An actor performs traditional Tibetan dance in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 8, 2018, the day of Xiaonian. Xiaonian falls on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, marking the start of the countdown to Spring Festival. [Photo/ Xinhua]

A girl (R) from Shanxi Province dresses a Tibetan costume to attend Xiaonian celebration in Lhasa, Feb. 8, 2018. [Photo/ Xinhua]

A woman introduces Tibetan “Gutok” (a kind of doughball porridge) to an uncle Feb. 8, 2018. [Photo/ Xinhua]

People make Chinese dumplings in Lhasa, Feb. 8, 2018. [Photo/ Xinhua]