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Litang Festival

            The Litang Horse Festival is a summer horse festival held in Litang County, Sichuan province, China. Khampas from all over the Tibetan Plateau come to trade, celebrate and ride. Khampas are nomads that are Tibetan and are usually herders. The festival is held generally the first week in August, and it usually runs from August 1 to August 7. During the festival horsemanship and horse races are held upon the Tibetan Ponies. These small and fast horses are raced and shown to see who owns the best horse. The horse festival is significant because it helps to establish socio-economic hierarchy in Khampas who participate. A lot of honor and prestige is placed on who owns the best horse.
   

Taken in: 中國 / 青海省 (show map)

Taken on: August 1, 2005

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Camera:	Canon PowerShot S70
Aperture:	f/5.3
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	20.7mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.6.6
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