China Cultural Chronicles November 3, 2012
- Detian Waterfall 19 - Guangxi, China
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- Detian Waterfall 17 - Guangxi, China
- Detian Waterfall 16 - Guangxi, China
- A yak
- Praying in Lhasa
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- Tibetan woman
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- Before the horse race, the horses are blessed, Tibet 2012
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Very much away from any tourist trail, a local horse race festival.
Horse racing is an activity beloved by Tibetan people, for it is not only an assemblement for leisure time and exchanging farming experience, but also a show of horse racing spirit of local people.
Before the horse race starts, the horses are blessed. Tibetans circumambulate there horses arround a heap of stones where they are burning incense of himalayan juniper. Walking trough the incense smoke and throwing paper prayerflags called lungta ("wind horse", colorful papers, which represent good luck and life force) to the air.
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