People attend a religious service at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on March 2.

Photos about snowscapes of Lhasa became a hit on mobile social network as a heavy snow fell during the New Year holiday and endowed it with a pure beauty no one could resist.

The Chanang County in Shannan , Southwest China's Tibet is rich in traditional Tibetan New Year customs.

The night of the 29th of the 12th month in Tibetan calendar, according to Tibetan traditions and customs, is a time for Tibetan families to gather together and eat gutu soup.

To celebrate the New Year, a traditional song and dance evening was staged in advance in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet, on Feb. 10.

Losang Wangdu and his family are busy with making Tibetan incenses to meet the booming market demand during holidays as the Tibetan New Year and Spring Festival are arriving.

Starting from the 12th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar, the people of Lhasa begin preparing to welcome the New Year.

Rare footage of snow leopards in northwest China's Qinghai Province are helping fill gaps in our knowledge of the endangered species.