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Participants holding sheep compete in a relay race during the Nadaam Festival at the Bayanbulak Grassland in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2019. Farmers and herdsmen from 15 townships in Hejing County took part in the competition. (Photo: China News Service)

Participants holding sheep compete in a relay race during the Nadaam Festival at the Bayanbulak Grassland in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2019. Farmers and herdsmen from 15 townships in Hejing County took part in the competition. (Photo: China News Service)

Participants holding sheep compete in a relay race during the Nadaam Festival at the Bayanbulak Grassland in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2019. Farmers and herdsmen from 15 townships in Hejing County took part in the competition. (Photo: China News Service)

Participants holding sheep compete in a relay race during the Nadaam Festival at the Bayanbulak Grassland in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 21, 2019. Farmers and herdsmen from 15 townships in Hejing County took part in the competition. (Photo: China News Service)