Yushu Horse Festival: Riding Skills and a Modern Stage
A heritage record describes traditional events at Zaxike Grassland, while a 2026 opening ceremony shows how horse skills also appear in a contemporary public program.
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Zhuonai Lake: A Seasonal Nursery and a Protection Post
At Zhuonai Lake in Hoh Xil, migrating female chiru gather to give birth; a seasonal protection station patrols, monitors births and assists lost or injured young.
Three Rivers, Three Different Source Landscapes
The Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang headwaters lie within the wider Sanjiangyuan region. Each river has its own valleys, counties and park areas.
Angsai and the Snow Leopard: Learning to Read a Shared Landscape
In Angsai, a herder-guide leads booked canyon visits, while residents record wildlife signs as part of local ecological patrols.
Daeo Village: Pastoral Work and County Employment
A Qinghai News report follows one eleven-person household in Daeo Village, where livestock raising and wage work in the county seat contributed to 2025 income.
Angsai Guides and Wildlife Patrols Along the Lancang
A 2021 account follows a herder-guide in Angsai and the community’s work with canyon visitors, wildlife knowledge and conservation rules.
Hoh Xil: Protection Zones and Patrol Work
A 2025 report explains how Hoh Xil’s core and general control zones are managed within Sanjiangyuan National Park, and records patrols against unauthorized crossings.
Qumalai and the Yangtze Source Park: The Work of a Patrol
A 2025 report follows rangers in Qumalai as they patrol water, grassland and wildlife habitat in the Yangtze Source area of Sanjiangyuan National Park.
Labu: A Village Landscape Rebuilt with Local Stone
In Chengduo’s Labu Township, post-earthquake rebuilding combined traditional stonework and carved timber with modern structural systems.
Nangqian Salt: Brine, Sun and Salt Beds
In Nangqian, villagers guide brine through hillside beds, let it settle and evaporate, then gather the crystals by hand.
Nangqian Black Pottery: Shaping and Firing a Vessel
A 2020 workshop report follows Nangqian artisans as they shape vessels by hand and fire them in a sealed pottery jar using smoke carbon.
Leba Valley’s Cliff Carvings: Reading an Old Tibetan Inscription
A 2024 scholarly survey examines an eight-line Old Tibetan inscription and nearby Buddhist carvings at the mouth of Leba Valley.