Tibetan New Year：(February or March)
It is the greatest festival in Tibet. In ancient times when the peach tree was in blossom, it was considered as the starting of a new year. Since the systematization of the Tibetan calendar in 1027 A.D., the first day of the first month became fixed as the new year . On the New Year’s day, families unite " auspicious dipper" is offered and the auspicious words " tashi delek" are greeted
Shoton yogurt festival: ( August)
In Tibetan language, Shoton means 'yoghurt banquet'. So as the name suggests, the Shoton Festival is the festival for savouring various yoghurts. Normally, Tibetan people also stage grand Tibetan dramas and hold a big Buddha display ceremony to celebrate. Norbu Lingka, a garden in a western suburb of Lhasa, hosts all Shoton Festival celebrative activities. The Shoton (Yoghurt) Festival originated 1,000 years ago and prospered in the 17th century, when nomads and farmers offered yoghurt to monks ending their annual summer meditation retreat. Traditionally, it lasts from the first of the seventh month to the fifth of the seventh month in Tibetan calendar. This year it falls on August 23.
Saga Dawa Festival:( The 15th day of the fourth month on the Tibetan calendar)
It is the Birth of the Buddha. So it is the holiest in Tibet, there memorable occasions coincide on this day, Buddha's birth and Buddha's enlighenment. Almost every person within Lhasa join in circumambulations round the city and spend their late afternoon on picnic at ''Dzongyab lukhang'' park at the foot of Potala.
Bathing Week：( Sptember)
It is believed when the sacred planet Venus appears in the sky, the water in the river becomes purest and cure deseases.During its appearance for one week in the sky, all the people in Tibet go into the river for bathing
Naqu horse racing festival:(August).
This festival is hold around August 10th this festival is the most magnificent in north Tibet. In the golden season of grassland, tens of thousands of herdsmen from various parts of Tibet, in their holiday best, come to Nagqu on their horses with various kinds of goods and materials. They put up tents in the southern part of Nagqu town. During the festival, thousands of tents with painting of all kinds of Buddhas will be set up in the area, lasting for miles. It makes the grassland look like a small town. In the evening when the setting sun dyes the grassland golden, smokes will rise from these tents; horses will be drinking by the lake freely; children will be playing by the flocks of sheep; boys and girls will be dancing Sgor-gzhas (Tibetan group dance) and everyone is enjoying themselves.
Jiuzhaigou valley is known as the "a Fairy tale world”. Jiuzhaigou sits on 103°46′—104°4′E and32°15 ′-33°19′N, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls. Some 140 bird species also inhabit the valley, as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species, including the giant panda. Inhabited by Tibetans, the nine villages and alpine lakes, affectionately called "Haizi", are like reflecting mirrors or crystal jade blocks inlaid in Snow Mountains and forests. At the end of Zechawa Valley is the Chang (Long) Lake and the end of Rise Valley are virgin forests. From south to north, both valleys stretch and meet at Nuorilang. The drop between the two valleys and Shuzheng Valley is over 1,000 meters, with 114 lakes lying downward in an echelon manner, on which are 17 waterfalls, 11 rip currents and 5 travertine beaches, formulating alpine lake clusters and travertine spots that are rarely seen in China and even in the world. A fairyland on earth, Jiuzhaigou collects the primitive, natural beauties best demonstrated in its lakes, waterfalls, beaches, water currents, snow peaks, virgin forests and Tibetan customs. |
