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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

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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

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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

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

Herdsmen harvest the salt in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

A herdsman ties the salt to a sheep in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

This photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows the products of a crude salt processing plant in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

A herdsman walks to harvest salt is pictured with a sheep flock in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

This photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows the piled salt in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

This photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows the harvested salt in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

A staff member packages the salt at a crude salt processing plant in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvesting And Processing - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows a view of a salt lake in Gegye County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Rich in salt resources, Gegye County has established a crude salt processing plant, and formed gradually an industrial chain integrating salt harvesting, storage, processing, packaging and sales to increase the villagers' income. In 2018, Gegye's salt-carrying custom was included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of the Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/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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Potala Palace Annual Renovation - Lhasa

Volunteers transport paint during an annual renovation of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, October 28, 2024. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potala Palace Annual Renovation - Lhasa

Workers paint the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, October 30, 2024. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potala Palace Annual Renovation - Lhasa

Workers paint the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, October 28, 2024. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potala Palace Annual Renovation - Lhasa

Workers paint the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, October 30, 2024. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potala Palace Annual Renovation - Lhasa

A worker paints the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, October 28, 2024. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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