Herders move to summer pastures in N China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Herders move to summer pastures in N China's Inner Mongolia DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ar Horqin grassland and livestock 2. various of herders 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ERDUN BARTEL, Herdsman 4. various of Ar Horqin grassland 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ERDUN BARTEL, Herdsman 6. various of Ar Horqin grassland STORYLINE: A spectacular nomadic migration is taking place on the Ar Horqin grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In order to protect the grassland from overgrazing, herders here take their livestock to summer pastures in mid-June every year. This year, a total of 2,063 households of herders and about 146,100 livestock join in the long journey which takes three days to reach the summer pasture, about 60 km away from the winter pasture. Erdun Bartel is one of them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ERDUN BARTEL, Herdsman "I'm 51 years old. I used to go to summer pasture with my parents every year when I