Tibetans celebrate Kongpo New Year
Villagers gather to celebrate the Kongpo New Year in Mainling County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. More than 2,000 people have been relocated to temporary shelters after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nyingchi on Saturday. According to the Tibetan calendar, Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area. Thanks to timely rescue efforts, the celebration among locals went smoothly as planned. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)
Villagers pray for harvest in the farmland of Puqu Township in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers pray for harvest in the farmland of Puqu Township in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers pray for harvest in the farmland of Puqu Township in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers dance to celebrate the Kongpo New Year in Lunang township of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. More than 2,000 people have been relocated to temporary shelters after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nyingchi on Saturday. According to the Tibetan calendar, Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area. Thanks to timely rescue efforts, the celebration among locals went smoothly as planned. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)
Villagers walk in the farmland of Puqu Township in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2017. Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers cook traditional food to greet the Kongpo New Year in Puqu Township of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 18, 2017. Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
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A family got rid of poverty celebrates Kongpo Losar
This year is of particular significance, for Dawa Tro’s family, Karma village in Bujam town, Bayi District, as it is their first New Year out of poverty.
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History of Tibetan Kongpo garment
In the Nyingchi Kongpo Gyamda and Menling counties of the Tibet Autonomous Region (kown as Kongpo region in the past), people are used to wearing a kind of black pulu, a Tibetan woolen fabric,all year round.
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