Liu Biwei (2nd L), Chinese consul general in New York, addresses a symposium in New York, the United States, June 2, 2004. The Chinese delegation of scholars on Tibetan culture and Living Buddhas in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province held the symposium with the media on Tibetan religion and culture on Wednesday during a visit to the US.

Liu Biwei (2nd L), Chinese consul general in New York, addresses a symposium in New York, the United States, June 2, 2004. The Chinese delegation of scholars on Tibetan culture and Living Buddhas in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province held the symposium with the media on Tibetan religion and culture on Wednesday during a visit to the US.

Shesrabnyima (R), head of the Chinese delegation of scholars on Tibetan culture and Living Buddhas in southwset China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province, addresses the symposium with the media on Tibetan religion and culture in New York, the United States, June 2, 2004. The delegation was on a visit to the US.

A Living Buddha (C) of the Chinese delegation of scholars on Tibetan culture and Living Buddhas in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province, addresses the symposium with the media on Tibetan religion and culture in New York, the United States, June 2, 2004. The delegation was on a visit to the US.