Visiting China's "last hunting tribe"

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Join us in the forests of the Greater Hinggan Mountains in northern China as we visit the Aoluguya Ewenki people.   Discover their unique lifestyle, learn how they raise reindeer, and find out how they are improving their lives while preserving their rich traditions.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I'm now in Genghe City, in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

00:07Long as China's cold pole, Genghe experiences temperatures as low as minus 58 degrees Celsius.

00:16Despite its extreme environment, the Owingki ethnic group has thrived for over four centuries

00:23here.

00:25The Auloguya Owingki people, known as the last hunting tribe in China, is the only ethnic

00:32group of racing reindeer.

01:25The nomadic lifestyle of the Owingki people is fascinating.

01:44It's wonderful to see how the Owingki are leveraging their culture for tourism to improve

01:51their lives.

01:52Since the Owingki minority resettled downhill, the quality of their life and their life expectancy

02:00have significantly improved.

02:02It's clear that the Owingki want to enhance their lives without losing their traditions.

02:08This attitude is to be cherished as a gift hoped that their culture will be passed down

02:14to future generations.

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