A Tibetan participates in a horse racing to celebrate the Siyang Festival in Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2008.

Tibetans celebrate the Siyang Festival in Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2008.

The Siyang Festival comes every year before the planting season of highland barley. During the festival, Tibetans hold various activities including horse racing, banquet, singing and dancing, and so forth, to express their wish for good harvest. (Xinhua)