# Tibetan soldiers

High-Altitude Sentinels: China’s Last Cavalry Unit Rings in the New Year on Guard in Yushu

On Lunar New Year’s Eve PLA soldiers from the 76th Group Army’s Yushu cavalry company tended horses and sent televised New Year greetings from a high‑altitude garrison. The feature blends human‑interest detail with a wider signal about the PLA’s continued emphasis on plateau readiness, ethnic representation in frontier units, and domestic messaging about military dedication.