Horse-riding culture draws attention as Tibetan boy hits internet

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In some of China's ethnic groups, the horse-riding culture has attracted more attention after a 20-year-old Tibetan boy hits the internet for his pure smiles and his beloved horse named Zhen Zhu.

Tibetan herdsman and his horse Zhen Zhu is pictured in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, November 11, 2020. /Shichadao

Ding Zhen is pictured in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 2, 2020. /CFP

Ding Zhen is pictured in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 2, 2020. /CFP

Horse racing festival in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 23, 2015. /CFP

Wulanbutong Township, China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, August 3, 2016. /2020

People riding horses are pictured in northwest China's Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, October 4, 2016. /CFP

A spectacular view of horses galloping on snow-covered grassland is pictured in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, November 24, 2020./CFP

Horses are pictured in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 8, 2018. /CFP