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Buddhist monks perform ritual dance at Labrang Monastery in China's Gansu
Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-2-24 16:41:00
Buddhist monks perform a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
A masked Buddhist monk performs a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
A masked Buddhist monk performs a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
Masked Buddhist monks perform a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
A masked Buddhist monk performs a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
Two dancers perform a ritual dance to pray for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
Buddhist monks offer drum and cymbal accompaniment to a ritual dance which prays for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
Buddhist monks carry long horns as they head for a ritual dance which prays for good fortune and harvest at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 23, 2013. The Labrang Monastery is among the six great monasteries of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong)
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