GLOBALink | Spring farming at the foot of Mount Qomolangma-Xinhua

GLOBALink | Spring farming at the foot of Mount Qomolangma

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Editor: huaxia

2022-05-14 16:46:16

MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 14 (Xinhua) -- At an altitude of 4,200 meters, Zhaxizom in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is the administrative township closest to Mount Qomolangma. Due to the high altitude and cold temperatures, spring farming here did not begin until May.

Villagers work in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

A villager works in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A villager works in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Villagers cut potatoes in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Villagers are seen in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

A villager is seen in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Villagers plant potatoes in a field in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Aerial photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows farm fields in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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