Each type of milk brings its own specific flavor to the orom; The yak has a more aggressive flavor while that of the goat tends to be more subtle and sweet.
The excellent collection in Kumbum are an eyeful of classic Chinese-Tibetan architecture which has been preserved in best condition for centuries and its three typical Tibetan Supreme Arts developed by Kumbum's lama artists, that is evident in Yak Butter Sculpture, Frescoes and Embossed Embroidery.
As the world's largest, highest and youngest plateau, it hosts many endemic species and is home to more than 230 species of wild animal, including the wild yak, wild donkey, white-lip deer, brown bear and the endangered Tibetan antelope.
Byttow and Bader-Wechseler responded by redesigning the site so that it more closely resembled Yik Yak, a more successful competitor.
But it's easy to forget modernity as you lie in a snug, futon-like Tibetan bed and drift to sleep to the sound of bells tinkling from a herd of zos, a crossbreed of cow and yak, grazing in a frosty meadow.
Yak, yak, yak.
