{"id":119946,"date":"2025-09-07T03:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T03:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/119946\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T03:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T03:01:23","slug":"nagqu-holds-horse-racing-festival-to-boost-traditional-sports-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/119946\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagqu holds horse racing festival to boost traditional sports-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A001.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in a trotting race during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n<p>NAGQU, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) &#8212; A three-day horse racing festival, a traditional event on the northern Tibetan Plateau, kicked off in Nagqu on Friday. In addition to horse racing, the festival also features a variety of ethnic sports competitions, art performances, and cultural tourism activities, drawing large crowds of locals and visitors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A002.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in Yaja competition, a traditional Tibetan sport similar to a one-on-one tug-of-war, during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A003.JPG\"\/>A contestant competes in Tibetan sling competition, a traditional Tibetan competition that tests accuracy in stone throwing, during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A004.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in a trotting race during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A005.JPG\"\/>A contestant competes in a stone-carrying competition during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A006.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in tug-of-war during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A007.JPG\"\/>A contestant competes in a sandbag-carrying competition during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A008.JPG\"\/>Young riders compete in a horse race during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A009.JPG\"\/>A contestant competes in Tibetan sling competition, a traditional Tibetan competition that tests accuracy in stone throwing, during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A010.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in tug-of-war during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A011.JPG\"\/>A contestant competes in a sandbag-carrying competition during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A012.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in tug-of-war during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A013.JPG\"\/>Contestants compete in tug-of-war during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<img decoding=\"async\" controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250907b1cc29179f264899adbe0acb1e32d45e_XxjpbeE000103_20250907_CBMFN0A014.JPG\"\/>Young riders compete in a horse race during the 2025 edition of a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2025. 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