Tibet Gets Ready to Welcome New Year in Traditional Way

A villager decorates a Chema Box that represents auspiciousness for the Tibetan New Year on January 24 (Chinanews.com)
Tibetan pastry "khapse" is seen on the street of Lhasa, January 22, 2019 (XINHUA)
Customers buy new bowls in Lhasa, January 22, 2019 (XINHUA)
A carefully molded butter figurine pictured in Lhasa, January 22, 2019 (XINHUA)
A goat-shaped handicraft for new year decorations pictured on January 22, 2019 (XINHUA)
Colorful wheat decorations seen on January 22, 2019 (XINHUA)

As Losar, or Tibetan New Year, draws near, people in Lhasa get busy with their annual shopping. Art made of butter, mouthwatering pastries, colorful home decorations all symbolize new hope for an auspicious new year.

(Photos by Xinhua News Agency and Chinanews.com)