A Grand Summon Ceremony was held in the Chanding Monastery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, lasting for 15 days, which was followed by a series of religious activities. Built in 1295, the Canding Monastery is one of the oldest temples in Amdo area (a historical geographic name referring to today's Amdo-Tibetan-speaking areas in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces), and is culturally, religiously and historically dominant in Gannan area. Photo shows Tibetan monks holding the Grand Summon Ceremony.[Photo/China Tibet Online] 

A Grand Summon Ceremony was held in the Chanding Monastery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, lasting for 15 days, which was followed by a series of religious activities. Built in 1295, the Canding Monastery is one of the oldest temples in Amdo area (a historical geographic name referring to today's Amdo-Tibetan-speaking areas in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces), and is culturally, religiously and historically dominant in Gannan area. Photo shows Tibetan monks carrying a huge Thangka Buddha painting.[Photo/China Tibet Online] 

Photo taken by He Yanwu, a renowned oil painter, photographer as well as a publisher who took the gold prize in the "Beauty of Tibet" Painting Contest held by China Tibet Online in 2013. He was on a photographic trip focusing on the religious and folk life in Tibet Autonomous Region and Tibetan-inhibited areas in China was unveiled on Feb. 5 and will last to the end of March. For more information, please follow us.

A Grand Summon Ceremony was held in the Chanding Monastery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, lasting for 15 days, which was followed by a series of religious activities. Built in 1295, the Canding Monastery is one of the oldest temples in Amdo area (a historical geographic name referring to today's Amdo-Tibetan-speaking areas in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces), and is culturally, religiously and historically dominant in Gannan area. Photo shows Tibetan monks holding the Grand Summon Ceremony.[Photo/China Tibet Online]  

A Grand Summon Ceremony was held in the Chanding Monastery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, lasting for 15 days, which was followed by a series of religious activities. Built in 1295, the Canding Monastery is one of the oldest temples in Amdo area, (a historical geographic name referring to today's Amdo-Tibetan-speaking areas in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces), and is culturally, religiously and historically dominant in Gannan area. Photo shows a girl in traditional costume. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

A Grand Summon Ceremony was held in the Chanding Monastery in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, lasting for 15 days, which was followed by a series of religious activities. Built in 1295, the Canding Monastery is one of the oldest temples in Amdo area (a historical geographic name referring to today's Amdo-Tibetan-speaking areas in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces), and is culturally, religiously and historically dominant in Gannan area. Photo shows Tibetan women buring Tibetan incense during the Grand Summon Ceremony.[Photo/China Tibet Online]