Tibet's regional capital Lhasa received over 2.86 million tourist arrivals during this year's Shoton Festival, a traditional holiday featuring religious rituals, food, and art, said the local tourism development bureau Tuesday.
Monday marked the second anniversary of the fully operational Lhasa-Nagchu section of the G6 National Expressway, which links Beijing with Tibet, the region's traffic and transportation department said.
A professional competition to test the comprehensive abilities of baristas was held over the weekend in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, as part of a coffee festival.
Thousands of residents formed long lines at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa on Wednesday to visit the exhibition of a giant thangka — religious images embroidered in silk — to mark the beginning of the annual Shoton Festival, also known as Yogurt Festival.
Thousands of residents stood in line to see a giant thangka — a religious image embroidered in silk — to mark the beginning of the annual Shoton Festival on Wednesday in the Drepung Monastery of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region.
Thousands of residents formed long lines in Lhasa on Wednesday to visit a giant thangka exhibition — religious images embroidered in silk — to mark the beginning of the annual Shoton, or Yogurt Festival.
