Yomari Punhi Festival - Nepal

Yomari Punhi Festival - Nepal

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

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

World Cultural Heritage Potala Palace

LHASA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Exterior view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China on September 21, 2025.

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

A ritual marking the start of the Shoton Festival is held at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 23, 2025. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Saturday. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

An enormous thangka painting of Buddha is unrolled on a hillside platform at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 23, 2025. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Saturday. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

Shoton Festival Begins in Lhasa

A ritual marking the start of the Shoton Festival is held at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 23, 2025. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Saturday. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to the crowds gathering at the airport to see him off in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday left Xizang after attending celebrations for the autonomous region's 60th founding anniversary. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering at the Potala Palace square to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025 Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering at the Potala Palace square to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Xi Jinping Attends 60th Anniversary Gathering in Lhasa - China

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering at the Potala Palace square to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and head of the central delegation, attended the event and delivered a speech. Cai Qi, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, was also present at the gathering. Both Wang and Cai are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Li Xiang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, waves to people while attending a gala marking the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in regional capital Lhasa, August 20, 2025. Xi joined people of all ethnic groups in Xizang to watch the gala entitled "Joyful Songs of the Snowy Plateau Region." Photo by Xinhua/Xie Huanchi/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

This photo taken on August 21, 2025 shows a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, poses for a group photo while meeting with representatives of judicial workers and police officers in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Li Xiang/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, poses for a group photo while meeting with representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in the plateau region in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, waves to people while attending a gala marking the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in regional capital Lhasa, August 20, 2025. Xi joined people of all ethnic groups in Xizang to watch the gala entitled "Joyful Songs of the Snowy Plateau Region." Photo by Xinhua/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th Founding Anniversary - China

People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. Photo by Xinhua/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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 (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, listens to work reports from the CPC Xizang regional committee and the regional government and delivers an important speech 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

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, opens the car window and waves to people 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/Shen Hong/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, waves to people 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/Yan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, steps out of the cabin and waves to people 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/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, waves to people 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

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

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, waves to people 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

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, meets with representatives of military personnel stationed in Xizang, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, August 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Gang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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, waves to people 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/Yin Bogu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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 (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, listens to work reports from the CPC Xizang regional committee and the regional government and delivers an important speech 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

Winding Road in Tibet

Winding Road in Tibet

XIZANG, CHINA - AUGUST 3, 2025 - Aerial view of the 72-turn winding road between Bangda Town and Basu County on the southern line of the chengdu-Lhasa Highway in the Xizang autonomous region, China on August 3, 2025. Viewed from the air, there are as many as over a hundred turns within the 16-kilometer section.

Winding Road in Tibet

Winding Road in Tibet

XIZANG, CHINA - AUGUST 3, 2025 - Aerial view of the 72-turn winding road between Bangda Town and Basu County on the southern line of the chengdu-Lhasa Highway in the Xizang autonomous region, China on August 3, 2025. Viewed from the air, there are as many as over a hundred turns within the 16-kilometer section.

Winding Road in Tibet

Winding Road in Tibet

XIZANG, CHINA - AUGUST 3, 2025 - Aerial view of the 72-turn winding road between Bangda Town and Basu County on the southern line of the chengdu-Lhasa Highway in the Xizang autonomous region, China on August 3, 2025. Viewed from the air, there are as many as over a hundred turns within the 16-kilometer section.