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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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