Feature: A Tibetan girl's journey from herding sheep to ski mountaineering glory

by sportswriter Huang Yaoman

LHASA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A new generation in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region is forging dreams across uncharted frontiers. One such trailblazer is 18-year-old Cidan Yuzhen, a rising star in ski mountaineering.

Born in 2006 in Luntse County, Shannan city, Cidan Yuzhen grew up in a farming and herding family. Her grandfather, once a serf in Chanang County, gained f