{"id":36044,"date":"2026-08-14T07:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36044"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:13:46","slug":"traditional-shoton-festival-celebrated-in-lhasa-chinas-xizang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36044","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Shoton Festival celebrated in Lhasa, China&#8217;s Xizang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_20260812740fce5792b14e1ebfddd8f159cd8d62.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. 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(Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_202608129dcab8d0c48443bb89e244af8aa93d1d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A monk plays a ritual instrument at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_202608128b172d3c047a4b709d704c78f14cf83b.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A traditional &#8220;sunning of the Buddha&#8221; ceremony is held to mark the start of the Shoton Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_202608127c696a330ea74372ad0f2ee217e051c7.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People view an enormous thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_20260812a46b74bfa08e427ea16b8e7274a74925.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_20260812f108d18c55ea4bb6a5d3f707298efa6c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_20260812cf0492afa6ed4eb48231d9cdd6973c9b.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_202608124853948f40114aefb73d78a52e7e8cce.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/202608124a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29_20260812cd0ffe82994d4196a2604744c3c6405c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260812\/4a78a753a92f40d4b26805440ba0dd29\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026. 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