Cultural differences between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Mongolia Plateau

The main inhabitants of the Mongolian Plateau are Mongolians. They have their own language and writing, and they still use traditional Mongolian. Believed in Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism since17th century. Mainly engaged in animal husbandry and concurrently engaged in agriculture. The yurt at the top of the dome is a traditional yurt, and the ground inside the yurt is covered with felt and carpet. The diet mainly includes milk and meat. Always cook whole sheep with mutton and water to entertain guests. Mongolian costumes are mainly divided into four parts: jewelry, robes, belts and boots. The burial methods generally include wild burial (celestial burial), cremation and burial (no grave). The festivals mainly include Nadam Conference, Aobao Sacrifice and Happy New Year.

Tibetans mainly live in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They generally believe in Tibetan Buddhism, and a few people believe in the local religion Bonism. The house is flat, with windows at most, shaped like a bunker. Tibetan residents like butter tea, milk tea, sweet tea, highland barley wine, and have the habit of playing wine. Both men and women like to wear Tibetan golden flower hats. Funerals are divided into tower burial, cremation, sky burial (bird burial), water burial and earth burial. The main festivals are Tibetan calendar year, Butter Festival, Lantern Festival, Snow Festival, Fruit Festival, Flower Festival and Horse Racing Festival.