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Railway trippin' - Tibetan style | How are yaks raised?

03:37 How can you raise wild, yet shy, yaks on a cattle farm? What makes the local hybrid breed Yajiang Snow Cattle stand out? Why are Tibetan herdsmen's cattle so heal

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A selective freedom of speech is what some Western countries uphold

Border police help herders drive yaks in winter pastures in Akto County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, December 19, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs com

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What modern-day feminism in China looks like

When I took the trip up to the highest plateau in the world in northwestern Qinghai Province this January, I felt tense. It wasn't the altitude that made me feel uneasy

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Exhibitions show Chinese value the ox more than a companion

The ox-themed exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing, February 12, 2021. /CFPUshering in the Year of the Ox, cultural institutions across China launched

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As Tenzin shot to fame, companies 'fight' to use his name as trademark

01:25 Quite by an accident, Tenzin, a Tibetan man with swarthy skin, big eyes, a sweet smile, and thick hair went viral on China's social media after he was captured by

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Into Tibet 2020: Explore 'the Roof of the World' with three teams

04:17 Tibet is dubbed the "the Roof of the World" for good reason. It's not just for its high altitude, but also the foothills of snow-capped mountains with crystal-cle

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Increased yak milk production raises income: SW China's herdsmen

02:58 Harsh natural conditions and grinding poverty have long impacted lives on the highlands of Sichuan, where many Tibetans live.But the locals here get out of hardship by using thei

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Across China: Tibetan herders record path out of poverty in notebooks

More than a decade ago, Loden, a herdsman in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, sold all 50 of his family's yaks to treat his wif

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Special Edition)

MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Complicated climate on Mount Qomolangma offers diverse scenery here. This is a special edition of Aperture24 with splendid video and photos capturing the

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(InTibet) Transition camp of Mt. Qomolangma at an altitude of 5,800 meters

Photo taken on May 8, 2020 shows a view of the transition camp of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE C

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770 meters, 60 years--Xinjiang herders' way from "narrow, small" abode to happy, modern settlement

Elite runners can easily finish 800 meters within two minutes. For residents of Hongxin village in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, it took six decades. 2,580 METERS Gazing up fr

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Across China: Spring farming gets started in Tibet

The sounds of roaring machines in the valley farmlands of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, broke the peace of the plateau city, as the spri

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Tibetan areas in Sichuan declared out of poverty

A Tibetan woman herds yaks in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan. /VCG Southwest China's Sichuan Province has declared that all its areas inhabited by the Tibetans – two prefec

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China Focus: China steps up wildlife conservation amid coronavirus outbreak

Wearing a mask, Gerusherab braved the bitter cold to start his daily patrol on a motorbike in the Sanjiangyuan National Park, a haven for wildlife, which is located in