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Introduce the daily life of grassland herders

Where to move the housing, due to the need to move frequently, the housing must be able to move at will mobile room, ancient times called this housing for the "穹庐", "felt tents" and so on, commonly known as "felt room", "tent" and so on. "," tent "and so on.

Tent, is living in the Tibetan plateau Tibetan herders use one of the main residence. Usually there are living tent and entertainment, leisure tent two kinds. Living tent is made of cow hair black tent, with several brackets support the roof, outside around the rope with cow hair tightly bolted to the wooden pout, and then the wooden pout nailed into the soil, very solid. Cow hair tents are not afraid of rain and snow soak through, regardless of how much rain outside, the tent will not leak, very suitable for the vagaries of the weather in the plateau. In the middle of the tent is the stove. In the past is generally three stone set up pots and pans, now more than with a tin stove, the smoke pipe from the center of the tent roof out. Around more food bags and daily necessities piled up, the door is placed opposite the niche, hanging "thangka" (Buddha silk scroll paintings) and so on. Both sides of the cow, sheepskin or wool felt, and then in the upper side of the wool woven into the "card mat" (carpet). Tibetan right, honored guests are usually allowed to sit or sleep on the right.

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