Tibetan children enjoy 'golden worm' holiday

The boys' grandfather，a traditional Tibetan, searches in his pasture.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Harvest time also means the most dangerous time because natural disasters and accidents may befall pickers, including rolling rocks, drowning, falling from steep cliffs and being struck by lightning. A mother was killed by a falling rock when she and her child searched for the herb and the child was seriously injured. Last year, a 7-year-old was stuck by lightning and lost his life.