(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-NYINGCHI-GONGBO NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION (CN)

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(231114) -- NYINGCHI, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lhagba Zhoima and her son pose for a photo with chema, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, in front of their house in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year. Tsering Toinzhub and Lhagba Zhoima have run a homestay since 2013, bringing in more than one million yuan (about 137,187 U.S. dollars) every year. For their family, the traditional Gongbo New Year is still the most important festival. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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