Azamat Adalbek (left) with his mother Batima Maowuken (central) and father Adalibek Halengbek ride horses on a snowfield in ...

Photo: Courtesy of the Altay Museum of the Origin of Human Skiing. The Altay Prefecture, located in the northern part of the ...

The second edition of Winter Games Around Altai Mountains kicked off on Sunday in Altay City northwest China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region The fo ...

Activists in a nature reserve in central Kyrgyzstan have reintroduced elk in a bid to restore the local ecosystem and preserve snow leopards, who traditionally feed on the elk. Thirty elk from the ...

This story appears in the December 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The hunting party slowly glides into the Altay Mountains in search of elk. It is dead calm, minus 38°F. Just as ...

Games Around the Altai Mountains which ended Tuesday in Altay City northwest China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region highlighted the grow ...

URUMQI -- China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has unveiled a plan to establish itself as a leading hub for the country's ...

The plot takes place in the Altai Mountains, where snow leopards, rare and majestic predators, face the threat of extinction. The main character of the film is a baby snow leopard, who has just ...

URUMQI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of Winter Games Around Altai Mountains kicked off on Sunday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The four-day event ...

URUMQI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Winter Games Around the Altai Mountains, which ended Tuesday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, highlighted the growing bonds ...