Tibetans celebrate traditional Shoton Festival
2009-08-21 03:22:04 GMT2009-08-21 11:22:04 (Beijing Time)
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People perform traditional Tibetan Opera and other songs and dances at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Aug. 20, 2009. The annual traditional Shoton (Yogurt) Festival, inscribed on the list of China Intangible Cultural Heritage in May 2006, was opened here on Thursday.(Xinhua/Chogo)
Primary school pupils give a performance of traditional Tibetan Opera at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Aug. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Primary school pupils give a performance of traditional Tibetan Opera at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Aug. 20, 2009.(Xinhua/Chogo)
Performers from Shannan Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region give a performance of traditional Tibetan Opera at Norbu Lingka in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, on Aug. 20, 2009.(Xinhua/Chogo)
Buddha Thangka painting unfolding ceremony is held in Zhebung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Aug. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Chogo)
The annual traditional Shoton (Yogurt) Festival, inscribed on the list of China Intangible Cultural Heritage in May 2006, was opened here on Thursday.
