Experiencing spring farming ceremony on Tibet's 1st plot of farmland

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Experiencing spring farming ceremony on Tibet's 1st plot of farmland

STORY: Experiencing spring farming ceremony on Tibet's 1st plot of farmland DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LYU QIUPING, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, everyone. I'm standing in front of the Yumbulagang, Tibet's first palace in the city of Shannan, China's Tibet Autonomous Region. More than 2,000 years ago, the first plot of farmland originated here to serve the Tibetan king living in the palace. Now, Tibetan people wearing traditional costumes, are holding a ceremony for the spring farming to pray for a bumper harvest this year. Now let's go and take a look." The annual spring farming ceremony symbolizes the beginning of a new year's farming. STANDUP 2 (English): LYU QIUPING, Xinhua correspondent "Here, we can see many tractors decorated as cattle. We can see it's definitely like a yak. In the past, yaks were used to help with farming. Now machines have replaced yaks for the farming.

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