A giant "Qiema", a box of traditional Tibetan food symbolizing auspiciousness, is seen on the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 19, 2012. Festive decorations are put on around the Potala Palace as Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, approaches. [Xinhua/Chogo]
A sculpture with a picture of a trumpet shell, which represents auspiciousness, is seen on the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 19, 2012. Festive decorations are put on around the Potala Palace as Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, approaches. [Xinhua/Chogo]
