| Videos | ? Latest |
|
? Feature | ? Sports | ? Your Videos |
Shoton Festival opens in Lhasa
0 Comment(s)
Print
E-mail
CNTV, August 30, 2011
One of Tibet's grandest festivals has kicked off in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Shoton festival is part of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage with a history of over one-thousand years.
 |
|
Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2011 shows an unfolded Sakyamuni Thangka painting at an unfolding ceremony during the Shoton Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The annual traditional Shoton Festival (Yoghurt Festival) kicked off here Monday. [Xinhua] |
Shoton is Tibetan for yoghurt banquet. Originally a religious activity, it was a time when Buddhist pilgrims gave yoghurt to nuns and monks after they had their summer retreat. Thangka paintings depicting Tibetan opera and horse racing are to be presented during the festivities.
|
|
|
Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2011 shows an unfolded Sakyamuni Thangka painting at an unfolding ceremony during the Shoton Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The annual traditional Shoton Festival (Yoghurt Festival) kicked off here Monday. [Xinhua] |
