The 11th Panchen Lama (R) visits an elderly resident by the name of Gama in Ali Prefecture of southwest China`s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 28, 2019. Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, recently went on a research tour on the society in Ali Prefecture. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The 11th Panchen Lama (1st L, front) spends time with children of an orphanage in Ali Prefecture of southwest China`s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 28, 2019. Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, recently went on a research tour on the society in Ali Prefecture. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The 11th Panchen Lama visits an eco-agriculture park in Ali Prefecture of southwest China`s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 1, 2019. Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, recently went on a research tour on the society in Ali Prefecture. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The 11th Panchen Lama studies environmental protection around the Banggong Co in Rutog County of Ali Prefecture of southwest China`s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 26, 2019. Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, recently went on a research tour on the society in Ali Prefecture. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The 11th Panchen Lama (1st L) visits Soinam Yexe (C), a local resident who has been relocated to a poverty alleviation settlement, in Ali Prefecture of southwest China`s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 28, 2019. Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, recently went on a research tour on the society in Ali Prefecture. (Xinhua/Chogo)