Harvest Festival in Tibet
Wearing festive dress, farmers from Lunbugang Township in Maizhokunggar County, Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwest China, walk in their fields Tuesday to mark the annual Tibetan Harvest Festival. The direct translation of the Tibetan word for the festival means "walking around the crop fields" and local farmers across rural Tibet observe the tradition before harvest. Many places also hold horse races, dancing and other activities.
Tibetan Spring Ploughing Day
Tibetans at Neqoin Village, Doilungdeqen County in rural Lhasa donned festive clothes on March 3, the fourth day after the Tibetan New Year, to celebrate the "Spring Ploughing Day."
The Tibetans also offered each other and their tractors "hada", auspicious white silk scarves, to wish a bumper harvest.
Neqoin Village, a well-known provider with well-bred seeds for entire Tibet, has achieved constant harvest for the past 18 years. Per capita annual income of its villagers has topped over 2,000 yuan (US$ 250).
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