On the Gyangze Dama Festival, the Tibetan people achieve the goal of fitness through singing and laughing in traditional sports that have been familiar since ancient times. According to Qiong Da, who has been the chief referee of the Gyangze Dama Festival for more than 20 years, although the Dama Festival is mainly about horse racing, traditional recreational and participatory sports competitions such as yak racing, stone-throwing and gambling have always been reserved items of the festival. Roger from Relang Township, Gyangze County took his beloved yak to the competition for the third time this year. There is still an hour before the game, and his wife is feeding the yak with radish specially brought from home. She said that yaks generally eat grass, and radishes are special rewards. Roger has a peaceful attitude towards the game. While inviting reporters to ride his yak to take photos, he said with a smile that the village is usually slack and everyone likes to take yaks out for competitions. Before Aunt's Day, everyone raced yaks in advance, and the fastest runner represented the whole village. But everyone said, "The key is to make the most beautiful yak in my hometown shine."

With a gunshot, the six yaks in the first group rushed out of the starting line like bamboo, and the riders shouted, waved whips and roared to the finish line 100 meters away. Yaks are slower than horses on the grassland, but they are not to be outdone after being trained by their owners. However, yaks will eventually be stubborn. I don't know which yak came to the finish line, but it played a "bull temper" and made the rider on its back anxious to "burn his ass", and just staged a "walk" in the fierce bull race. After several rounds of competitions, the yak selected by Naru Township in Gyangze County won the yak championship. More than 10 beautiful and handsome guys were specially selected in the village to play the trumpet.

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Dancing Tibetan dance, walking in front of the queue, clearing the way for the "hero yak" who has been dressed up with hada flowers.

The bouldering competition has become a "bouldering" competition, which originated in ancient Tibet. The rule is simple. The standard of winning is the distance the player walks with an "expensive" stone. The weight of the stone challenged by the contestants exceeds 100 kg. In order to increase the difficulty, the stones used in the competition are oval and smooth. This sport not only needs strong hand grasping ability, but also needs the cooperation ability of legs and abdomen to make the body fit and clear muscles. "For many years, everyone carried the same stone," said Jonda. Last year, after watching the game, a sports professional tourist could not help but sigh: "In the face of such a stone without any grip, I am afraid that professional weightlifters will take a look." Tudeng, the last one who came to power, came from the grassland in northern Tibet. He is a big man, but he has participated in the bouldering competition for nearly 65,438+00 years, but this is the first time he has shown his talents at the Gyangze Dama Festival. When he walked on the stage in no hurry, people couldn't help shouting his name and cheering for him Most of the previous players bent down and supported a part of the stone with their thighs and moved slowly forward. However, when Tuden suddenly held the stone to his chest, everyone had not turned around. The stone weighing more than 100 kg had been carried on his shoulder and then trotted all the way. The onlookers beside the runway exclaimed and consciously made way for him. The magistrate, who could have made a ruling in a few steps, is now dragging a tape measure behind him. "93 meters!" The referee loudly announced Tuden's score. The Gyangze Dama Festival "held" a stone trot, with a historical record of 34 meters. Tuden's new record is a bit "outrageous".