Tibetans welcome new year with flour fight

Updated: 2013-02-26 13:01

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Tibetans welcome new year with flour fight

Tibetan throw tsampa (roasted barley) on each other in Jiangzi county, Shigatse city on Feb 25. Tibetans celebrate the new year with a tsampa (roasted barley) fight. This year, the Tibetan New Year begins on Feb 11 and ends on Feb 25. Located in Tibet autonomous region's south, Jiangzi county is known as Tibet's granary. [Photo/Xinhua]

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