“Horses are part of my life and I really love them. I spend a great amount of time raising and training horses. It gives me great joy,” Dondrub said.

Dondrub earns a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan from his horse business, contributing more than 70 percent of his family’s annual income.

“Thanks to the tourism industry, more and more people get to know our hometown,” the 26-year-old added. “An increasing number of tourists travel to our place every year to experience grassland culture, and tourism helps herders increase family income.”