CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-YAK-CATTLE-BREEDING (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-YAK-CATTLE-BREEDING (CN)

(231217) -- XI'AN, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This cellphone photo taken on April 8, 2022 shows yaks by the Banggong Co in Rutog County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least 2,500 years ago. TO GO WITH "Ancient Tibetans crossbreed yak, cattle 2,500 years ago: study" (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

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