A singer presents a song during a rehearsal for the grand party scheduled to open on February 24 to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year, the year of Ox, in Lhasa, capital of sotuhwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on February 14, 2009. [Xinhua]

Tibetan artists in traditional costumes stage Tibetan dance during a rehearsal for the grand party scheduled to open on February 24 to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year, the year of Ox, in Lhasa, capital of sotuhwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on February 14, 2009. [Xinhua]