Tibetan “Lingka” festival brings new vitality to cultural tourism in Xizang
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 27, 2025 shows tourists riding horses at a “Lingka” camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. “Lingka” means “garden” in the Tibetan language. In Xizang, people follow a tradition of spending the “Lingka” time during which they camp out and have picnics in parks or suburbs. Nowadays, this traditional folk custom has developed into a new form of cultural tourism as well as a vibrant lifestyle.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 27, 2025 shows a view of a “Lingka” camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Local residents drink highland barley wine at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Local residents watch a performance at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows people attending a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Actresses perform at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Local residents enjoy “Lingka” time at a “Lingka” camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 27, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Tourists try an archery game at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Tourists guess lantern riddles at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Local residents watch a performance at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Local residents and tourists take part in a tug-of-war game at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Actors perform at a “Lingka” festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
