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People dance Guozhuang, a traditional Tibetan square dance, at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 4, 2025. Xizang marked the annual Fairy's Day, also known as the "Women's Festival," on Thursday, the 15th day of the tenth month in the Tibetan calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

A monk attends a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks pose for group photos during a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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onks at the award ceremony of degree of Geshe Lharampa - Lhasa

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, here on Tuesday. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

A monk participates in a ceremony at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

Monks light butter lamps at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

A monk lights butter lamps at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

Butter lamps are lit up at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

Monks participate in a ceremony at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Butter Lamp Festival - Lhasa

A monk lights butter lamps at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, December 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po performs head-touching rituals for monks at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 28, 2024. Panchen Rinpoche on Friday visited Jokhang Temple, the most revered monastery in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During his visit, which lasted about an hour, Panchen Rinpoche participated in religious services and performed head-touching rituals for monks at the temple. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lodro Gyatso)

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CHINA-XIZANG-PANCHEN RINPOCHE-JOKHANG TEMPLE-VISIT (CN)

(240628) -- LHASA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po performs head-touching rituals for monks at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 28, 2024. Panchen Rinpoche on Friday visited Jokhang Temple, the most revered monastery in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During his visit, which lasted about an hour, Panchen Rinpoche participated in religious services and performed head-touching rituals for monks at the temple. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lodro Gyatso)

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CHINA-XIZANG-PANCHEN RINPOCHE-JOKHANG TEMPLE-VISIT (CN)

(240628) -- LHASA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po leads sutra chanting at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 28, 2024. Panchen Rinpoche on Friday visited Jokhang Temple, the most revered monastery in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During his visit, which lasted about an hour, Panchen Rinpoche participated in religious services and performed head-touching rituals for monks at the temple. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lodro Gyatso)

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Tibet Scenery

TIBET, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2024 - Tourists visit the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China, June 20, 2024.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240229) -- BEIJING, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A monk (R) receives a certificate for the degree of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A monk (L) receives a certificate for the degree of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa pose for a group photo at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA (CN)

(240228) -- LHASA, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a sutra debate at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Twelve monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate Wednesday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a debate activity in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A monk receives a certificate for the degree of Geshe Lharampa in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa pose for a group photo in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a debate activity in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a debate activity in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-DEBATE AND AWARD CEREMONY (CN)

(230423) -- LHASA, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks attend a debate activity in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. TO GO WITH:"13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism " (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Security tight in Tibet

LHASA, China - A March 10, 2013, photo shows worshippers in full-body bowing ritual outside Jokhang monastery in Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Chinese authorities have tightened security measures in the core areas of the Tibetan capital in the run-up to the fifth anniversary on March 14 of bloody ethnic riots in Lhasa that killed as many as 200 people.

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Japan envoy in Tibet

LHASA, China - Police officers carrying rifles are seen guarding the front of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, on Aug. 20, 2011. Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) visited the temple the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan envoy in Tibet

LHASA, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) visits Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, on Aug. 20, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Lhasa calm on riot anniversary but tension persists

LHASA, China - This photo shows a deserted street with closed shops near the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa on March 14. The Tibetan capital appeared calm despite tension highlighted by the presence of armed security personnel patrolling the streets on the anniversary of the deadly rioting that occurred in the city a year ago.

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Security tight in Lhasa on 50th anniversary of failed uprising

LHASA, China - An armed policeman stands watch on a street near the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

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Security tight in Lhasa on 50th anniversary of failed uprising

LHASA, China - Armed police stand watch on a street near the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

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Security tight in Lhasa on 50th anniversary of failed uprising

LHASA, China - Armed police patrol a street near the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

LHASA, China - Tibetan Buddhists on Feb. 10 make a pilgrimage to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the most important and sacred in Tibet, which was temporarily closed after the violence in March last year. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

LHASA, China - Tibetan Buddhists on Feb. 10 make a pilgrimage to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the most important and sacred in Tibet, which was temporarily closed after the violence in March last year. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tibetan monks in Lhasa demand freedom

LHASA, China - A group of Tibetan monks speak to foreign journalists at Jokhang Temple in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on March 27. The monks demanded religious freedom and that they be allowed to leave the temple premises.

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CHINA-TIBET-LI ZHANSHU-RESEARCH TOUR (CN)

(220716) -- LHASA, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, visits Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous region, July 14, 2022. Li made a research tour in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region related to the legislation on the ecological protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from Tuesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN-RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES (CN)

(220519) -- LHASA, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po presents hadas -- silk scarves used to express respect and greeting -- to Buddhist statues, in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 18, 2022. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, and president of the association's Tibet branch, on Wednesday attended religious activities in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN-RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES (CN)

(220519) -- LHASA, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po gives head-touching blessings to a monk in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 18, 2022. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, and president of the association's Tibet branch, on Wednesday attended religious activities in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN-RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES (CN)

(220519) -- LHASA, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po is greeted by a monk in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 18, 2022. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, and president of the association's Tibet branch, on Wednesday attended religious activities in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. (Xinhua/Chogo)