Tibetan residents celebrate the Siyang festival in Tingri county, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2008. The Siyang festival came every year before the planting season of highland barley. During the festival, Tibetans held various activities including horse race, banquet, singing and dancing, etc, to express their wish for good harvest.(Xinhua Photo)

(Xinhua News Agency April 25, 2008)