I possess limited knowledge regarding the history of my ancestors as I was born and raised during the turbulent periods of collectivisation and the Cultural Revolution. At the time, communal ideologies pervaded all aspects of life, dictating our work, existence, and identity. Currently, echoes of similar ideologies are emerging as governmental rhetoric emphasises the unity of the 56 ethnic minorities, implying a future devoid of historical administrative units such as Otog and Sum. Mandarin Chinese is designated as the universal language, and dissent is met with dire consequences. According to accounts from my parents, our family once owned approximately 300 sheep, over sixty horses, and cows. However, during collectivisation all these properties were confiscated and we fell into the ambiguous status of the “middle class” within the communist hierarchy, where adherence to communist proletariat ideology became paramount. The 1980s ushered in a period of privatisation, granting each family nine sheep, one horse, one cow, and five mu of cultivated land from the commune. Meanwhile, my education from 1958 to 1968 focused on the study of both clear script and Latin script. When the official start of the Cultural Revolution came to Hobogsair in 1968, marked by Chairman Mao's issuance of the 16 policies, we, as students, were instructed to assemble at the school and enthusiastically chant slogans such as “Long live Chairman Mao, long live the Communist Party, long live the Red Army. Defeat Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Taozhou…” Meanwhile, the Red Guards embarked on a campaign to dismantle anything conceived as traditional or counter-revolutionary. Following the start of the revolution, I was dispatched to rural areas to acquire basic skills from herders and farmers. By 1970, I returned and assumed a teaching role, educating children under 11 across the countryside. Riding on horseback, I visited every household to teach fundamental reading and writing skills until Khöh Jang Toshon Village School was established in 1986. Initially compensated ¥45 monthly, a substantial sum at the time, my salary increased to ¥100 in 1986, and presently stands at ¥5000. Despite the conclusion of the Cultural Revolution, dissent regarding Chairman Mao’s policies remained suppressed. Our locality, formerly known as Ikh Khüree within the Jurgan Sum banner, was renamed during the collectivisation era to Ulaan Tug commune and later transitioned to Tsagan Khöl after privatisation. At present, it comprises thirteen villages, four pastoral and the remainder agricultural.