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Machu county is traditionally regarded as the southeast end of Amdo. it is also thought the first township of Yellow river, the 9^th Gesar Horse-racing festival (2015 Machu horse-racing festival) will be held from 13^th to 17^th;

The horse-racing include Classic & Professional Competition during this 5 days

Classic competition: Local horses from He-chu area only

• August 13^th: Speed racing – 3,000 meters
• August 14^th: Endurance racing – 5,000 meters
• August 15^th: Speed racing – 1,000 meters
• August 16^th: Endurance racing – 10,000 meters

Professional competition: No horse species restriction

• August 15^th: Endurance racing – 6,000 meters
• August 16^th: Speed racing – 2,000 meters

The total prize money of two Classic & Professional competetion is 1.2 million RMB including taxes

2015 Yushu horse racing festival will be held in the grasslad of Yushu county from July 25^th to 29^th

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July 3^rd, the first Tibetan Folk Museum – “Qun Jue” Museum of ancient weapons opened. The museum is located in Maizugongka county near Lhasa, there 7 exhibiting areas, including pottery, bronzes, ethnic clothing, appliances, life, religious culture, revolutionary relics, weapons and other seven exhibition areas, a total of 1613 collections.

Tibet has all kinds of wetland area of 6.529 million hectares; The total wetland area of the total land area ratio (ie wetlands rate) is now 5.31%, ranking second in the country. Up to now, Tibet has implemented 23 various types of wetland protection and restoration projects, and fund 347 million yuan for those projects.

According to Garze Tourism Borad that Luding Iron bridge is now temporarily closed for maintainance; the whole process will last 90 days, from 2015 July 15^th to October 15^th;

durng the process of maintainance, this bridge is not able to be visited

According to Tibet tourism board that Lhasa, Tibet has accepted 2.79 million of chinese and foreign visitors, tourism inv=come is 3.53 billion rmb, it is an increase of respectively15.81% and 20.05%;