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There are two ethnic groups, Mongolian and Tibetan. One is distributed in northern China from the Horqin Grassland in the east to the Bortala grasslands and Gobi at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the west; the other is distributed in the snow-covered Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at the northern foot of the Himalayas in southwest China. The two groups were originally geographically separated and separated by language and culture. However, due to the Mongolians going west and the Tibetans coming east more than 7 centuries ago, military commanders from one side and eminent monks from the other side gathered at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, which opened the prelude to the historical relationship and cultural exchanges between the two nations. From then on, the destinies of the two ethnic groups, Mongolia and Tibet, were closely linked, with constant exchanges between them during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. This book selects the unique perspective of Mongolian and Tibetan cultural exchanges. Based on an overview of the historical and cultural origins of the two ethnic groups, this book describes the military and political activities of the Mongolians in Tibet during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and the process of Tibetan Sakya and Gelug monks promoting Buddhism and spreading culture in Mongolian areas. At the same time, through the analysis and comparison of many cultural events, the exchange, absorption and complementarity between the two nations in philosophy, literature, folklore, and even medicine are described, thereby revealing the inevitable objective laws of cultural exchanges between different nations.