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Butter sculptures a Xizang delight

CGTN

A photo shows a craftsman holding up butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC
A photo shows a craftsman holding up butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

A photo shows a craftsman holding up butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

A photo shows a craftsman holding up a butter sculpture in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC
A photo shows a craftsman holding up a butter sculpture in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

A photo shows a craftsman holding up a butter sculpture in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

photo shows craftsmen shaping butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC
photo shows craftsmen shaping butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

photo shows craftsmen shaping butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

A photo shows craftsmen with butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC
A photo shows craftsmen with butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

A photo shows craftsmen with butter sculptures in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on January 30, 2024. /IC

Butter sculptures have popped up around Lhasa, Xizang, as craftsmen complete the festive object ahead of Spring Festival and Tibetan New Year. Shaped like flowers, Buddha statues, birds, trees and animals, the sculptures are made with pigments and butter. 

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