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The Festival of Tulips
The tulip is one of the brands of Kalmykia. The festival is held against the background of natural landscapes of Kalmyk steppe where large fields of Gesner tulips are preserved, those tulips are predecessors of most of the tulips cultivated today.
In time of the festival the roundtable discussion on "The prospects of the development of eco-tourism in the region" is planned as well as the caravan expedition "The Great Silk Road: the dialogue of East and West", folk celebration, photo-tours, outdoors master classes, eco-tours, bird-watching tours. The activities aimed at tourists’ familiarization with Buddhism and national traditions are scheduled, too. Kalmykia is the only Buddhist region in Europe with the unique national culture.