Alashan camel

The hometown of camels-Alashan Camel in Alashan Plateau lives in Alashan League, Inner Mongolia, and is famous for its majestic height. The unique bactrian camel makes it very tall, and the weight of adult male Alashan camel can reach 600-750 kg. The body height is 3.5 meters, and the hump height is about 2.5. Strong and energetic, it is often used in cargo transportation and border patrol, and is known as a boat in the desert. Alashan bactrian camel is well-known at home and abroad because of its strong resistance to stress and its suitability for desert grassland. The central production area of Alashan bimodal camel is located in Alashan Plateau in western Inner Mongolia. As an ancient original species, Alashan Twin-humped Camel enjoys the reputation of a boat in the desert, and has formed unique physiological functions and stress resistance in the long-term evolution process, which is a precious resource for future bio-genetic engineering. For example, the regulation function of red blood cells in the blood to the water balance in the body, adapting to the heat or cold by the change of body temperature in a certain range, etc., are not available in other domestic animals, and have great development value in the future development of biotechnology. Once this species is extinct, these genes will no longer exist. Camel is a domestic animal with high economic value, which integrates many economic traits such as cashmere production, meat production, milk production and skin production, service tourism and so on. The camel hair of Alashan Wangfu is well-known at home and abroad, and won the high-quality camel hair award of Amika Company of the United States for three consecutive years. The hump and camel's paw are treasures in the state banquet. In 2002, Alashan bactrian camel was listed in the national protection list of 78 species of livestock and poultry resources by the Ministry of Agriculture. Camel racing is a traditional sports competition with a long history. According to documents, in the 13th century, Genghis Khan led thousands of troops to conquer Europe and Asia, and there were many camel riders in the army. At the same time, camel racing activities have also emerged. The total number of camels in Alashan accounts for two-thirds of the total number of camels in China. In the long-term life and labor practice, Alashan herders, regardless of men, women and children, have practiced a superb set of riding horses in summer and riding camels in winter. In grazing, herders choose their strong camels to race each other in groups of three and five, in order to show the quality of camels for fun; Every wedding banquet, Aobao grand event, temple meeting, etc. 1. Herdsmen scattered in the desert meet to drive camels at a gallop, and spontaneous camel racing becomes a great pleasure for herdsmen living in the desert. In November every year, the people of Alashan hold a camel culture festival. At that time, experts, scholars and people from all walks of life come to Alashan to participate in this national sports and cultural event. The activities mainly include: camel racing, camel throwing, camel fan, camel beauty contest, camel academic discussion and so on.
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