InXizang | 'Lingka' custom in Xizang evolves into new form of cultural tourism, vibrant lifestyle

October 10, 2025Source: Xinhua
  • Local residents watch a performance at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows people attending a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 27, 2025 shows a view of a "Lingka" camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Actors perform at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Local residents enjoy "Lingka" time at a "Lingka" camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Tourists try an archery game at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Local residents drink highland barley wine at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Tourists guess lantern riddles at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 27, 2025 shows tourists riding horses at a "Lingka" camping site in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Actresses perform at a "Lingka" festival in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

"Lingka" means "garden" in the Tibetan language. In Xizang, people follow a tradition of spending the "Lingka" time during which they camp out and have picnics in parks or suburbs.

Nowadays, this traditional folk custom has developed into a new form of cultural tourism as well as a vibrant lifestyle.