Yaks
Yaks carrying bricks of tea wade through an icy river (1956)
Ferry
The ferry at Zetang (1957). The boatman took up the pole and shoved the boat off a few meters to allow others to wade to the boat. A boat could carry some 30 people, a dozen mules, or goods. Money thus charged would go to the local government. Boatmen were all serfs and were given just a few food grains as payment. This is what is often called "corvee labor" in Tibet. The wooden horse head on the boat symbolizes Hayagriva, believed to protect the boat from the dangers of the rapid current
Ropeway
Crossing Peilung River by ropeway (1973)
One-plank Bridge
The one-plank bridge in a Himalayan mountain valley in Shannan (1962)
Ancient Mansion Interior
Ancient mansion interior (1957)
Pillbox Building
Pillbox housing in rural area of Xigaze (1957)
Wooden Hut
Wooden hut in Nyingchi (1961)
Residential Apartment
Residential apartment building in Lhasa (1978)
Wind Winnowing
Wind winnowing in rural area of Shannan (1960)
Tibetan Yaks
Tibetan yaks (1957). They found on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have been tamed and adopted by the Tibetans as the major transport mode for thousands of years. Covered with thick, long hairs (mostly black, but some white), the animals herd together and live on plants growing close to the ground because of the fierce weather sweeping the plateau region. They are good at walking nimbly along icy slopes and on ice. Docile as they are, the Tibetan yaks are extremely tough and can resist the scarcity of oxygen and long periods of freezing cold. They are indispensable to Tibetan herders for their milk, meat, hides and hair
A Milkmaid
A milkmaid in Amdo County (1973)
Making Butter
Making butter at Dorma Farm (1973)
Colorful
Textile products (1990)
Kardian Rugs
Weaving Kardian rugs (1959)
Handmade
Tibetan girls twisting woolen yarns (1957)
A Carpet Workshop
A shot of the Xigaze Carpet Factory Workshop (1960)
