On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]

On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]

On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]

On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]

On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]

On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]