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Tibetan Nomad Song - Kyidjam
Tibetan Nomad - The Highest Nomadic Tribes on Our Planet
It is believed that Tibetans derive from Qiang People, the nomads in ancient China. It is the intermarriage between Qiang People and local tribes that leads to the existence of Tibetans. Due to the severe environment, extreme altitude and inconvenient transportation, etc. Tibetans have long relied on pastoralism for survival. As a result, traditionally Tibetans are well-known for being sturdy nomads, an ethnic group that live side by side with livestock and nature. Though no one can tell the exact number of existent nomads in Tibet, an estimated around 2 million including nomads and semi-nomads couldn’t go too wrong.
Tibetan Nomads herd hundreds of cattle on the grassland. They live in a tent and keep moving for better grass for their livesstock.
Harsh Environment and Tibetan Nomads
Yet, no only do ingenious Tibetan nomads find a way to survive, but prosper on this inhospitable snow land. In fact, the false stereotypes that picture Tibetan nomads as merely robust, barbarian, and hostile are groundless. Born in this inhospitable highland, Tibetan nomads at a young age learn to acquire the extraordinary ability of foreseeing the unpredictable weather. In addition to the unyielding spirits, Tibetan nomads are born with an optimistic and friendly mind.
Tibetan Nomad Life and Livestock
The role of female nomads is fairly important in a nomad family and surprisingly they share one thing in common, i.e. they are exceedingly versatile and hard-working. A typical day for female nomads begins with milking yaks or sheep. They would venture out and do the chores no matter how terrible the weather is outside the tent. Then, they would use milk to make yogurt, yak butter tea and yak cheese. Next, women nomads are expected to grind barley, fetch and boil water, weave sheep wool. As there are no trees in the nomadic regions of Tibet so the main fuel has to be relied on dried yak dung. Every morning, the women collect and spread yak dung out to be dried and later use it to make a fire in the tent. To keep tent warm and cozy is one of the important parcels of women’s duty. Even the little kids take the responsibility for herding livestock. To feed to livestock, kids need to stay in the wilderness for 8 hours or so, without any shield from harsh wind and chilly rain. Whereas the male nomads who seem to be less busy in most of the time shoulder the task of travelling outside. They are in charge of buying salt, and stock hay for livestock in winter and in some cases herd livestock to town to trade it for grain and other necessities. Though the life is far from perfect, Tibetan nomads manage to sustain themselves with their hard work and wisdom and live in harmony with nature.
Tibetan Nomad Mastiff
Visit a Tibetan Nomad Tent
The genuine Tibetan nomads often live and herd the livestock in places with little human presence. Rarely do tourists have a chance to stop by their tents. If they do, a few things are needed to be taken care of.When visiting a Tibetan Nomadic Tent, tourists shall do as host nomads say and not place your feet towards the stove which is believed to be sacred by nomads. Besides, never try to fidget with Buddhist alter and its ornaments. As nomads are so hospitable, they will keep refilling your cup if you finish the barley wine or yak butter tea. It is acceptable to gently remind the host that one can’t drink any more.
Tibetan Nomads Tour - Meet nomads on the Trekking Path
The Nomadic Season (or grazing season) usually starts in April when Tibetan Nomads herd hundreds of cattle up to the hill for grazing. Nomads still do butter products as they want and they exchange things like butter for barley with farmers. Though nomads travel from place to place, they are used to staying at a place rich in grass for days to feed their cattle and then they shift to another place near to streams or even a better pasture. Most of them might stay in a specific place for a month. Those nomads who are staying at a lower altitude would stay at a place for the whole year because of rich grazing resource at lower altitude. From April to early October, according to the grassland location and weather, tourist can meet lots of nomads while travelling but if you trek in Tibet, you will have a face-to-face communication with them and understand better about their simple and relaxing life.
During nomadic season, tourists can meet Tibetan nomads while Trekking in Tibet
1. Tsurphu Monastery to Yangpachen Trek Routes near Lhasa (4300m) . The reincarnation system of Tibetan Lamas originated from Tsurphu Monastery. The ascent of Lasaya pass which is 5300m above the sea level allows tourists to have a better panoramic view of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains. As tourists trek across the Changtang prairie, they will see many wildlife, unlimited grassland and will be invited to Tibetan nomad’s house and chat with nomads. Later, trekkers can fresh themselves with hot spring in Yangbajain hot springs resort.
2. Ganden Monastery to Samye Monastery (4240m) - (3600m) The route that bridges Ganden Monastery and Samye Monastery is widely known as a road of pilgrimage. This trek route goes cross the grand valley and the highland wetlands, where tourists can meet nomads and their cattles. The best trekking season starts from late April to the end of October. Though rainy season comes from middle June to first half of September, it is the time when wild flowers display its full beauty in full blossom.
3. Lake Manasarovar Kora The sacred lake Manasarovar measures 90 kilometers and it normally takes about 4 days to circuit the lake in a clockwise manner. Two thirds of the trek (starting from Seralung monastery to ChiuGonpa) will be close to the banks of Manasarovar. Tourists can enjoy the superb lake scenery while enjoying the hot spring at Chiugonba. The lush vegetation and unspoiled lake are an ideal place for grazing. A stroll on the banks of the lake will allow tourists to meet local nomads.
Seasonal Mobility of Tibetan NomadsSeasonal mobility marks one of the biggest features of Tibetan nomads. Each year during February and March of Tibetan calendar nomads scattered in the north of Tanggula Mountains will migrant down to southern pastures and spend the summer there. It is the time when new lambs are born and are taken great care of. So, the nomadic caravan moves slowly and stay in a place for a couple of days and move on. And the entire journey takes about three months and nomads will spend the whole summer in summer pastures and move north in August on Tibetan calendar. Nowadays MOST of nomads are semi-nomadic, which means they will have a permanent settlement in winter and restart their pastoral life to elsewhere as winter ends. For most of nomads, each relocation takes normally 4-5 days, some even as long as 3-4 months. The annual relocation time can reach around 10 times.
Nomadic Life and Tourism BusinessTibetan nomads and prairies are a major draw for tourists. As summer comes, the vast steppe turns into a massive blanket dotted with numerous little-known flowers.Summer is the high season of travelling in prairie. In addition to pitching camps and snapping photos, tourists are also drawn to diversified nomadic tents. Some business-minded nomads will offer tourists with cozy accommodation and local delicacies. Another hit is to have horseback riding on the prairie. In this way, semi-nomads benefit from prairie tourism. Such scene is pretty common especially in Gannan prairie in Qinghai province and Hongyuan prairie of Sichuan province. In summer, the nomadic resorts are often packed with strings of tourists. The tourist will be invited to nomadic tent and served with sweet tea and yogurt and dried beef. Horse Racing Festivals – the Most Popular Festival on the Grasslands Horse racing enjoys a great popularity among Tibetan nomads. Each year, horse racing competition of all sizes is held in prairies of Tibet. In fact, it is so popular that where there is a festival held in prairies, there must be a horse racing. To Tibetans, not only is horse racing a festival for communication, but also a chance for young men to display bravery and tenacity.
A typical horse racing festival lasts for 2-3 days and involves a diversity of events: horsemanship performance, archery competition, stone-carrying competition, tug and war, etc. At night, nomads will set a campfire to roast lamb while singing and dancing around the fire.
The most celebrated horse racing festivals are Yushu Horse Racing Festival of Qinghai province, Litang Horse Racing Festival in Sichuan province, and Nagqu Horse Racing Festvial in northern Tibet.
Well-known six Tibetan PrairiesThere are six famous prairies in Tibet, you can choose any of them as your first nomadic tourists destination. But Tibet vista highly recommend Gannan Grassland as you can find primitive Tibetan Culture here, Monasteries are much more flourishing than those in TAR.
Zoige Grassland feastures for Nine-bends of Yellow River and it is one of the biggest livesstock suppliers in Tibet.
Gannan Prairie - Situated in the northeast of Tibetan plateau, with an altitude of 3000-4000m, Gannan prairie features stunning alpine wetland scenery, mysterious Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, and unique local Gannan customs.
Zoige Prairie - Located in the overlapping areas of Sichuan, Ganshu, and Qinghai provinces, Zoige prairie covers an area of 35,600 square kilometers and mainly consists of meadow steppe and swamp. Nine-bends of Yellow River is the most famous attractions in this area.
Sankoh Prairie - Lies in Xiahe region of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sankoh prairie features meadow steppe and covers an area of 70 square kilometers. With an average altitude of above 3000m, Sankoh prairie works as one of the major suppliers of livestock products in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.There are around 4000 semi-nomads live in this area.
Jinying Prairie - Jinying Prairie is one of the 4A-level(5A being the highest level) tourist attractions in Haiyai county of Qinghai province. It is believed to be a land of abundant resource and treasure. For generations, Tibetan nomads live in this place and there are approximately over 300 thousand livestock graze on the rich grass.
Tibetan Nomadic Soul: 2 songs by Tenzin Choegyal & Metta String Ensemble [HD] Rhythm Divine, ABC RN
A Tibetan Nomad's Life - www.KhamFilmProject.org - www.Youtube.com/TibetArchive
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