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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)
Yak is known as the "boat of the plateau" and yak racing is a traditional sport of the Tibetan people.
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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)
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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)
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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)
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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding finals of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)
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The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding finals of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)