Shoton Festival in Tibet
The Qingzang Plateau, in the southwest of China, has long enjoyed the reputation of being "the Roof of the World", where the Tibet Autonomous Region, with an average altitude of over 4,000 meters and an area of 1.2 million square kilometers, occupies a major portion. The majestic Tibetan highlands stand on top of the world and its unique cultural tradition has an international fame. This is a land of vast contrasts, with snow-capped mountains, deep sub-tropical rainforests and open pastureland set against imposing mountains and dense forests, all offering beauty unsurpassed. The great Himalayas lie in the south with towering Mt. Qomolangma standing above all the world's peaks. Native Tibetans have lived in this pure, mysterious and beautiful land for a very long time. Here, we can find a profusion of interesting features from the winding Yarlung Zangbo River, Mount Everest (Qomolangma), snow lotus, glaciers, yak butter tea, chang (alcohol), visits to Potola Palace and Tashijunbu Monastery, the enjoyment of Thang-ga (scrolled paintings), the Bathing and Shoton Festivals and much more.We arrived in Lhasa at the end of July to view the great spectacle of the Shoton Festival. In Tibetan language, "sho" means "yogurt", "ton" means
In the stillness of the pre-dawn, many local residents gather at Drepung Monastery and wait on the hillside for the ceremony of shining Buddhafs portrait to the first rays of the morning sun. As soon as the sun appears over the horizon, Buddhist horns sound in the hollow. On the hillside forty or fifty lamas, in their red cassocks, open a giant scroll with a portrait of the Buddha. They draw back the white covering cloth slowly and then, little by little, the giant Buddha begins to show his glorious image. It happens slowly; from his breast to his neck, then to his mouth, nose, eyes and foreheadc When the sunfs rays strike the east- facing hill, the portrait of Buddha, just the face, is immediately flooded with light. It's a colored silk painting, Sakyamuni, gloriously radiant, and can even be seen from ten kilometers away. Buddha Greets the Sunrise in Drepung
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Drepung Monastery,
Autonomous Region,
Festival July,
Tibetan Buddhism,
Shoton Festival,
Tibetan Linkha,
Tibetan Opera,
Jewel Park,
Dalai Lamas,
Linkha Throughout,
shoton festival,
tibetan opera,
butter tea chang,
tea chang,
local residents,
morning sun,
tibetan operas,
butter tea,
linkha means,
performance teams,
tibetan calendar,
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