A Tibetan language competition has been held in the Tibetan populated Qinghai province, apparently with the approval of the authorities. Over a thousand contestants took part, including school students and laypersons with no formal education from Nangchen county in the Yulshul Tibetan Autonmous Prefecture. Prizes were awarded including a car, motorcycles and cash, The contest was organised by the Dzanyin Mother Tongue Promotion Association in Nangchen,