Riders stage a polo match in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

LHASA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The city of Lhasa hosted an equestrian show on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, featuring traditional equestrian performances and horse races. The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of the city. 

Riders enter the racecourse in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Riders celebrate after the performance in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A rider performs riding and archery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A rider performs riding and archery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Riders perform in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Riders perform in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Riders perform in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A rider performs in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A young contestant competes during a horse race in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A young rider enters the racecourse in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)