Tashilunpo Monastery in Tibet

People of Tibet ethnic group walk around Buddha temples in the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, July 20, 2012. The Tashilunpo Monastery, which was founded in 1447, is one of the oldest and largest Gelug sect monasteries in Tibet and it is also the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lama.[Photo/Xinhua]