Sheepskin rafts keep traditions afloat

Updated: 2013-07-18 11:11

(Xinhua)

Sheepskin rafts keep traditions afloat

A maximum of four people can ride one sheepskin raft down the river. In Gansu province's Jingtai county, traditional rafts are created by the traditional method. Today the rafts are most commonly used to take tourists on picturesque 30 minute cruises down the Yellow River. [Photo/Crienglish]