20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Transferring

Every year, as the temperature rises in June, millions of livestock in the Altay region of Xinjiang begin to move into the summer season, when herders herd their cattle and sheep from spring and autumn pastures to alpine summer pastures, starting a new round of living on water and grass.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: China
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Zhi Xu