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Members of the central art delegation perform for people at a stadium in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on August 28, 2005.

Horse racing at the Onkor Festival held in Mozhugongka county of Lhasa on Aug 19, 2005.

Photo taken on July 18, 2005 shows the construction site of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at the Duilong Deqing County, western Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Tibetan farmers radiant with "Onkor Festival"

The 1,142-km Qinghai-Tibet Railway from Golmud in Qinghai province to Lhasa, is the most elevated rail route in the world, reaching an altitude of up to 5,072m. It will be put into trial operation by July 1, 2006.

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2005.

A Tibetan prays at the square in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2005.

Commemorative activities

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Track laying of the Qinghai-Tibet railway arrived at Lhasa West Station on Sept 18, 2005. More than 1,100 km of the Qinghai-Tibet railway (total length of the railway is 1,142 km) was completed at present. By mid-October the track laying of the railway will be completed.

UPDATED 16:34, September 19, 2005

Jia Qinglin visits representatives from various circles in Tibet

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with a representative from the Tibetan religious circles during his visit to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 31, 2005. Jia, leading the central delegation, is in Lhasa to take part in celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region.

People's Daily issues editorial to mark anniversary of Tibet

People's Daily publishes an editorial Thursday, to commemorate the 40th founding anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Central delegation attends gathering to mark founding anniversary of Tibet Autonomous Region

The visiting central delegation led by Jia Qingling attended a gathering of local officials of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday, to commemorate the founding anniversary of the southwest China autonomous Region.


A foreign tourist shows her DV to a Tibetan Buddhist prayer on Barkor Street in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 11, 2005.	Tibetan girls perform dance during the Horse Racing and Art Festival on the Damxung Grassland in northern Tibet of the Tibet Autonomous Region on August 3, 2005.	Living Buddha Xi Na (Front R), head of the Tibetan Living Buddha Delegation, conducts head-touching ceremony for the believers.	Farmers from Linzhou County, Tibet Autonomous Region on their way to attend the "Onkor Festival" celebration walk past the farmland.
Workers lay tracks along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on the north side of the Tanggula Mountain at an altitude of 5,072 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region June 10, 2005.	The Tibetan dagobas standing at the foot of the Mount Meili in Shangri-la, a mythical enchanting wonderland in Diqing County, southweat China's Yunan Province.	Photo taken on May 31, 2005 shows the renovated spectacular palace in Norbug Linkha, the prestigious summer resort of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, capital of southeast Tibet Autonomous Region.	Pupils dance during an activity to celebrate the coming International Children's Day in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 31, 2005.