Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma prepares to milk in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Tashi Choepel grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Horses are seen in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Yaks are seen in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi (R) arranges clothes for her daughter in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma (R) talks with her mother in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi picks cattle droppings in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi makes butter in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma prepares to milk in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Tashi Choepel grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma milks in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi takes care of a horse in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi (L) prepares to milk in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel's family pose for a photo in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tashi Choepel's daughter Rinchen Dolma (L) and her cousin prepare to milk in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023.
Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province.
He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine.
The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock.
His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological environment improves a lot. With years of grazing experience, he can feel whether there are wolves near the sheep. If not, he will go home for dinner at noon, Otherwise, he will eat some dry food and keeps an eye on the sheep.
Tashi Choepel's son Sonam Gyeltsen, 20 years old, studies in a school in Huangnan prefecture of Qinghai and wants to be a teacher in the future. His daughter Rinchen Dolma, 18 years old, studies at a high school now and wants to go to college in Chengdu of southwest Sichuan Province in the future. During the summer vacation, both of them will help with the grazing. Tashi Choepel is satisfied with his life now and respects the wills of his children. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
