Sheepherder and sheepdogs herd sheep on Pamir Plateau, Xinjiang

A sheepdog herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A sheepdog herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A sheepherder and his sheepdogs herd sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A sheepdog herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A sheepdog herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheep graze at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin is seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs herd sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin is seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin herds sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdog are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs herd sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdogs herd sheep at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)