China. Mongolia. Xiangshawan is a holiday resort, Mongolian theme park on the edge of the Gobi desert for Chinese tourists. Monks officiate at the dawn Buddhist ceremony on July 19th in front of the ovoo, a type of shamanistic cairn usually made from rocks or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as religious sites, used in worship of the mountains and the sky as well as in Buddhist ceremonies, but often are also landmarks. 2013