The splendid Potala Palace of Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, in autumn, Nov,16, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

A Tibetan is taking ritual walk around the Dragon King Pool in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov,16, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

A swarm of Tibetan wild donkeys are running on grassland in Nagri Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). With an elevation of 4,500 meters, Nagri boasts abundant water resources and unique geography.More than 60,000 Tibetan wild donkeys under the state first-class preservation live in the region known as "paradise for animals.‘

Birds are playing in the Mapham Yutso Holy Lake in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Oct. 24, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

Intoxicating scenery of the Mapham Yutso Holy Lake in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Oct. 24, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

Majestic landscape in the ruins of Guge Kingdom in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

Majestic landscape in the ruins of Guge Kingdom in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

The crescent appears above the Zhada clay forest in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 27, 2009, photo from Xinhua.