Published: 11:38, August 22, 2025
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Celebrating 60 glorious years
By China Daily
President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, to mark the region's 60th founding anniversary on Aug 21, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
People representing various ethnic groups of the Xizang autonomous region warmly see off President Xi at the airport in Lhasa on Aug 21, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
President Xi poses for a group photo with representatives of members of religious circles, in Lhasa, on Aug 20, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Parade participants wave during the grand gathering at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa on Aug 21, 2025. (PHOTO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE)
President Xi greets the crowd while attending a gala titled "Joyful Songs of the Snowy Plateau Region" to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the Xizang autonomous region, in Lhasa, on Aug 20, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Residents on a float release doves as they pass through the Potala Palace square during a grand gathering to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the Xizang autonomous region in Lhasa on Aug 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life took part in the celebrations. (PHOTO / XINHUA)