In the steppe around the town there are dozens of broken balbals (stones carved into roughly human shape) – mostly dating back to the 13th- or 14th-century Mongol period. According to tradition, you should place an offering of food in the cup held in the statue’s left hand. The three main balbal sights, on the north edge of town, consist of the the King and Queen , the nearby Son and, finally, a short walk away, the Bride to whom women make offerings if they want to have healthy babies.
