Cheerful Tibet celebrates 40th founding anniversary

A Tibetan woman shows delight for the good harvest of highland barley in Gonggar County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 14, 2005. With the rapid economic development and rocketing living standards, Tibetan people welcome with heartfelt happiness the 40th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region, established on September 1, 1965.

Pupils cheer up after they get the textbooks for the new semester in the town of Jieba in Nedong County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 15, 2005.

Photo taken on August 25, 2005 shows cheerful lamas on a street in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Two Tibetan women from Nagqu County smile during sightseeing in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 30, 2005.