertainment products that need venues are most suitable, such as kites and frisbees. But be careful not to leave non-degradable garbage on the grassland.
1. Diet
In Mongolia, due to climatic conditions and traditional eating habits, the local people's diet is mainly mutton, beef, bread and milk tea. Except for the capital Ulaanbaatar and provincial capitals, fresh vegetables are basically not available in other places. Even if vegetables can be bought, the price is very high, because almost all vegetables here are imported, and our work areas are basically in deserted suburbs. Furthermore, there are very few kinds of vegetables, only potatoes and onions. When you are lucky, you may buy cabbage, so the diet is relatively monotonous, mainly "mutton, potatoes and onions", which we call "Sanyo Kaicai". In order to increase the diversity of diet and ensure a balanced diet, we can bring some easily preserved dried vegetables and seasonings from China, such as kelp, mushrooms, fungus, laver, dried beans, shredded carrots, yuba, mung beans (which can be boiled to relieve summer heat or raw bean sprouts), soybeans, peanuts, dried ginger, pepper and so on. Even with dried vegetables, we still lack some essential vitamins, so we can bring some vitamin tablets and juice powder from China for supplement.
2. Accommodation
Mining areas are generally far away from cities, so we need to camp in mining areas. Because the construction period is relatively long, so the general accommodation is to use larger tents or rent yurts directly. It's definitely easier to choose sleeping bags for sleeping and resting, but people's health will be unbearable after a long time, so it's best to choose bedding.
III. Safety
The medical conditions in Mongolia are poor, the hospital facilities are backward and the medical level is low. There are few drugs developed by Mongolia, most of which are imported from foreign countries, which are very expensive, and the mining area is far from the urban area. Therefore, we should pay more attention to safety issues in the mining area, so we need to prepare the necessary drugs. Let's talk about security in Mongolia from three aspects.
First, drinking water safety
In Mongolia, wells can often be found every ten kilometers, but not every well is drinkable. Some wells are salty water, so it is inedible. Even fresh water must be boiled before drinking.
Second, the safety of accommodation
Because we live in the wild, wild wolves, poisonous scorpions and poisonous snakes may appear at any time, so we must do a good job in safety prevention. Close the door when you sleep at night, buy some insecticidal powder and sprinkle it around the tent or yurt to drive away scorpions and other poisonous insects. At the same time, you should take a geological hammer for self-defense when you go out to the toilet at night, and take a flashlight for lighting to prevent you from stepping on poisonous snakes or scorpions.
Third, disease prevention
First of all, due to the lack of fresh vegetables, mutton is the main diet, so it is easy to get angry, and sometimes, due to acclimatization, gastrointestinal discomfort will occur, so it is necessary to equip some drugs to clear away heat and fire and treat gastrointestinal diseases; In summer, the weather is very hot and dry, and it is very easy to get heatstroke. At this time, it is much more convenient to equip some drugs for clearing away heat and lowering summer heat. A series of external conditions such as mosquito bites and harsh environment may cause various skin eczema, so it is necessary to prepare drugs for treating eczema, urticaria and other diseases. There are poisonous snakes in many places, so snake medicine must also be prepared; Finally, there are strong ultraviolet rays in the mining area, and there are often sandstorms, so it is best to equip some sunscreen products, eye drops, masks and other preventive supplies. In addition to the above drugs, common drugs prepared in daily field work are also necessary, such as cold medicine, traumatic injury medicine, alcohol and so on.
Fourth, security problems caused by cultural differences
Due to cultural differences, it is easy to cause unnecessary troubles if you don't understand the customs and taboos of local people. General customs and taboos can be found in books and online. But some verbal precautions may not be found. Here, I will share with you two misunderstandings caused by words that I experienced last year. I hope it can help everyone.
once in a mining area, Mongolian workers clamored for a pay increase on the pretext of poor tools and extremely hot weather. When I went to handle this matter, I used a local translator (low level). He translated everything I said, and maybe even translated it by mistake. I said, "... here, I don't restrict everyone in the diet, so I can eat mutton casually ...", and they got angry after listening to this sentence. Even a respectful worker was angry, and they were ready to leave. Finally, they explained it through a translator brought in from China and apologized, but finally they didn't bring much trouble. Therefore, at any time, don't say anything like that they eat mutton in front of Mongols, so as not to cause friction.
There is another thing. When we were in the capital of South Gobi, when we went to the store to buy things, people from another store called us there. We didn't go there. A man on the rig said "Thank you". Because it was a little far away, the Mongols might mistake it for "F**k you", and the two people on the rig walked back talking and laughing, which aggravated the misunderstanding of the Mongols. Finally, they chased them to the hotel to get ready to hit people. Fortunately, they ran fast and hid in the hotel room. Finally, the hotel owner came forward to stop their behavior and found a Chinese-speaking person to understand the matter clearly and explain it for a long time. They didn't pursue it any further. Therefore, when we are in the cities of Mongolia, we should talk in a drizzle and not talk loudly. We would rather keep silent than talk to the Mongols like those two people just mentioned, so as not to cause trouble, and we should avoid drunkards. In addition, there are some anti-China forces in Mongolia, so we try not to wear our bright labor protection clothes when we are in the city, which is easy to attract attention.
The above is my experience in Mongolia last year, and I hope it can help my new colleagues who are going to Mongolia soon.