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- A Tibetan-style horsemanship show was held on Aug. 13 as part of the celebration for the annual Shoton Festival, commonly known as the Yogurt Festival. Equestrians performed ten kinds of stunts while riding a horse, including archery and toasting.
- 08/14/2018
- A grand horse racing event kicked off recently in Sengge Zangbo town in Ngari, attracting a total of 150 nomads to take part in the competition and more than 20 thousand visitors to watch the event. The event involves racing, archery and feats of strength and so forth.
- 07/31/2018
- People of Tibetan ethnic group take part in a ceremony to pray for harvest during the annual Ongkor Festival in Qangkyim Village of Shannan City, Tibet. The Ongkor Festival, or Bumper Harvest Festival, which has a history of more than 1,500 years, is celebrated annually by local farmers praying for good harvests of crops.
- 07/16/2018
- Photo taken on May 26, 2018 shows an annual Buddha tangka displaying ritual at the Tsurphu Monastery in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region
- 05/27/2018
- Farmers toss Tsamba flour into the air during a spring ploughing ceremony in a village in Nedong District of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 17, 2018.
- 03/18/2018
- As Tibet enters traditional spring ploughing season,farmers in Tibet celebrate the traditional spring ploughing ceremony to wish for a good harvest.
- 03/20/2018
- The season for spring ploughing has come. On the afternoon of March 17, villagers from Shigatse City of Tibet Autonomous Region dressed in festival costumes and gathered in the fields with their yaks to celebrate the spring ploughing ceremony and pray for a good harvest.
- 03/19/2018
- XINING, March 2(Xinhua)--The day before an annual lamp festival, the Taer Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province was already full of pious believers and tourists eager to catch a glimpse of a dance ritual at one of the biggest events for Tibetans.
- 03/03/2018
- A player performs on horseback in an equestrian event in Jiangjiao Village of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb.25.
- 02/27/2018
- The Shangjiu Festival, a traditional festival of the Tibetan people, is celebrated on the ninth day of the first lunar month to pray for a good harvest.(Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing).
- 02/25/2018