Nie Rong Horse Racing Festival-a showdown between strength and wisdom on the northern Tibetan grasslands

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about.

– Sunrise in Nierong County

The opening ceremony of the 2nd Nie Rong Horse Racing Festival🏇:

There are many horse racing festivals in Tibet, such as: North Tibet Horse Racing Festival, Gyantse Dama Festival, Kangding Horse Racing Festival, Panpo Horse Racing Festival, Tianzhu Horse Racing Festival, Damxung & Namtso Dangjiren Horse Racing Festival, and Tingri Horse Racing Festival.

Horse racing activities are almost indispensable in all Tibetan festivals passed down by the people, and have a long history. More importantly, the Tibetan people, based on their strong feelings for horses, have created a horse racing culture with unique national characteristics. . The only difference is that Nie Rong's Horse Racing Festival is only held every two years. was lucky enough to participate in the first and second sessions. I would like to compile and record the events and feelings and share them with everyone.

Nierong County: (an important producing area of Nagqu Cordyceps)

It is located in the Taihu Basin area of the Southern Qiangtang Plateau in northern Tibet and belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate zone of the plateau subarctic zone. There is no absolute frost-free period . Winters are long and there is no summer. There are about 100 days of rain and snow throughout the year. Nyerong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Nagqu City, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located at the southern foot of Tanggula Mountain in northern Tibet, in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average altitude of about 4,700 meters. Some peaks in the northwest are covered with snow all year round.

Three tribes appeared in the territory during the Yuan Dynasty, and another tribe was formed in the early Ming Dynasty. Later, these four tribes, together with other tribes such as Ba Qing, Ding Qing, etc., formed the "Thirty-nine Tribes" in Tibetan history. ". In 1951, it was changed to Nierongzong. In 1959, it was transferred from Qamdo Prefecture to Nagqu Prefecture. In 1960, Nierong County People's Government was established, administering 1 town and 9 townships: Nierong Town, Seqing Township, Nyima Township, and Dangmu Jiang Township, Chadang Township, Sangrong Township, Xiaqu Township, Baixiong Township, Suoxiong Township, and Yongqu Township.

The reason why people can feel "happy" is not because they live comfortably, but because they live with hope. Different from two years ago, there are several times more tents on the grassland this time, and many people can also speak Chinese; What remains unchanged is that this is still the grassland playground with the highest altitude, and the most popular playground for children. A clean and honest smile.

Far from the times,

No fireworks,

Sing the happiest song at no cost.

Lost things will be found by others, only people like to discover each other. Before dawn, I came to this northern Tibetan grassland and ran to the lake to wait for the sunrise. I originally planned to buy lollipops for the children to eat, but as soon as the plane took off, all the children gathered around me. My brother who can speak Chinese chatted with me for a long time. This boy who went to college in the mainland loves his hometown even more. Watching them happily playing on the grassland, I know Autumn is here again, this kind of sunshine The look of refraction.

The smiles of 4-year-old Mimi Dundup and her two sisters were the sweetest smiles I have seen today. The three children sat across from me like adults and asked me: "Do you have a dream?" So we started talking about each other. We talked a lot about our dreams. They wanted to go to school and work in the mainland, but I said I wanted to stay here and graze cattle🐮. The children laughed.

I said: "If all God's children come to Tibet, then I must be a child favored by God."

They said: "We want to go to the mainland to study and work, because we want to live in a warm place."

The opinions of most people are often not necessarily correct. If they were correct, the world would be so boring. Our ideas are simple and pure, and they allow us to see the true face of life and happiness more clearly.

the name of a certain city,

Make meaning of what you encounter.

–Sunrise on the northern Tibetan grassland🌅

If this sunshine could be drunk, it would taste like northern Tibetan highland barley wine.

I love that daylight,

that sky,

That green earth.

I heard the gurgling sound of the river,

Came in the dark morning.

Autumn sunrise,

Meet me at the corner of the road in the wilderness.

Ahua’s uncle gave us clothes from his two daughters. For the first time, we learned to distinguish the differences in Tibetan clothing in each region and pay attention to every detail. The uncle said that this set of Tibetan clothes costs hundreds of thousands, and the corals cost hundreds of thousands. This old Gawu box has been passed down for generations, and he wouldn’t sell it even if he gave him 1 million 😂

Hidden outfit:

Due to different regions, Tibetan clothing differs greatly in materials and craftsmanship, but the styles are similar. It is inconvenient to walk in a straight fat robe, so a belt becomes an indispensable item. Belts and boots are the main accessories to wear. Various styles of "luosong" (waistbands inlaid with jewels) are tied to The belt hangs down from the hips to form various tail ornaments, and various exquisite "Zhiqiong" (similar to daggers) are also tied to the belt. Tibetan wallets, belts, and rosongs are all made of sterling silver, and they jingle crisply when you walk.

Between mountains and deep valleys,

Those ancient peoples can still be seen,

Weddings and funerals, birth, old age, illness and death,

In the ever-changing secret realm,

He has a wealth of survival wisdom that is as imaginative as his imagination.

I believe,

Who will you meet when and where?

It's all doomed.

People are more deeply connected because we are all connected to the wilderness. The wilderness is always talking to us, and if we listen to it and learn from it, there is no teacher better suited to teach us how to live. The wilderness nature within people and the tangible wilderness reflect each other. In the wilderness, everything reflects human nature, and it can also reflect the most beautiful side of human nature.