'Tiao Qian' ceremony in China's Qinghai

2013-07-15 10:13

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'Tiao Qian' ceremony in China's Qinghai

Buddhists wearing masks attend a ceremony expressing stories of Gods and ghosts in Tibetan Buddhism at the Taer Monastery in Huangzhong county of Xining, capital of Northwest China's Qinghai province, July 14, 2013. The ceremony, which is called "Tiao Qian" in Chinese, was held on Sunday here at the monastery, the birth place of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

'Tiao Qian' ceremony in China's Qinghai

'Tiao Qian' ceremony in China's Qinghai

'Tiao Qian' ceremony in China's Qinghai

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