Markets bustle ahead of Spring Festival, Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, China's Xizang

February 16, 2026Source: Xinhua
  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Licong)

  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • A vendor sells highland barley seedlings at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • People shop near Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • A vendor presents goods at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026 (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • People shop at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Licong)

With the Spring Festival and the Tibetan New Year right around the corner, market places in Lhasa receive a surge of customers buying goods needed for the holidays.