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Ethnic horse racing festival lights up Yunnan
Updated: Jun 4, 2025
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At the recent 2025 Diqing Shangri-La Horse Racing Festival in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, breathtaking “horseback acrobatics” wowed the crowds! Khampa riders — renowned Tibetan horsemen from the eastern Himalayas — performed jaw-dropping feats: standing on galloping horses, doing handstands mid-ride, and tossing khatas into the wind for blessings. A living legacy of Tibetan tradition, this thrilling spectacle was more like cinema than reality! [Video/Dekyi Dolma]
