Horse racing is a very popular activity among Tibetan people. It is not only a place for farmers and herdsmen to exchange agricultural and animal husbandry production experience in their spare time, but also a display of the Tibetan national spirit. Horse racing is almost indispensable in all Tibetan festivals that are passed down from generation to generation, and this activity has a long history. In the Tibetan festivals and folk customs, horse racing often appears in the form of a theme in the festival. What's more important is that the Tibetan people, based on their strong feelings for horses, have created a unique horse racing culture with national characteristics. Legend has it that Gesar, the lion king in the Tibetan heroic epic "Gesar", won the horse racing championship at the age of 13 in Sangkeda Jiutan and ascended the throne to become king. Since then, there has been a horse racing festival on the grassland. Every year on the 15th day of the sixth lunar month, it is held. Tourists from all over Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan gather here. There are tents like clouds and thousands of heads of people are crowded, which is very lively. Ten days and a half months before the horse race, herders start to train horses. The method of training horses is to wrap the horses with felt and run twice a day, and take the horses to the river to bathe in the morning, noon and evening. Generally, the horse is soaked in water until its muscles tremble before being led ashore for a slow walk. Horses trained in this way have good endurance and can run without panting. Racehorses can be ridden by the owner or by other riders. The participating horses are equipped with beautiful saddles, and the manes and tails are tied with red, green and yellow auspicious cloth strips, making them look majestic and majestic. A religious ceremony is held before the horse race begins, and monks are invited to chant sutras. The herders will burn incense, offer flags to the sacred mountain, build Mani piles on the mountain, hang new prayer flags, etc., and pray to the gods to bless them with good luck and peace, prosperity for people and livestock, and victory in the competition. When the competition is about to start, nearly a hundred riders wear thin yellow satin Tibetan costumes, wearing felt hats decorated with goose feathers, red and yellow cloth satin, sun and moon shapes, and woolen socks on their feet. The young riders are led by their fathers into the arena, and after a circle around the arena, they are led to the designated location. The competition includes big running, small running, horse walking, picking up Hada, shooting and other events. "Big run" is mainly a speed competition, with a starting point and an end point. The horses will start out at the same time with the sound of a gun or a horn as a signal, and the ranking will be determined by the order of arrival at the end point. The longest distance is ten kilometers. In addition to speed, "trotting" and "horse walking" also determine the ranking and quality of a horse's steps, whether they are stable and graceful. Horse riding to pick up hadas and target shooting are equestrian performance competitions, and the competition is divided into groups. In the hada picking competition, the hadas are placed horizontally on the ground along the route at a certain distance. The riders hang sideways on the running horses and pick up the hadas on the ground. The one who picks up the most hasas wins. In the target shooting competition, the targets are placed on the side of the road. The riders take the gun from their backs while running, rotate it over their heads, aim at the target on the side and shoot, then do a trick and put the gun on their backs. The one who hits the most targets wins. These events have been included in my country's traditional ethnic sports games. Information source: Luqu Tourism Bureau Information source: Luqu Tourism Bureau