(InTibet)Dangjiren horse racing festival in SW China's Damxung

LHASA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Dangjiren literally means a grand party in Damxung, a county located at an average altitude of 4,300 meters in northern Lhasa. During the Dangjiren horse racing festival, local residents wearing colorful long-sleeved clothes and hats race against each other on horses decorated with colorful ornaments.

In 2008, the festival, featuring competitions such as horse race, tug of war and stone-lifting, was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Nowadays, the horse racing festival has become a cultural tourism industry brand integrating sports events and traditional culture exchange.

Riders compete during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Riders compete during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Riders prepare for starting during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Riders compete during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

A rider competes during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider waits for his competition of a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider poses after winning a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Riders compete during a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

People watch a horse race at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Contestants compete in a tug of war during the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A participant carries a bag of highland barley during a competition at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

People watch a competition during the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A participant competes during a stone-lifting competition at the Dangjiren horse racing festival in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2020 shows a view of Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)■