A Tibetan woman buys traditional goods for the Tibetan New Year, at a market in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on February 22, 2009. Traditional goods for the Tibetan New Year are still popular at the market in Lhasa, as the new year draws near. [Xinhua]

The highland barley seedlings, which symbolize the hope of spring, are on sale at a market in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on February 22, 2009. [Xinhua]