(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-MT. QOMOLANGMA-HERDSMAN (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-MT. QOMOLANGMA-HERDSMAN (CN)

(230522) -- LHASA, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 18, 2023 shows yaks at the Mount Qomolangma base camp in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Due to the complicated natural conditions of the world's highest peak Mount Qomolangma, yak conveyance has become an essential means of transporting goods and materials for scientific expedition to Mt. Qomolangma. Herdsmen living in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, the nearest administrative township in China to Mt. Qomolangma, have been providing yak services to climbers in response to demand. The herdsmen's work of yak conveyance usually starts from walking the yaks onto the Mt. Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Then they load these yaks with goods like oxygen cylinders and tents before heading for advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma. This year, Chinese scientists have started a scientific expedition to the Mt. Qomolangma region in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as part of t

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