Lhasa, Tibet enters "Tibetan New Year time"
According to the Tibetan calendar, it is late December now, and Tibet is about to usher in Losar (the traditional Tibetan New Year). On the afternoon of February 27, in Chomsigkang Market, the largest traditional integrated market in Lhasa, reporters see various New Year goods such as Losar Medog, Kasai, butter, Chema boxes, candies, dried fruits, Tibetan clothing, etc. There is also an endless stream of citizens who are busy with buying goods, preparing for the coming New Year.
The picture shows a vendor selling Tibetan New Year goods "Tui" near the Chomsigkang Market in Lhasa.
The picture shows the crowd purchasing New Year's goods at the Chomsigkang Market in Lhasa.
The picture shows citizens buying candies and dried fruits.
The picture shows flowers sold near the Chomsigkang Market.
The picture shows the traditional food necessary for Tibetan festivals: ginseng fruit.
The picture shows Losar Medog, also known as Tibetan New Year Flowers.
Kasai is a kind of fried pastry and one of the traditional Tibetan New Year goods.
Butter flower is invented by ancient Tibetan Buddhist believers to worship Buddha as a substitute for flowers in winter.
The picture shows people shopping for New Year's goods near the Ramoche Temple in Lhasa.
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