A herdsman maneuvers a group of horses during the 14th Ice and Snow Nadam in conjunction with the 7th Art Festival of Mongolian Winter Costumes held in Xi Ujimqin Banner, Xilin Gol League, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 7. [Photo/Xinhua]

A Mongolian herdsman leans his body down to swiftly pick up a blue hada (a piece of silk used as a greeting gift among the Zang and Mongol people) from the grassland while riding a white horse, a feat to demonstrate horsemanship skills during the 14th Ice and Snow Nadam in conjunction with the 7th Art Festival of Mongolian Winter Costumes held in Xi Ujimqin Banner, Xilin Gol League, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 7. [Photo/Xinhua]