After heading downhill, man reaching new heights

Shepherd lost flock but found life on skis

In 2016, Lang Enge was in a funk. Due to stricter environmental regulations in Beijing's Yanqing district, he'd had to sell his entire flock of sheep - more than 300 - for just 330 yuan ($50) a head, far lower than the 1,300 yuan he'd paid for them two years earlier.

Yet he was soon lifted from despair by a trailer promoting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which inspired him to organize a ski and snowboard team composed primarily of pastoral farmers.