Traditional Shoton Festival celebrated in Lhasa, China's Xizang

2026-August-13 14:50 By: Xinhua

Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

People view an enormous thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A monk plays a ritual instrument at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A traditional "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony is held to mark the start of the Shoton Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

People view an enormous thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

People carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

People carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.

Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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