Cham dance performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]


On September 22, the second day of the eighth Tibetan calendar month, the traditional cham dance was performed at Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet. With a history of more than 200 years, the dance is called "cham" in Tibetan language, and is a kind of religious dance performed by monks to drive out evil spirits, prevent disasters, and to pray for peace, prosperity, and good weather. [Photo/China News Service]