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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Real Madrid vs Dortmund - Arrival - FIFA Club World Cup - New Jersey

Real Madrid vs Dortmund - Arrival - FIFA Club World Cup - New Jersey

Chema Andres arrives at the Metlife Stadium for the quarter-final FIFA Club World Cup between Real Madrid and Dortmnund in New Jersey, USA on July 5, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Short Films Jury Members : Nebojša Slijepčević, President of the Short Films Jury Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado, Camélia Jordana and Reinaldo Marcus Green attend the closing ceremony red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Red Carpet

Short Films Jury Members : Nebojša Slijepčević, President of the Short Films Jury Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado, Camélia Jordana and Reinaldo Marcus Green attend the closing ceremony red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Sentimental Value Red Carpet NG

Cannes Sentimental Value Red Carpet NG

Short Films Jury Members Nebojša Slijepčević, President of the Short Films Jury Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado, Camélia Jordana and Marcus Green attending the ‘Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value)’ Screening and Red Carpet at Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on May 22 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Sentimental Value Red Carpet NG

Cannes Sentimental Value Red Carpet NG

Short Films Jury Members Nebojša Slijepčević, President of the Short Films Jury Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado, Camélia Jordana and Marcus Green attending the ‘Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value)’ Screening and Red Carpet at Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on May 22 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Short Film and Cinef Jury Photocall

Cannes - Short Film and Cinef Jury Photocall

Reinaldo Marcus Green, Short Films Jury Member Nebojsa Slijepcevic, President of the Short Films Jury Maren Ade, Camelia Jordana and Short Films Jury Member Jose María Chema Prado pose during the Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall AM

Cannes Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall AM

Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nebojsa Slijepcevic, Camelia Jordana, Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado attending the Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall in Cannes, France on May 20, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall AM

Cannes Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall AM

Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nebojsa Slijepcevic, Camelia Jordana, Maren Ade, José María Chema Prado attending the Jury Des Courts Metrages Et De Cinef Photocall in Cannes, France on May 20, 2025 as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chema Prado and María Isasi attend the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chema Prado and María Isasi attend the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Chapel For Marisa Paredes At The Spanish Theater - Madrid

Yolanda Díaz and Ernest Urtasun accompany Chema Prado and María Isasi at the funeral chapel of Marisa Paredes at the Teatro Español, on December 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Actress Marisa Paredes passed away last Tuesday at the age of 78. Photo by José Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Cannes Film Festival - Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet - Cannes DN

Annual Cannes Film Festival - Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet - Cannes DN

Jose Maria Chema Prado and Marisa Paredes attend the Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024 in Cannes, France. Photo by David NIVIERE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Cannes Film Festival - Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet - Cannes DN

Annual Cannes Film Festival - Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet - Cannes DN

Jose Maria Chema Prado and Marisa Paredes attend the Kinds of Kindness Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024 in Cannes, France. Photo by David NIVIERE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Kinds Of Kindness Screening

Cannes - Kinds Of Kindness Screening

Marisa Paredes and her husband Chema Prado at the "Kinds Of Kindness" screening at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France on May 17, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

Drevy Paschal and Chema Marquez of Saint-Raphael VH during the French championship, Liqui Moly Starligue handball match between Cesson Rennes MH and Saint-Raphael VH at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sevigne, France, on March 30, 2024. Photo Laurent Lairys/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

Chema Marquez , Drevy Paschal of Saint-Raphael VH and Romaric Briffe of Cesson Rennes MH during the French championship, Liqui Moly Starligue handball match between Cesson Rennes MH and Saint-Raphael VH at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sevigne, France, on March 30, 2024. Photo Laurent Lairys / ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

French Handball championship Cesson Rennes MH v Saint-Raphael VH

Chema Marquez , Drevy Paschal of Saint-Raphael VH and Romaric Briffe of Cesson Rennes MH during the French championship, Liqui Moly Starligue handball match between Cesson Rennes MH and Saint-Raphael VH at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sevigne, France, on March 30, 2024. Photo Laurent Lairys / ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Doilungdeqen district of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Town in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Gyaimain Village in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Gyaimain Village in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer participates in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Gyaimain Village in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers perform traditional opera during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Town in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Town in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer participates in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in a village of Gongbo'Gyamda County, Nyingchi City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in a village of Gongbo'Gyamda County, Nyingchi City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows people participating in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Qangka of Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sing during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Doilungdeqen district of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(240316) -- LHASA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer participates in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Town in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held "chema" (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (R) eats chema, roasted barley and fried wheat grain in a two-tier rectangular wooden box, at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (R) eats chema, roasted barley and fried wheat grain in a two-tier rectangular wooden box, at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sist

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CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240206) -- BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man shops for chema box at a local market for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

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Volleyball: Sporting vs Fonte Bastardo

Volleyball: Sporting vs Fonte Bastardo

Lisbon, 01/19/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal's main men's volall tea team hosted AJ Fonte do Bastardo this Friday, a match from the 4th round of the 2nd phase of the League at Pavilhão João Rocha, in Lisbon. Wagner, Vanberkel, Gonçalo Sousa, Chema, Galabov (Mário Vasa / Global Imagens)

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Volleyball: Sporting vs Fonte Bastardo

Volleyball: Sporting vs Fonte Bastardo

Lisbon, 01/19/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal's main men's volall tea team hosted AJ Fonte do Bastardo this Friday, a match from the 4th round of the 2nd phase of the League at Pavilhão João Rocha, in Lisbon. Gonçalo Sousa, Chema, Lucas Vanberkel, Tombion, Licek (Mário Vasa / Global Imagens)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240114) -- BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's daughter Tsering Butri (1st L) prepares chema box for her family members at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Jan. 12 this year. On Friday, the Pasang Butri family, who live in Sangzhuzi District of Xigaze City, got up early and dressed up in new clothes, welcoming the arrival of the farmers' New Year. This is the first time for the four-generation family to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting beside an exquisite chema box (a rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain that symbolizes good luck), families and relatives enjoyed their feast and expressed their good wishes for the New Year. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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