Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows "Gutu" cooked at Jamyang Drolma's home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents in Tibetan costumes celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

A resident shows a note denoting wishes and expectations for the New Year on the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family re

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma prepares "chema" at home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma's mother cooks "Gutu" at their home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma (2nd L) poses for a group photo with her family in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, is presented with chema and highland barley wine upon his arrival in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 20, 2025. Xi, who leads a central delegation, arrived in Lhasa, capital of Xizang, on Wednesday to attend activities in celebration of the region's 60th founding anniversary. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Barbed wire in the form of a spiral and anti-tank piles are seen in a field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Growing winter crops in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

A field where barley is grown, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 17, 2025 (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A lunch served to the Russian POWs includes vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - Employees of the canteen serve lunch, which consists of vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, to the Russian POWs on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A lunch served to the Russian POWs includes vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - Russian POWs have lunch, which consists of vinaigrette salad, borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread per serving, in the canteen on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

Camp for Russian prisoners of war

UKRAINE - JANUARY 30, 2025 - A casserole of vinaigrette salad served for lunch to the Russian POWs, together with borscht, pearl barley porridge with a piece of meat in gravy and seven slices of bread, on the premises of the prisoner-of-war camp, Ukraine(Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Second mass at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening

Second mass at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening

Barley player during the second mass, open to the public, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass in the morning, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital's most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony. 2,500 people who secured free tickets this week are expected to attend the mass. The cathedral will open fully to visitors on December 16, 2024 via an online reservation system.Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second mass at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening

Second mass at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening

Barley player during the second mass, open to the public, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass in the morning, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital's most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony. 2,500 people who secured free tickets this week are expected to attend the mass. The cathedral will open fully to visitors on December 16, 2024 via an online reservation system.Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gena Rowlands Dies At 94

Gena Rowlands Dies At 94

File photo - "Gena Rowlands (wearing Chopard jewellery) arrives for the screening of ""The wind that shakes the Barley"" at the 59th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2006. Oscar-nominated actress Gena Rowlands, whose screen career spanned nearly seven decades, has died at 94. Rowlands was known for both her work in early independent cinema alongside her first husband, director John Cassavetes, as well as crowd-pleasing titles later in her career, including “Hope Floats” in 1998 opposite Sandra Bullock and the hit film “The Notebook” in 2004. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

Grain silo in Mäo

Grain silo in Mäo

08.08.2024, Mäo. The silo is able to accommodate 50,000 tonnes of rapeseed, wheat, barley, and/or peas and beans. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

CHINA-SICHUAN-WANG HUNING-TIBETAN-INHABITED AREAS-INVESTIGATION & RESEARCH TRIP (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WANG HUNING-TIBETAN-INHABITED AREAS-INVESTIGATION & RESEARCH TRIP (CN)

(240704) -- CHENGDU, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, learns about the production of highland barley in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 1, 2024. Wang made an investigation and research trip to Tibetan-inhabited areas of southwest China's Sichuan Province from Monday to Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rao Aimin)

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - The varieties of wheat and barley are being cultivated at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - The Katrusia of Odesa winter wheat variety is displayed at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - Korovais (ceremonial bread loaves) are pictured during the Field Day celebration and the demonstration of wheat and barley varieties at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - The varieties of wheat and barley are being cultivated at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - The varieties of wheat and barley are being cultivated at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - The Zlahoda of Odesa winter wheat variety is displayed at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

Wheat and barley grow in Odesa region

DACHNE, UKRAINE - JUNE 7, 2024 - A drone is pictured during the Field Day celebration and the demonstration of wheat and barley varieties at the demonstration field of the Dachna Experimental Base State Enterprise of the Selection and Genetics Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dachne village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.