Tibetan people celebrate year of Iron Tiger
2010-02-17 10:36:09 GMT2010-02-17 18:36:09 (Beijing Time)
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Tibetan people hold a religious get-together at a temple in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2010. Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "the Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Members of a Tibetan family sing a song of a welcoming toast for their relatives during a New Year get-together at their home in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2010. Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "The Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Members of a Tibetan family dance during a New Year get-together at their courtyard in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2010. Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "The Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
A Tibetan villager prepares to drive his car in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2010. Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "the Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
A Tibetan girl welcomes her relatives during a New Year get-together in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2010. Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "the Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Tibetan people are celebrating Tibetan New year, the year of the Iron Tiger, beginning from Feb. 14. In the Tibetan calendar, "the Year of the Iron Tiger" began on Feb. 14, the same date as the Lunar New Year.
