Source: Xinhuanet

08-30-2007 10:35

Special Report:   China Tibetan Culture Week

Tibetan farmers perform traditional Tibetan Opera in Xigaze, a city of southwest China's Tibetan Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2007. Dubbed a "living fossil" of Tibetan culture, Tibetan opera boasts a history of more than 700 years, featuring vivid face masks, earthy dancing, unvarnished singing and colorful costumes. The performance of Tibetan Opera in the Seventh Cultural Festival of the Everest showed its unique glamour to domestic and international tourists.(Xinhua Photo)