A glance of Lhoba culture in Mainling County, SW China's Tibet

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Yabao, 74, tells the legend of Lhoba ancestors in Namyi Lhoba Ethnic Township of Mainling County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2022.

Lhoba, an ethnic group in southeast Tibet, is one of the smallest among China's 56 ethnic groups in terms of population.

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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The Lhoba have their own spoken language, but no written form. The legend of Lhoba ancestors was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)