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Young horsemen of Tibet ride for glory
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Young horsemen of Tibet ride for glory
Young horsemen of Tibet ride for glory
![Every summer the Nagqu Horse Racing Festival draws tens of thousands of people to the northern grasslands of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The festival, which has been held from August 10 to 16 every year since 1995, includes dancing and singing competitions as well as horse racing.A boy prepares for the race with the help of his father and other male relatives. [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de9858859.jpg "Every summer the Nagqu Horse Racing Festival draws tens of thousands of people to the northern grasslands of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The festival, which has been held from August 10 to 16 every year since 1995, includes dancing and singing competitions as well as horse racing.A boy prepares for the race with the help of his father and other male relatives. [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![Riders and horses wait for the signal to start the race. [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de9858d5e.jpg "Riders and horses wait for the signal to start the race. [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![The riders are divided into 12 groups; the winner of each group gets a place in the final. [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de9859703.jpg "The riders are divided into 12 groups; the winner of each group gets a place in the final. [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![The competition is fierce [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de9859d0c.jpg "The competition is fierce [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![This boy and his horse are dressed in their finest [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de985a217.jpg "This boy and his horse are dressed in their finest [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![A father cheers on his son by waving a hada – a traditional Tibetan silk scarf. [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de985a824.jpg "A father cheers on his son by waving a hada – a traditional Tibetan silk scarf. [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
![The horse races attract an audience of thousands [Photo by Jiao Meng]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000d87ad3cdd0de986f951.jpg "The horse races attract an audience of thousands [Photo by Jiao Meng]")
