Farmers take part in a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

A grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing was held in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on March 16, 2024.

Spring plowing holds immense significance for farmers in Xizang, who take part in a grand ceremony every year to celebrate the start of spring plowing and pray for bountiful harvests.

A villager displays grains of highland barley, a staple food crop in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, during a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

A woman scatters highland barley seeds during a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

Actors perform Tibetan opera at a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

Villagers sing a toast song at a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

Villagers watch folklore performances at a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

A calligrapher writes words of blessings at a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

Villagers sing a folk song to pray for bumper harvests at a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

A villager poses for a photo during a grand ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Chabalang village, Qushui county, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)