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(240317) -- LHASA, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang (1st R) and Phurjung (1st L), both Tibetan opera teachers, instruct on the gestures and moves of students in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

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(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's grandson Pasang Norbu (R) talks with her great-granddaughter Yangjen Lhamo after dinner at home in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 8, 2024. The Tibetan New Year coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. 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. The village of Jiagen in Damxung is exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere during the "Gutu Eve". Like other locals, family members of Sichod Wangmo gathered at home and enjoyed the feast, looking forward to having better days in the new year. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(240209) -- LHASA, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's grandson Pasang Norbu (R) talks with her great-granddaughter Yangjen Lhamo after dinner at home in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 8, 2024. The Tibetan New Year coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. 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. As the festival approaches, the village is exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, family members of Sichod Wangmo also gathered at home and enjoyed the feast, looking forward to having better days in the upcoming year. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(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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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-NEW HOUSE-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240113) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's mother (R) is pictured during the celebration of the farmers' New Year 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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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-NEW HOUSE-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240113) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 13, 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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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-NEW HOUSE-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240113) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri pours highland barley wine during the celebration of the farmers' New Year 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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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-NEW HOUSE-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240113) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri prepares cereal porridge 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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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A family member of Pasang Butri conducts a traditional ritual with a torch in his hands at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-stor

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri distributes "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu," famili

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A family member puts a traditional Tibetan hat on the head of Pasang Butri's granddaughter at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-s

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri pours highland barley wine at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu,

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children of Pasang Butri's family check a note inside a "gutu" dough drop at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitti

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's family members have "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gut

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri makes "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu," families and

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows fireworks illuminating the sky on the "Gutu Eve" of farmers' New Year in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri makes "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu," families and

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri pours highland barley wine at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu,

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri cooks "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gutu," families and

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's family members have "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "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. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gut

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma prepares for the farmers' New Year celebrations at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang holds a baby at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang and children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma and children decorate their house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma takes care of a child at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma prepares milk for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma and children prepare for the farmers' New Year celebrations at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children pose for photos with a certificate of merit at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang feeds a baby at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang shares a cake for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-KINDERGARTEN (CN)

(230928) -- YUSHU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Pasang (1st R) prepares to have lunch at a kindergarten in Qumarleb County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 14, 2023. Qumarleb County is located in the source region of the Yellow River, with an average altitude of over 4,500 meters. Children here lead a nomadic life with their families on expansive grasslands far from county seats and towns. Through years of efforts by local government, free preschool education has been extended to pasturing areas. Just around their home, children have chance to be taught by kindergarten teachers from town seats. Since 2022, 15 kindergartens with heating and illumination equipment powered by photovoltaic systems have been built in Qumarleb County by CHN Energy. Up to now, more than 700 children in distant pasturing areas have been recruited to these kindergartens near their living places. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-KINDERGARTEN (CN)

(230928) -- YUSHU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Pasang (L) plays with other kids in a classroom at a kindergarten in Qumarleb County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 14, 2023. Qumarleb County is located in the source region of the Yellow River, with an average altitude of over 4,500 meters. Children here lead a nomadic life with their families on expansive grasslands far from county seats and towns. Through years of efforts by local government, free preschool education has been extended to pasturing areas. Just around their home, children have chance to be taught by kindergarten teachers from town seats. Since 2022, 15 kindergartens with heating and illumination equipment powered by photovoltaic systems have been built in Qumarleb County by CHN Energy. Up to now, more than 700 children in distant pasturing areas have been recruited to these kindergartens near their living places. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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Vlog: How small crop develops into big industry in China's Tibet

STORY: Vlog: How small crop develops into big industry in China's Tibet DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of highland barley 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of Qizheng Highland Barley 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TSERING YANGZOM, Director of Innovation Office, Qizheng Highland Barley 6. various of Qizheng Highland Barley 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TSERING YANGZOM, Director of Innovation Office, Qizheng Highland Barley 8. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PASANG DROLMA, Project director, Qizheng Highland Barley 10. various of highland barley STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, this is Zhu Cong with Xinhua News Agency, reporting from Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. For some 3,500 years, highland barley has been planted on the Tibetan plateau. It

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Sherpas from Nepal working to repair mountain trails in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Sherpas Da Tshiri (L) and Pasang pose for photos on Aug. 7, 2013 in Japan's Northern Alps, where they work on the construction of trekking trails on the Tateyama mountain range, among other projects.

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Sherpas from Nepal working to repair mountain trails in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Sherpas Pasang (R) and Da Tshiri at work behind a lodge on the Tateyama mountain range in Japan's Northern Alps on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Pasang Sherpa, 31, has climbed Mt. Everest twice. During this interview at his house-cum-restaurant at Namche Bazaar, Nepal, he said after an avalanche in 2014, he isn't sure he will climb again. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo