With their tents rolled up in bundles and lashed to the backs of yaks as they move across the grasslands, Tibetan nomads, known in Tibetan as drokpa, offer a rare perspective on...
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With their tents rolled up in bundles and lashed to the backs of yaks as they move across the grasslands, Tibetan nomads, known in Tibetan as drokpa, offer a rare perspective on life. Their world operates on a rhythm completely different from the one to which we are accustomed. Nomads' lives are tuned to the growth of grass, the births of animals and the movement of their herds. Like many people living close to nature, they developed a close connection to the land and the livestock that nurture them. For thousands of years they survived by raising animals. However, they didn't merely eke out a living; they created a unique culture and were part of a remarkable civilization that was the most powerful empire in Asia over 1,300 years ago. Today, their way of life is threatened as economic and political changes sweep the Tibetan steppes.
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