Wu Yuchu visits a yak-themed oil painting exhibition at the Yak Museum in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

With a total investment of over 100 million yuan ($14.5 million), it is the country's first and only yak-themed museum.

"Now I see yaks every day, and I can tell more people about them," says the 65-year-old. He has even given himself a Tibetan name which roughly translates as "old yak man".

As the Tibetan saying goes, "Where there is a Tibetan, there are yaks". The animal has been part of Tibetan life for centuries. They provide food, clothing, labor and transport and are so revered that they are commonly used as religious symbols.