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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai (C), Nairag (L) and Ijil pose for a photo on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdend

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai looks at his cattle at home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training h

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (L) and Ijil train horses on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy t

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai (L) and Ijil bring a horse to a horse trailer before heading for the horse racing venue of the Nadam fair in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai clears ice cubes in the sink in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag trains a horse on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training hor

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Erdendalai's home and a racecourse track he built in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai walks with a horse on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy trai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai makes jackets for horses at home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy train

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ijil puts on a jacket for a horse in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training horses

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai puts on a jacket for a horse in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai's horses are pictured in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training horses

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ijil (L) takes part in a horse racing competition of the Nadam fair in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdend

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two horse trailers set off from Erdendalai's home and head for the horse racing venue of the Nadam fair in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inne

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (C), Ijil (R) and Erdendalai train horses on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (R) and Ijil train horses on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy t

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two horse trailers park on the pasture at Erdendalai's home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai checks the cattle and sheep in the pen at home through surveillance camera in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonom

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows cattle and horses at Erdendalai's home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Erdendalai driving to follow Nairag and Ijil as they train horses in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Aut

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a sunset view on Erdendalai's pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai w

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (1st L) takes part in a horse racing competition of the Nadam fair in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai's wife Alima shows a picture of her daughter at home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (R) and Ijil train horses on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy t

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai's mother Surenhwara plays puzzle games at home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was a

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai (R) gives instructions to Nairag (L) and Ijil on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Er

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai feeds a horse after a race in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training ho

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai's horses are pictured in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training horses

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Erdendalai walking with a horse in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was als

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag (R) and Ijil pose for a photo after horse training in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was a

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nairag pats a horse after training in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training horse

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai pats a horse on the pasture in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training h

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai (L) and Ijil play chess at home in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy traini

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai drives a forklift to feed his cattle in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy t

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-HERDSMEN-HORSE RACING (CN)

(231222) -- HULUN BUIR, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Erdendalai takes out the beef for lunch in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter usually means challenges for herdsmen living on the grasslands. Severe cold and snow always affect their daily life. But for Erdendalai, a herdsman living in Hulun Buir, winter is still a busy season. In addition to taking care of more than 200 heads of cattle, sheep and horses he owns, Erdendalai also enjoys an important activity of horse racing. Horses have always been a reliable means of transportation and an indispensable partner in the life of herdsmen in Hulun Buir. Erdendalai was once an excellent horse racer, with medals and trophies all over his home. As years gone by, he became a horse trainer and took on an 17-year-old apprentice Nairag. This winter, Nairag and his schoolmate Ijil signed up to participate in the 20th Ice and Snow Nadam fair of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Erdendalai was also busy training

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CHINA-BEIJING-BRAZILIAN STUDENTS (CN)

(230415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rafaela (R) chats with a schoolmate at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2023. Maria Eduarda Variani, Rafaela Viana dos Santos, Manuela Boiteux Pestana, and Marco Andre Rocha Germano are Brazilian students studying in the Master of China Studies program at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in China. The four of them have been interested in Chinese culture since they were young. After arriving in Beijing, they have been impressed by the Chinese capital's profound cultural heritage, convenient public services, and fabulous cityscape. While making Chinese friends and learning about Chinese culture, they also participate in intercultural exchanges with other international students. "Studying at Peking University gives me the chance to have a deeper understanding of Chinese history, tradition, and living customs," said Manuela. In the view of the four Brazilian students, China and Brazil have much in common. For example,

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16-year-old Nara boy arrested over family's murder, arson

NARA, Japan - Children offer their prayer on June 22 at a site near the house of their schoolmate in Nara which was gutted in a fire two days ago. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson and murder over the fire that resulted in the deaths of his mother and two younger siblings.

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Letters found from Mishima's youth

Private letters written by novelist Yukio Mishima in his teens are unveiled Oct. 21. The 53 letters were sent to the late Fumihiko Azuma, Mishima's schoolmate at Gakushuin Junior High and High School. A critic says the letters show Mishima's precocious talent.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220601) -- GUIZHOU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yameng (R) goes to school with her schoolmate Yang Guoyu in Huawu Village of Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 1, 2022. Yang Yameng is a pupil living in Huawu Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Her hometown was once an extremely impoverished village. In recent years, with a package of supporting policies, poverty has been eliminated in the village through boosting crop and animal husbandry industries as well as promoting tourism, and villagers already have got access to roads, water supply, electricity connections and internet. Yang Yameng's families have ridden the wave of agritourism and started a homestay business. Just like Yang's family, migrant workers who once left for a better life have gradually chosen to return to Huawu, engaging themselves in cooperatives or homestay businesses. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220601) -- GUIZHOU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yameng (2nd R) dances with her schoolmate Yang Guoyu at a primary school in Huawu Village of Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 1, 2022. Yang Yameng is a pupil living in Huawu Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Her hometown was once an extremely impoverished village. In recent years, with a package of supporting policies, poverty has been eliminated in the village through boosting crop and animal husbandry industries as well as promoting tourism, and villagers already have got access to roads, water supply, electricity connections and internet. Yang Yameng's families have ridden the wave of agritourism and started a homestay business. Just like Yang's family, migrant workers who once left for a better life have gradually chosen to return to Huawu, engaging themselves in cooperatives or homestay businesses. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Junior high school boy dies after being stabbed by schoolmate

A 14-year-old junior high school boy died after being stabbed by another student at his school in central Japan on Wednesday, local police said, with an investigation under way on whether the two had been involved in some kind of altercation. The police arrested the alleged attacker, also 14, on suspicion of attempted murder, and he has admitted to stabbing his schoolmate, the police said. The police confiscated a knife which was likely used as the weapon, they said. Police arrived at the scene after receiving a call from a teacher reporting that two students were involved in an altercation.

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Fukushima students highlight hometown's food safety at Expo Milano

Fukushima High School student Aoi Ogawa (L) speaks about food safety in her hometown, in the nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, during a symposium at Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 22, 2015, while her schoolmate Haruka Onodera looks on. The two students presented their speeches based on results from radiation exposure and other surveys they conducted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima students highlight hometown's food safety at Expo Milano

Fukushima High School student Aoi Ogawa (L) speaks about food safety in her hometown, in the nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, during a symposium at Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 22, 2015, while her schoolmate Haruka Onodera looks on. The two students presented their speeches based on results from radiation exposure and other surveys they conducted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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16-year-old Nara boy arrested over family's murder, arson

NARA, Japan - Children offer their prayer on June 22 at a site near the house of their schoolmate in Nara which was gutted in a fire two days ago. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson and murder over the fire that resulted in the deaths of his mother and two younger siblings. (Kyodo)

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Graduation ceremony in tsunami-hit city

OFUNATO, Japan - A graduating third-year student smiles as she receives a gift from a younger schoolmate at a middle school in tsunami-hit Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011, ahead of a graduation ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Letters found from Mishima's youth

Private letters written by novelist Yukio Mishima in his teens are unveiled Oct. 21. The 53 letters were sent to the late Fumihiko Azuma, Mishima's schoolmate at Gakushuin Junior High and High School. A critic says the letters show Mishima's precocious talent. ==Kyodo