Tourists visit the Potala Palace, Lhasa, capital city of TAR, March 3, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

A Tibetan elderly person takes a ritual walk in Barkor Street of Lhasa, capital city of TAR, March 10, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

Peach blossoms in full bloom in front of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, capital city of TAR, March 31, 2009, photo from Xinhua. 

A tourist enjoys the enchanting idyllic landscape in Nyingchi Prefecture of southern Tibet, May 5, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

The splendid Potala Palace in Lhasa under the blue sky, capital city of TAR, June 4, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

The charming night view of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital city of TAR, June 5, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

The primeval forest amid cloud and mist in Medog County of Nyingchi Prefecture, southern Tibet, July 10, 2009, photo from Xinhua.

Groups of Tibetan wild donkeys search for food in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, September 3, 2009, photo from Xinhua.