On ancient plateau, the mammoths galloped, And the initial people hunted and farmed; The fertile soil Yelu once run, And Shiwi nursed civilization.

古原驰猛犸,初民猎且耕; 耶律营沃土,室韦育文明。

Note: English is not my mother language. As a practice, this poem is translated from my poem in Chinese: 观库伦博物馆和南宝力博物馆。 I hope the experts who master both English and Chinese to offer me some suggestions.













