As an old Chinese saying goes, “The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring.” Tibetan people share the same mind. March 17, 2018, also January 30 in Tibetan calendar, is an auspicious day for local famers to start the farming season.

Photo taken on March 17, 2018 shows the traditional spring ploughing ceremony held in Chongye County, Lhoka City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The ancient ceremony is held every year in Tibet to mark the traditional beginning of the farming season and to pray for a year with good harvests.(Photo taken by Drolkar)

Photo taken on March 17, 2018 shows local famers attend the traditional spring ploughing ceremony in Chongye County, Lhoka City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.The ancient ceremony is held every year in Tibet to mark the traditional beginning of the farming season and to pray for a year with good harvests. (Photo taken by Drolkar)

Photo taken on March 17, 2018 shows a farmer follows his yaks in a spring ploughing ceremony in Chongye County, Lhoka City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.Traditional spring ploughing ceremonies took place in Tibet's major cultivation areas on Saturday to pray for a year with good harvests. (Photo taken by Drolkar)