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Tibetan Nuns Enjoy Happy Life (20030825)The undated photo shows two Tibetan nuns carrying some new commodities in hands in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Since its peaceful liberation for over 50 years, Tibetan women's social status and educational levels have been greatly improved and the number of women employees has risen to more than 600,000, accounting for 47 percent of the total women workers. (Xinhua) |  |
Beauty Parlor in Lhasa(20030825)The undated photo shows a Tibetan woman (L) makes up for a bride at a beauty parlor in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Since its peaceful liberation for over 50 years, Tibetan women's social status and educational levels have been greatly improved and the number of women employees has risen to more than 600,000, accounting for 47 percent of the total women workers. (Xinhua) |  |
First Tibetan Folk Singers Competition Held in Lhasa(20030820)Farmers from Kangma County perform the "Work Song" at the first Tibetan folk singers competition hosted by the Culture Department of Tibet in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2003. It is one of the activities to mark the upcoming Xodoin Festival, dubbed as the Yogurt Banquet Festival or the Tibetan Opera Festival, which falls on the first day of the seventh month of the Tibetan calendar. (Xinhua) |  |
Potala Palace Opens Six and Half Hours Daily (20030819)Visitors take photos at the Potala Palace, a tourist destination in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug.18, 2003. To better protect the world-famous palace, local tourism and cultural relic authorities decided at the end of May that the palace can receive no more than 850 visitors and pilgrims a day and is open six and a half hours a day. (Xinhua) |  |
Tibet Dapchi Annual Zhanfo Ceremony(20030814)The annual ceremony, known as Zhanfo, which means Buddha worship, is held at the Gandan Temple in Dapchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2003. Over 10,000 disciples prayed to a Buddha portrait printed on a huge piece of cloth, together with tourists from foreign countries and other parts of China attending this year's Zhanfo ceremony, one of the grandest Buddhist activities in Tibet. |  |
Dapchi Zhangfo Ceremony Portrait(20030814)The annual ceremony, known as Zhanfo, which means Buddha worship, is held at the Gandan Temple in Dapchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2003. Over 10,000 disciples prayed to a Buddha portrait printed on a huge piece of cloth, together with tourists from foreign countries and other parts of China attending this year's Zhanfo ceremony, one of the grandest Buddhist activities in Tibet. |  |
China Tibet Troupe Performance(20030807)Performers with the Gaisang Flower Arts Troupe attached to the Tibetan High School in Beijing, capital of China, perform on the stage during their performance tour in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2003. The troupe is on its performance tour of the region on the summer vacation. |  |
Construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway Goes on Well(20030801)Workers lay rails on the Qinghai-Tibet railway in Wudaoliang of northwest China's Qinghai Province July 29, 2003. Some 236-kilometer rail have been completed in the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Running from Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, capital of Tibet, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, once completed, will have a total length of 1,956 km and be the longest plateau railway with the highest elevation in the world. |  |
Traditional Festival Held in Tibetan County (20030721)Tibetans perform folk dances at a local traditional festival held in Jiangzi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 20. |  |
Natural Museum in Linzhi(20030718)The picture taken July 15, 2003 shows the construction site of the natural museum in Linzhi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Invested by central China's Hunan Province, the museum will play an important role in protecting the natural resources and displaying the diversity of fauna and flora in Linzhi. (Xinhua) |  |
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