A portrait of a Mongolian girl with her sheep in June 2012. Nomadic herders, Mongolians have for centuries tended to their livestock. But as in other parts of the world, many are trading the rural lifestyle for an urban one. Many of Mongolia’s next generation are leaving this way of life altogether.

First published in the July 29, 2019, 11:23 p.m. edition

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