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August 08, 2016

Tradition faces modernity at Tibetan horse festival
Yushu, China (AFP) Aug 5, 2016
As Tibetan riders waved rifles and dug cowboy-booted feet into their horses' flanks, hanging sideways from their mounts, tourists and locals cheered and snapped pictures on digital cameras and smartphones. Set between emerald hills on the Himalayan plateau, some 3,700 metres above sea level, Yushu's annual equine festival is billed as a showcase of Chinese government support for Tibetan culture. Women were draped in their finest jewellery, wearing beads of turquoise, yellow amber and red coral o ... read more

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