On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, humans and animals have established a relationship of mutual need and trust, and the cultural traditions of Tibetans have also created a natural foundation for the protection of wild animals.

Although the temperatures are extreme, the intense sunshine compensates for the lack of temperature, and the Tibetan plateau benefits from the rich soil.

Over the centuries, the people of the Tibetan plateau have tamed wild horses in the traditional way and used the frozen lakes to graze sheep.