Xinjiang herders embark on annual migration across mountains in search of pasture(1/3)

Photo released on Oct. 28 shows herders in Kekedala, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, drive their flocks of sheep along an old mountain trail toward the Bawzader pasture during their annual autumn migration. Accompanied by horses and cattle, the herders traverse valleys and mountainous terrain, with the procession stretching for several kilometers in a spectacular scene. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo released on Oct. 28 shows herders in Kekedala, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, drive their flocks of sheep along an old mountain trail toward the Bawzader pasture during their annual autumn migration. Accompanied by horses and cattle, the herders traverse valleys and mountainous terrain, with the procession stretching for several kilometers in a spectacular scene. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo released on Oct. 28 shows herders in Kekedala, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, drive their flocks of sheep along an old mountain trail toward the Bawzader pasture during their annual autumn migration. Accompanied by horses and cattle, the herders traverse valleys and mountainous terrain, with the procession stretching for several kilometers in a spectacular scene. (Photo provided to China News Service)