峡谷里的尼巴村,比藏区其它地方海拔稍低,气候也相对温暖,刚过六月,青稞就该收割了。这天一早,只见层层梯田一夜间已变成金黄色,株株成熟的颗粒饱满的麦穗低下头,在夏日的太阳风里沉甸甸地摇曳着。村里的妇女在各家田间地头,开始了一年内最为辛苦的劳作——拔青稞。地里的土质松软,妇女们不用镰刀割青稞,而是用手一把把一片片地连根拔。之后,用铁叉把麦穗割下来装进口袋,当天由骡马运回家,在屋顶的棚子下晒。麦秆扎成捆,也运回家,作为 The Niba village in the valley is slightly lower than the rest of the Tibetan area and has a relatively warm climate. It was just after June that the barley was harvested. Early this morning, I saw layers of terraced fields turned golden overnight, and the matured grains of full-bodied wheat bowed head down and swaying heavily in the summer sun’s wind. The women in the village started the hardest workings in a year in every field - the young man. The soil is soft in the ground, and women do not cut the barley with a scythe, but instead use their hands to pull the pieces together. Afterwards, cut off the wheat ears with an iron fork and put them in their pockets. The mules were transported back home on that day and basked in the shed of the roof. The straw was tied into a bundle and shipped home as well