Nomads

Know as the Roof of the World, the Qinghai Tibetan is a massive area nearly ¼ the size of the mainland. Its average altitude of over 4000 meters it is known to many as the earths ‘third pole’.

The eternally snow capped mountain ranges and vividly green grasslands dotted with high mountain lakes provide the natural setting for the indigenous culture of the Tibetan people. This landscape, its people and culture is combined with a deep love for secret and mysterious places.

Tibetan nomadic life is very different from any other. Nomads keep animals as way of life. Working hard to make money; they keep yaks to make clothes, food and tents. Yak dung is used to make fire for cooking and warming the home.

In nomadic areas there is almost no infrastructure, without bus connections to cities, no electricity and almost no shops. This make travelling very hard as most nomads do have cars or trucks; if they have to go anywhere they ride a horse or yak.

As nomads live very far from cities the difficulties of travelling mean that many people can not reach hospitals or receive medical help; therefore many people die, including pregnant woman and babies.

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