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Tibet: Spring ploughing is in full swing

By Megan Source:China Tibet News 2016-02-24

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Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2016 shows the scene of spring ploughing ceremony. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows the scene of spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]


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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows that a girl is sowing seeds after tractor drivers plow the field at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows the scene of spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows that a little girl is sowing seeds during the spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows that the farmers are sowing seeds during the spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows that the tractor drivers are toasting each other for blessings during the spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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Photo taken on February 19, 2016 shows the scene of the spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding Village in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

On January 19, 2016, villagers from Baiding Village of Lhasa, hold a ceremony for early spring in 2016 to embrace new hopes. According to the Tibetan traditions, local farmers, dressed in their holiday best, get together at the fields with their own “Qiema” to pray for one year’s harvest. It is reported that in 2015, the grain output in Tibet hits one million tons for the first time.

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