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Two painters make Thangka works, a kind of Tibetan scroll painting featuring Buddhist themes, during an exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2012. More than 100 Thangka painting works were on display during the exhibition. (Xinhua/Liu Changlong)
A monk in crimson robe scatters the colorful sutra streamers, which symbol auspiciousness, into the sky. The photo taken by Fan Linsuo from Hebei Province is an entry in the first "Impressions on Tibet" Photography Contest co-organized by China Tibet Online and China Photographers Association. (Photo/China Tibet Online)
The photo shows the beautiful scenery by the road from Lhasa to Nyingchi. Nyingchi, which means 'sun throne' in Tibetan, is situated in the southeast of Tibet. It is nicknamed the ‘Switzerland of Tibet.' Nyingchi is famous for its big Yurlung Tsangpo Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world. (Liu Xuan/China.org.cn)
Perched on top of Hongshan Mountain in the center of Lhasa, Potala Palace was first built in 641 by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo to greet his bride Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It then became the chief residence of the Dalai Lama after it was reconstructed by the Fifth Dalai Lama between 1645 and 1693. (Liu Xuan / China.org.cn)
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