If you had to choose, which one do you think is better, the American western cowboy or the Chinese cowherd? In the 1860s, thousands of young men headed to the ranches of the American West, ranging from Midwestern farm lads, adventure-seeking Englishmen, ex-soldiers, black slaves, and even Mexicans from the frontier, In the end, they all became one kind of person: cowboys, so what exactly are cowboys in the American West? Is it different from Chinese cattle herders， sports fitness ?
Since the 16th century, European immigrants and colonists brought cattle to the western United States one after another. Most of the cattle they brought were Spanish and English cattle. At that time, the cattle were not as docile as today's cattle, like those in Spanish bullfighting. Like cattle, it has a rough temperament and is extremely difficult to manage, but it is very adaptable to the harsh environment of the western United States.
By the 19th century, the Pacific Railroad that traversed the east and west of the United States was completed, and the eastern cities of the United States opened to the western ranches. In the 1860s, American society was turbulent, and many black slaves poured into Texas, the United States. With the rapid development of animal husbandry and the large increase in the demand for beef in the northern region, cowboys began to rise rapidly in Texas, and Texas was also called the hometown of cowboys by later generations. Riding a horse to punish evil and promote good, and the real cowboy can't be said to be exactly the same, it can only be said that it has nothing to do with it.
First of all, the real cowboys are not all handsome white guys, but are composed of many races such as whites, blacks, Indians, Mexicans, etc. The life of cowboys is very boring, and their daily work is mainly "patrol" and "paddock". "Patrol" means that the cowboys patrol along the border of the ranch every day to prevent cattle from running out, and to prevent cattle from other ranches from entering, and more importantly, to prevent cattle thieves. The "paddock" is divided into spring and autumn, and the spring "paddock" Mainly to brand new students. In autumn, the "paddock" is mainly to pick out fat cows to sell. Years of wind and sun have made the skin of the cowboys dark and rough. Long-term riding has caused most of the cowboys' legs to be deformed and become splayed legs. How did you become the knight who is famous in the American mouth and then meets a charming girl?
Have you ever wondered why the cowherds in China are not cared about by the cowherds in China because they are also cowherds. This is entirely due to the strong shaping of early American literature and film and television works. They characterize cowboys, make them heroic, and make them into movies, which are well known to everyone. On the other hand, in our country, have you ever seen any director who would go out of his way to shoot cows? ?
The originator of the earliest cowboy stories in the United States is the book "Bi Dou Dime Novels" in the United States in 1860. The cowboys described in the book are all male and masculine. Later, in film and television dramas, cowboys always ride on horseback and wear cool clothes. hats and boots, carry guns, and carry beautiful women, although real cowboys are only horseback labor hired by ranchers, and their daily job is to keep driving away other people's cattle and driving back their own cattle. Think about things.
Even cowboys were of very low status at the time, low income, not respected, and not liked by women, real cowboys don't carry guns, it's not allowed, and they don't always Riding on horseback, because they don't have their own horses, horses are not cheap, their mounts are provided by ranchers, and more often they like to ride camels.
In this way, cowboys in the western United States are no different from Chinese cattle herders. Take the herders in Inner Mongolia for example. In fact, the ancient nomads lived a very hard life, grazing in the wind and the sun, and the process of grazing could not be carried out for a moment. Be lax, prevent cattle and sheep from running away, and prevent some wild animals from stealing cattle. The ancient herdsmen and cattle were mainly to exchange materials with the Han people in the south, such as grain, cloth, porcelain, tea and various living materials or to pay taxes. They themselves are reluctant to eat beef and mutton, so they say that cowboys in the American West are essentially the same as Chinese cattle herders. They are working people, but American cowboys are laborers. Our Chinese cattle herders herd all their own cattle, and there are still cattle in northern China. Plenty of herders, so are there still cowboys in America now?
Have you ever wondered why the American Western cowboy has disappeared, but the American cowboy culture has endured for a long time? In fact, the Western cowboy has not disappeared, although in the mid-1980s, the American cowboy lifestyle came to an end. The heyday of the American Western cowboy, from 1865 to 1890, only existed for a short period of 25 years. All of the land was used for animal husbandry. The oversupply of beef caused prices to plummet and many ranches went bankrupt. In the winter of 1886, a major storm wiped out tens of thousands of cattle. Desperate ranchers began to install barbed wire fences to control them. To feed the herd, cowboys are no longer needed to graze, so cowboys have since disappeared.
However, cowboy culture has not withdrawn from history. Oregon in the northwest of the United States also preserves many cowboy heritage. Oregon has a vast territory, continuous mountains and rivers, and many verdant pastures and pastures. Many people are still working for the pastures and pastures. Cowboys The culture continues to be passed on, and some rural areas in the United States also preserve some forms of cowboy culture, such as rodeos, rodeos with bareback riding wild horses or bisons, and you must persist for how many seconds without being thrown off by the wild horses to win, and Slave cattle, set cattle, bullfighting and other activities.
In our northern part of China, there are also a large number of herders, but their lives are no longer as difficult as they used to be. In grassland pastoral areas like Inner Mongolia, although they seem to live in remote and backward grasslands, in fact, many of them are The real invisible rich, and now our domestic herdsmen have also incorporated high-tech elements into their daily lives, and they can even use aerial cameras to observe the conditions of livestock far away, which is much more relaxing than having to ride horses to track in the past. You can also install a locator to check the location of your cattle without leaving home and using your mobile phone, which is both worry-free and reassuring. There are many smart pastures like this in Inner Mongolia. Smart grazing has changed not only the grassland herdsmen for thousands of years. The nomadic life of living by water and grass also confirms that my country has made great progress in science and technology and animal husbandry.
