Ayousha records short videos at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024.
The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," is the only ethnic minority group in China that raises reindeer. More than 20 years ago, they moved from the deep forests in the Dahinggan Mountains to Genhe City to resettle, but their tradition of herding reindeer was still preserved.
Ayousha is one of the Aoluguya Ewenki people who spent her childhood in the deep forest with her family. In order to inherit the ethnic tradition of herding reindeer, Wu Qiming, Ayousha's husband and man of Han nationality, accompanied her back to the forest from the city in 2019, and together they set up a reindeer herding site in a forest in Jinhe Town. Both born in the 1990s, they are the youngest reindeer herders in the area now.
The forests in the Dahinggan Mountains are lush and green in summer. Ayousha and Wu spend their days taking care of reindeer, hosting tourists and doing housework in the forests. Ayousha and Wu also make videos about their daily life and post them on short video platforms to attract tourists and promote the unique ethnic culture.
"Away from the crowded city, taking care of reindeer has become our only entertainment in the forests. I have no regrets coming here with my wife and working to preserve the Aoluguya Ewenki tradition," Wu said. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
Wu Qiming prepares to fetch water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Ayousha (2nd L) communicates with tourists at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows a view near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Wu Qiming fetches water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
A reindeer is seen at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2024 shows reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Wu Qiming chops firewood at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Wu Qiming feeds water to a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Ayousha brews coffee in a tent at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming pose for photos with their most favorite reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming work at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Tourists pose for photos with a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming rest at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
Wu Qiming is on the way to fetch water from a stream near the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Ayousha comforts a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xuebing)
Ayousha watches as her husband Wu Qiming deworms a reindeer at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
Ayousha and her husband Wu Qiming record short videos at the reindeer herding site in Jinhe Town of Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Bei He)
