Winter pilgrimage on the way in Lhasa

A Buddhist disciple walks around prayer wheels on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. As the Spring Festival and the New Year on the Tibetan calendar approaching near, Buddhist disciples from all over Tibet have started their winter pilgrimages to Lhasa for pray and worship.(Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

A pilgrim walks with a prayer wheel along Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. As the Spring Festival and the New Year on the Tibetan calendar approaching near, Buddhist disciples from all over Tibet have started their winter pilgrimages to Lhasa for pray and worship.(Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

A Tibetan toddler kowtows at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016.(Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

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A Buddhist disciple records the number of kowtows by using beads in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

A disciple holds a Buddha statue during the winter pilgrimage to Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

A disciple holds a Buddha statue during the winter pilgrimage to Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

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Buddhist disciples walk around prayer wheels on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on January 13, 2016. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)

As the Spring Festival and the New Year on the Tibetan calendar approaching near, Buddhist disciples from all over Tibet have started their winter pilgrimages to Lhasa for pray and worship.(Photo: China News Service/ Li Lin)