Xiangxiong Cultural Festival in Ngari Tibet falls in August

The Xiangxiong Cultural Festival in Ngari in western Tibet falls in August, a perfect time for tourists to pay a visit to those attractions in this region, including the relics of Guge Kingdom, Mount Kailash, Lake Manasarovar, Zhada Earth Forest, Pangong Tso Lake, etc. And the reason the government set this festival in 2002 was to display the outstanding Tibetan culture and promote the development of Tibet tourism.

Xiangxiong culture is known as the root of Tibetan culture. From production to life and from folk custom to beliefs, it is easy to find traces of Xiangxiong culture everywhere in Tibet. Most of the customs and lifestyles of today's Tibetans are from the Xiangxiong era, such as making pilgrimages to holy mountains and lakes, carving stone scriptures, placing mani piles, placing wind horse flags and colorful prayer flags and so on. The ancient Xiangxiong Buddha dharma is the most essential part of Xiangxiong culture. And its main core is the essence of all Tibetan spiritual civilization and traditional culture.

Xiangxiong Cultural Festival

Xiangxiong Culture Festival is a young festival in Tibet with the purpose to allow more people to know Ngari and the ancient Xiangxiong culture deeply and comprehensively. And it is also a good way to drive the development of Ngari's tourism and economy and help local people to get rich. Summer days in Tibet are great for local people and international tourists to celebrate this festival joyfully. And during the festival, Shiquanhe Town will be a place that gathers traders from all places to seek opportunities in the Ngari region. And this festival will include a series of activities, such as a tourism photography contest, tourism cultural forum, horse racing and so on. Visitors will get enough chances to know more about Tibet culture and experience more Tibetan customs by attending this grand festival.