Hami, Hami, China. 16th July, 2016. Hami, China - July 16 2016: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT) Kazakh people live in yurts so that they can move to other plateaus conveniently. A traditional yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia. The structure comprises an angled assembly or latticework of pieces of wood or bamboo for walls, a door frame, ribs (poles, rafters), and a wheel (crown, compression ring) possibly steam-bent. The roof structure is often self-supporting,
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July 16, 2016 - Hami, Hami, China - Hami, China - July 16 2016: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT) Kazakh people live in yurts so that they can move to other plateaus conveniently. A traditional yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia. The structure comprises an angled assembly or latticework of pieces of wood or bamboo for walls, a door frame, ribs (poles, rafters), and a wheel (crown, compression ring) possibly steam-bent. The roof structure is often self-supporting, but large yurts may have interior posts supporting the crown. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)