Lhasa’s visitor throughout exceeds 3.5 million during Shoton Festival
Lhasa, capital city of southwest China’ Tibet Autonomous Region has received more than 3.5 million visitor throughout during the traditional Shoton Festival, a year-on-year increase of 3.38%, achieving a tourism revenue of 1.162 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.12%, according to official statistics.
With the theme of “Happy Shoton, Healthy Lhasa”, the week-long Shoton Festival, also called as Yogurt Festival, kicked off on August 19 and closed on August 25.
The celebrations of the festival were held separately in the Norbulingka,the summar Place of the Dalai Lamas, the Dzongyab Lukhang Park, Baina Valley, Dadong Village and Zhouji Plaza due to the Covid-19 pandemic control and prevention measures. Through celebrating activities like Buddha sunning, horse-racing, Tibetan opera performance and hiking, the city aims to introduce the history, culture, customs and social and economic development achievements of Lhasa to visitors.
Of all the visitor throughout, the one-day visitor throughout constitutes about 2.88 million, a year-on-year increase of 3.51%; the overnight visitors about 0.7 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.89%.
Editor：Yanina
Related News
-
Enjoying Tibetan opera during traditional Yogurt FestivalCelebrations for the week-long traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival has begun in Lhasa, cap...
-
Tourism income reaches 1 Billion Yuan during Shoduton Festival:LhasaOn August 18th, the Tourism and Development Commission of Lhasa revealed that during Shoton Festival t...
-
Tibetans enjoy pleasant summer picnicsIn Tibetan, lingka-dang means “to play in the garden”. Beginning in early May, picnicking season rea...
-
Buddha display at Drepung Monastery during Shoton FestivalSaturday was the first day of the 2018 Lhasa Shoton Festival.
-
Fragrance of yoghurt on streets of Lhasa ahead of ShotonIn Tibetan language, “Shoton Festival” means a festival to have yoghurt.
-
Submissions for Shoton Festival photography openThe 2018 Shoton Festival is coming soon, and the 2018 Shoton Festival themed photography collection an...
Tibet Stories
Ex-lumberman shows way to prosperity
Norbu Tsering led his fellow villagers to start a transportation business 20 years ago.
Editor’s Choice
- Traditional wooden bowls help lift Tibetan village out of poverty
- Tibet helps 543,000 farmers, herdsmen find jobs
- 11th Panchen Lama conducts Buddhist activities in Lhasa
- Elderly residents feel at home in shared facility
- Tibetologist sees development, progress of new Tibet in irresistible trend of the times
