▁by ▁the ▁bre at ht aking ▁landscape ▁of ▁Tib et ▁and ▁the ▁happy - go - l ucky ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁people . ▁The ▁Tib et an ▁people ' s ▁prof ound ▁regard ▁for ▁the ▁natural ▁world ▁and ▁animals ▁has ▁also ▁cast ▁a ▁life - long ▁impression ▁on ▁me . ▁Their ▁un wa ver ing ▁optim ism , ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁and ▁peace ful ▁way ▁of ▁life , ▁are ▁in ▁extreme ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁psych ological ▁states ▁of ▁modern ▁city ▁dwell ers . ▁In ▁my ▁works ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁Pl ate au , ▁I ▁focus ▁more ▁on ▁movement , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁extreme ▁t ension ▁and ▁moments ▁of ▁life . ▁When ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁Tib et , ▁I ▁spent ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁my ▁time ▁lying ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁grass , ▁as ▁I ▁suffered ▁from ▁ac ute ▁mountain ▁sick ness . ▁As ▁I ▁lay ▁there ▁g asp ing ▁for ▁air , ▁a ▁delight ful ▁picture ▁revealed ▁itself ▁before ▁me : ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁young , ▁spr y ▁Tib et an ▁girls ▁racing ▁about ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁with ▁their ▁her d ▁of ▁y aks . ▁These ▁Tib et an ▁girls ▁rem ind ed ▁me ▁of ▁' Fe it ian ', ▁the ▁flying ▁De vi ▁( liter ally : ▁' god dess ') *, ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁earth ly ▁be ings . ▁The ▁fair y ▁tale ▁relationship ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁y ak , ▁also ▁called ▁" ship ▁of ▁the