Performance marks Shoton festival in Tibet

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-08-15 12:02

Members of the Tibetan equestrian sport team perform at the Shoton Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on August 14, 2007. The Festival, which dates back to the 11th century as a religious activity for pilgrims to serve yogurt to monks and nuns who finished their summer retreat, had gradually become a theatrical event by mid-17th century. The Shoton Festival was inscribed on the list of China Intangible Cultural Heritage in May last year. [Xinhua]

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