Xizang holds horse racing for Tibetan New Year

LHASA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The equestrian team of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region staged a thrilling display of traditional horse racing in its capital Lhasa on Monday, the third day of the Tibetan New Year.

The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of Lhasa. Yongya Yeshe, a 27-year-old member of the region's equestrian te