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Family celebrates Gongbo New Year in Suosong Village, Xizang
By Xinhua Published: Nov 15, 2023 08:22 AM
Tsering Toinzhub (2nd R) and Lhagba Zhoima (1st L) drink buttered tea with their family in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)

Tsering Toinzhub (2nd R) and Lhagba Zhoima (1st L) drink buttered tea with their family in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Tsering Toinzhub (L) and Lhagba Zhoima prepare chema, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 13, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)

Tsering Toinzhub (L) and Lhagba Zhoima prepare chema, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 13, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Lhagba Zhoima (1st R) feeds cattle in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year. Tsering Toinzhub and Lhagba Zhoima have run a homestay since 2013, bringing in more than one million yuan (about 137,187 U.S. dollars) every year.(Photo: Xinhua)

Lhagba Zhoima (1st R) feeds cattle in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year. Tsering Toinzhub and Lhagba Zhoima have run a homestay since 2013, bringing in more than one million yuan (about 137,187 U.S. dollars) every year.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Tsering Toinzhub (1st L) and Lhagba Zhoima (2nd L) enjoy traditional food with their family in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)

Tsering Toinzhub (1st L) and Lhagba Zhoima (2nd L) enjoy traditional food with their family in Suosong Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. Locals in Nyingchi follow the tradition to celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo New Year, on Oct. 1 by the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Nov. 14 this year.(Photo: Xinhua)