The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

Yak is known as the "boat of the plateau" and yak racing is a traditional sport of the Tibetan people.

The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding race preliminaries of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding finals of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

The photo shows the scene of the yak-riding finals of the first farmers and herdsmen games in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on June 23. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)