For Tibetan nomads, herding is the most important and constant task. Nomads move from pasture to pasture to finding better grazing areas.

Wood is collected in many nomadic communities since firewood is more durable than dried yak dung for cooking fires.

Traditional Tibetan boots—typically warm and colorful—are no longer the daily footwear for ordinary Tibetan nomads or farmers due to the prevalence of sneakers and other mass-produced shoes.

Tibetan nomads use singing not only to demonstrate one’s vocal ability and lyrical creativity, but also—and perhaps more importantly—as a form of heightened expressive art.

When you are traveling in Tibetan areas, it will not take long for you to notice stones carved with prayers. They come in many forms and varieties.

An episode called “Horse Racing to Throne” from the King Gesar, the world’s longest epic, indicates that horse racing has been a historical part of Tibetan culture.