摘要
ACCORDING to the Tibetan calendar,the Shoton Festival is traditionally celebrated from the end of the sixth month to the beginning of the seventh month in areas inhabited by people of Tibetan ethnicity,such as Tibet,Qinghai,Gansu,Sichuan,and Yunnan.Following the Tibetan New Year,the
A CCORDING to the Tibetan calendar, the Shoton Festival is traditionally cele- brated from the end of the sixth month to the beginning of the seventh monthin areas inhabited by people of Tibetan ethnicity, such as Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yun-nan. Following the Tibetan New Year, the Shoton Festival is one of the most important festivals for Tibetans.