Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

2016-12-28 09:44:05 | From:Xinhua

Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

Aerial photo taken on Dec 23, 2016 shows the nigth view of Lhasa during the Butter Lamp Festival, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

A monk lights butter lamps on the top of the Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 23, 2016. Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

Butter lamps are lit on the top of the Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 23, 2016. Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

Monks light butter lamps on the top of the Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 23, 2016. Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

Butter Lamp Festival celebrated in China's Tibet

Monks light butter lamps at the Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 23, 2016. Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

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