Tibetan actors perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. A grand gala, featuring with typical Tibetan dancing and singing, was held here on Wednesday, to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year, which falls on Feb. 25 this year. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tibetan artists in traditional costumes perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tibetan artists perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tibetan artists in traditional costumes perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Mark Rowswell (L) from Canada talks at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tibetan artists perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tibetan artists in traditional costumes perform dance at a gala to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
