As the Tibetan New Year (also known as Losar in Tibetan) approaches, the streets and alleys in Lhasa are filled with excitement. The New Year goods street, supermarkets and stores are all competing to offer a wide variety of New Year goods and people are busy buying their New Year supplies. The ancient city of Lhasa is immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere as it prepared to welcome the Tibetan New Year.

The Barkhor Shopping Mall in Lhasa.

Merchants have prepared various dried fruits.

Citizens are buying household copperware.

Various candies are selling well.

Citizens are choosing the sheep's head, which represents good luck in the Tibetan New Year.

Citizens are buying the "Chemar Box" (a rectangular wooden box filled with highland barley ears, Tsampa and wheat grains), an essential item for the Tibetan New Year.