Ethnic groups in Xinjiang set for spring

Herdsmen from the Tajik ethnic group vied for a goat on the backs of yaks during the festival of Nowruz, which marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the day on the Iranian calendar, in Tajik autonomous county of Taxkorgan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, March 19, 2011. Goat grabbing is a traditional entertainment played by herdsmen from Kazak, Tajik, Uzbek, Kirgiz and Uygur ethnic groups during the Nowruz festival. [Photo/Xinhua]