Tuesday, March 18, 2014

My takin poem --

A wonderful animal is the takin
its split hooves make it stable on the rocks
it smells of horse and musk
it has an oily skin
its big nose
warms the air as it breathes.

Kyi May Kaung--http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/takin

Qinghai Lake--on our Tibeto-Burman ancient migration route.from wiki.

Qinghai Lake lies about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Xining in a hollow of the Tibetan Plateau at 3,205 meters (10,515 ft) above sea level...