In pics: Tibetan art Tangka painting

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An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

CHINA-TIBET-TANGKA PAINTING (CN)

An artist makes Tangka painting in a Tangka shop near Porgor Street of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 29, 2017. Tangka, a style of Tibetan art that involves painting on embroidery, has been liked by tourists thanks to a thriving development of tourism in Tibet region, where over 2,000 Tangka artists can create about 1,000 pieces of Tangka paintings every year.(Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)