An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 20, 2025 shows the Zhongde Village of Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
People enjoy Guozhuang dance, a traditional Tibetan square dance, during the opening ceremony of a whitewashing cultural week in Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 20, 2025 shows the Zhongde Village of Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A household performs the whitewashing ritual for their residence in Zhongde Village of Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
People enjoy Guozhuang dance, a traditional Tibetan square dance, during the opening ceremony of a whitewashing cultural week in Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 20, 2025 shows people enjoying Guozhuang dance, a traditional Tibetan square dance, during the opening ceremony of a whitewashing cultural week in Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A household performs the whitewashing ritual for their residence in Zhongde Village of Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2025. A whitewashing cultural week started here on Saturday. Xiangcheng's whitewashed Tibetan houses preserve the core architectural style of the Kamba region. Each year, locals whitewash the exterior walls in a tradition known as the whitewashing ritual. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)