Qamdo Culture And Arts Festival - China

Qamdo Culture And Arts Festival - China

People perform a "King Gesar" dance during the opening ceremony of a culture and arts festival themed on the ancient Tea Horse Road in Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on September 15, 2025. Qamdo used to be a key stop along the ancient Tea Horse Road, a trade route which dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and spans multiple regions. Photo by Kelsang Namgyai /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-XINJIANG-HEROIC EPICS-PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-HEROIC EPICS-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230716) -- WUQIA, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in the "Epic of King Gesar" of the Tibetan ethnic group during the ninth Manas international cultural tourism festival in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Three heroic epics meet in Xinjiang to promote cultural exchanges" (Xinhua/Zhang Yu)

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