NorpalGyalwalksonagrasslandnearQinghaiLakeinnorthwestChina'sQinghaiProvince,March20,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangHongxiang)XINING,April16(Xinhua)--NorpalGyaloftenimmerseshimselfinvariousjoyousscenesassociatedwithQinghaiLake,suchastheflyingwaterbirds,ripplingblue-greenwavesandmeanderingflocksofsheep,whicharelikepearlsscatteredongrasslands.NorpalGyal,63,isaherderandpoetfromnorthwestChina'sQinghaiProvince.Helivesintheprovince'sYermoVillageinGangcaCountyofHaibeiTibetanAutonomousPrefecture,whichislocatedbesideQinghaiLake,China'slargestinlandsaltwaterlake.Everymorning,NorpalGyalsetsoutwithabook,atabletcomputerandacamerabagslungoverhisshoulder.Followingthegentlerhythmofthesheepherd,hemakeshiswaytowardawinterpasturenotfarfromhome,startingadayofgrazingandpoetrywritingbythelake,dubbeda"cradleofpoetry.""Poetry,likemusicandpainting,isaformofexpression,"saidNorpalGyal."Whenyoufeelthatlifeisdifficult,readpoetry.Whenyougetboredwithherding,readpoetry."Helovedreadingbookssincechildhood,especiallythoseonphilosophyandhistory.Hesaidhisloveforreadingandunderstandingoflifeblossomedthrough"StrayBirds,"aworkbyIndianpoetRabindranathTagore.Later,NorpalGyaldroppedoutofschoolbecauseofillness."WhenIstayedathome,asenseofgloomenvelopedme.Iwouldoftenlookatthesheeponthegrasslandinadaze,wantingtosaysomething,butIwastheonlyoneonthevastgrassland,"herecalled."That'swhenIthoughtIwouldjustchroniclethechangesofeachbladeofgrassandeverydewdropthroughpoems."Oneofhispoemsreads:"Thebrightflowersbloomintotheskyinthesummer,andtheseedsintheautumnbecomefull.Thewhiterobessewninthewinteraretakenawayasgiftsbythespringbreeze."NorpalGyalnotonlycaptureshisobservationsofeverydaylifeinhispoetrybutalsodocumentsthechangesinhisownlifeandhometown.In2010,hisfamilyofsixmovedintoanewabode.Althoughhisfamilynolongerdependssolelyonherding,heholdsontothiswayoflife,ashebelievesthatherdingishissourceofinspirationforpoetrywriting.Todate,NorpalGyalhaswrittenmorethan200poems.LastJune,histhirdcollectionofpoemswaspublishedbyQinghaiEthnicPublishingHouse,bringingtogetherhisnineyearsofcreation.AccordingtoGyumeyDorje,vicechairmanoftheQinghaiwriters'association,NorpalGyalhasbeenbreakingthroughhisboundariesinthefieldofpoetryformorethan40years,articulatinghisreflectionsonlifewithablendofquietcontemplationandincisivelanguage.NorpalGyalisnotaloneindelvingintotherealmofpoetryintheQinghaiLakearea.Localherderssaidtheylovepoetryandoftenchantversestooneanotherduringbreakswhilegrazing.LastJune,thebiennialQinghaiLakePoetryFestivalopenedinGangcaCounty,attractingover80poetsfromhomeandabroadinpursuitofinspiration.AccordingtoMedrup,vicechairmanoftheQinghaiprovincialfederationofliteraryandartcirclesandchairmanoftheQinghaiwriters'association,inrecentyears,therapiddevelopmentofruralwritersinQinghaihasfosteredandpooledcreativeenergyfortheproductionofworksfocusedonthethemeofruralrevitalization.Theworksofthepoetsfullydemonstratethebeautifulscenesofharmoniouscoexistencebetweenhumanityandnatureintheprovince,Medrupsaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.