CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Tibetan antelopes start annual journey to give birth in NW China” – below is their description.
The Tibetan antelope, or chiru, is mostly found in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Each summer, female antelopes gather together in huge herds and migrate 200 to 300 kilometers to particular regions for breeding. This year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration as usual to Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, to give birth after mating in November or December. How do these beautiful and fascinating creatures set out on their annual journey? Follow us to see the spectacular view!
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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