An ethnic Tibetan nomad performs skills during a riding competition at a local festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. Tibetan nomads face many challenges to their traditional way of life including political pressures, forced resettlement by China's government, climate change and rapid modernization. The Tibetan Plateau, often called “The Roof of the World”, is the world's highest and largest plateau. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan nomad wears a picture of the Buddhs on his back before racing his horse at a local government sponsored festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Ethnic Tibetans dressed in Yak costumes wait to perform on July 24, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Tibetan Buddhist monks sit on a carousel at a local festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A ethnic Tibetan nomad woman stands with her grandchildren at their summer grazing area on July 24, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Ethnic Tibetans wearing traditional costume dance on July 25, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan nomad woman stands with her Yak herd at their summer grazing area on July 24, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan girl plays as nomads watch traditional dancing on July 25, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A Tibetan man smokes as he takes part in a local festival on July 27, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Tibetan nomads watch a laser show at a local festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Ethnic Tibetans in traditional dress wait to perform on July 25, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan nomad carries a China flag while waiting to perform skills during a riding competition at a government sponsored local festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A ethnic Tibetan nomad uses a prayer wheel as he watches on July 24, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan nomads burn juniper as a ritual to cleanse his horse for good luck before racing at a local government sponsored festival on July 26, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tibetan woman wears tradirional clothing on July 24, 2015 at a local government sponsored festival on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Buddhist novice monks play at a Tibetan nomadic summer grazing area on July 24, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A Tibetan Buddhist monk leaps as he shoots a backet while playing basketball with friends at a school in a government resettlement community for former nomads on July 23, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A young Tibetan Buddhist novice monk stands with his yak herd at the family's nomadic summer grazing area on July 24, 2015 on the Tibetan Plateau in Yushu County, Qinghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)