Glaciers and snowed-capped mountains are not only part of the landscape of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,but also a key component of the region’s ecosystem.Tibet in recent years has scaled up its protection of glaciers a...
In capricious climates,from multiple angles in the skyt and in difficult conditions beyond our imaginations,this man spent 18 years filming western China from the heavens.The result is over 100,000 aerial photos,which...
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949,tremendous achievements have been made in archaeology in Tibet.A series of new archaeological finds provided important physical evidence for rewriting the a...
Forty-five years ago,Joka was just a herder grazing animals on Damxung Grassland in the Tibet Autonomous Region.At that time,the concept of music class did not exist in the curriculum of local elementary schools,so th...
Originating in China,tea is one of the symbols of Chinese culture.The impact of tea culture has reached all the corners of the world:it has become one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages,consumed by over two-t...
Yak is a species of macro fauna that lives exclusively on the alpine hypoxic Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.No matter whether wild or domesticated,yaks have had a long and historic relationship with the
In 2006, Norbu Gyaltsen and Wang Yong jointly wrote an article putting forward a proposition for a model of environmental protection and sustainable development of animal husbandry on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Later,...
At 9am,May 17th,2013,we set out through heavy snow from the County of Hongyuan for the Xiaman Goat Husbandry Farm in Western Ruoergai.Along the way,we saw few humans but there were groups of yaks grazing with a quiet,...
As a primitive breed unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,the yak is an important means of production and source of livelihood for the people living in the plateau area.In our country,there are about 14 million yaks,92...
The meadow on the highland is as broad as an ocean,yet it is also as quiet as a painting,without the limitation of a frame.It seems more natural and lively than a painting.It is as simple as the clear eyes of a Tibeta...