Mongolian herdsmen attend a horse racing match at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events.(Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Mongolian women ride horses at the opening ceremony of a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events.(Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Mongolian herdsmen ride camels at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
A Mongolian horseman performs at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events.(Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
A Mongolian herdsman rides a horse at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events.(Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Mongolian herdsmen lasso horses at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Mongolian herdsmen attend a horse racing match at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events.(Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Mongolian herdsmen lasso horses at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The 5-day event kicked off here on Saturday. Nadam Fair, meaning "entertainment" or "recreation" in Mongolian, is a mass traditional Mongolian festival mainly filled with sports events. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
People of the Kazak ethnic group participate in Buzkashi match during a local ice and snow festival in Hami prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2016. Buzkashi, a traditional sports event meaning "goat grabbing", was listed as a state intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)
People of the Kazak ethnic group participate in Buzkashi match during a local ice and snow festival in Hami prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2016. Buzkashi, a traditional sports event meaning "goat grabbing", was listed as a state intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Wu Hongjun)
People of the Kazak ethnic group participate in Buzkashi match during a local ice and snow festival in Hami prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2016. Buzkashi, a traditional sports event meaning "goat grabbing", was listed as a state intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Shi Nongbing)
People of the Kazak ethnic group participate in Buzkashi match during a local ice and snow festival in Hami prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2016. Buzkashi, a traditional sports event meaning "goat grabbing", was listed as a state intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tan Kaixing)
People of the Kazak ethnic group participate in Buzkashi match during a local ice and snow festival in Hami prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2016. Buzkashi, a traditional sports event meaning "goat grabbing", was listed as a state intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Sun Shubao)
A Herdsman rides to lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Herdsmen drive horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Herdsmen lasso horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
A herdsman lassos horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
A herdsman lassos horses in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Herdsmen take part in horse racing during a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Herdsmen lasso horses during a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Herdsmen drive horses during a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Herdsmen take part in horse racing during a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Herdsmen take part in horse racing during a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
People in traditional costumes take part in a winter Nadam in Xilin Gol, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Students have an equestrian training at a school in Zhaosu County of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2017. The school organized an equestrian speciality class in 2015. Eighteen students had their equestrian training after school and in vacation. (Xinhua/Wei Hai)
A student has an equestrian training at a school in Zhaosu County of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2017. The school organized an equestrian speciality class in 2015. Eighteen students had their equestrian training after school and in vacation. (Xinhua/Wei Hai)
A teacher ties stirrup for a student at a school in Zhaosu County of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2017. The school organized an equestrian speciality class in 2015. Eighteen students had their equestrian training after school and in vacation. (Xinhua/Wei Hai)
Tourists take a horse-pulled sledge ride at a winter carnival in Oroqen Autonomous Banner of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2016. Many folk art and winter entertainment events would be held in the autonomous banner during the three-month carnival. (Xinhua/Hou Yupeng)
