Modern roads pose no challenge to equine culture on China's western plateau

CHENGDU, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Before his village wakes each morning, Lhogya has already checked on his horses.

At nearly 4,000 meters above sea level in Dege County of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Sichuan Province, winter days begin cold and dry. One recent morning, Lhogya entered the stable and paused by each of his three horses: one raised from a family mare, one used for herding, and