Geography
This province in western China is home to many Tibetans.
What is Qinghai Province?
This important animal provides milk, meat, wool, transportation, and fuel.
What is a yak?
This celebration is the Tibetan New Year.
What is Losar?
Most Qinghai Tibetans practice this religion.
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
The Tibetan Plateau is known by this famous nickname.
What is the "Roof of the World"?
The climate in Qinghai is usually this.
This roasted barley flour is a traditional food.
What is tsampa?
This greeting means "Good Fortune" or "Best wishes."
These colorful cloths are beloved to carry prayers on the wind.
What are prayer flags?
Yaks live well in this type of environment.
What are high mountains (high altitude)?
The Qinghai Tibetans live on this famous plateau.
What is the Tibetan Plateau?
Some nomadic families live in tents made from this animal's hair.
What is yak hair?
These two sports are popular during festivals.
What are horse racing and archery?
These buildings are important centers for worship and community life.
What are monasteries?
Besides meat, name one other thing a yak provides.
What is milk, wool, transportation, or fuel?
Besides Qinghai, Tibetans also live in these neighboring regions.
What are Tibet, Gansu, or Sichaun?
This warm drink is made with yak butter.
What is yak butter tea?
This detailed religious artwork is painted on cloth.
What is a thangka painting?
People spin these as they pray.
What are prayer wheels?
Many parts of Qinghai are over this many feet above sea level.
What is about 14,000 feet?
Living at a high altitude can make this harder because the air is thinner.
What is breathing?
Name three foods commonly eaten by Qinghai Tibetans.
What are tsampa, yak meat, yak butter tea, dairy products, or noodles?
Name three traditional cultural activities or crafts.
What are singing , dancing, horse, racing, archery, thanks painting, weaving, or silver jewelry making?
Name three things commonly seen in Tibetan Buddhist communities.
What are monasteries, prayer flags, prayer wheels, monks or pilgrims?
Name three strengths of the Qinghai Tibetans.
What are strong families, hospitality, resilience, skilled herding, close communities, or preserving their traditions?