ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that local knowledge has not only significant importance but also strong scientific and cultural significances. Local knowledge and philosophy of scientific practice support the study of natural knowledge in minority cultures, in order to promote the variety of ways of dealing with nature for the reasons of cultural diversity. Mongolian local knowledge in dealing with nature may not have a clear independent form, since it may be reflected in its folksongs, geographic names, botanical name, unique dwellings, and many other aspects. Mongolian people in their living and production practice has accumulated a lot of knowledge and generated a specialized botanical culture. The ethnobotany of the southeast, the southwest, and the Mongolian regions of China has become relatively abundant, and there are other studies on the relationship between humanity and nature according to other knowledge from the viewpoint of the Mongolian people.
