Followers of the Tibetan Buddhism practise kowtow, a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism to express the followers' most honest heart to the Buddha, as they walk from their hometowns in the north of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to Lhasa, the region's capital, Jan. 10, 2007. The freedom of religious belief and normal religious activities of the Tibetan people are protected. Today, there are more than 1,700 religious venues in Tibet, with more than 46,000 resident monks and nuns, which can fully meet the needs of religious believers in Tibet, according to the white paper titled "Fifty Years of Democratic Reform in Tibet" released on March 2, 2009 by the Information Office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet. (Xinhua/Chogo)
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Photo taken on June 4, 2006 shows the Potala Palace surrounded with sutra streamers in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chogo)
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