Ta'er Monastery to attract hundreds of thousands travelers during Lanttern Festival

Tourists turn sutra wheels in the Ta'er Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province Feb. 15, 2005. Some 350,000 tourists are expected to visit the monastery in a traditional exhibition during the Festival of Lanterns, which falls on Feb. 23.

A woman poses for a photo with monks of the Ta'er Monastery at the monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province Feb. 15, 2005.

Tourists visit the Ta'er Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province Feb. 15, 2005.