Norbu, a craftsman from Xigaze City, sells his butter sculptures at a market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

LHASA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Tibetan New Year falls on February 28, offering a perfect opportunity for Tibetans to reunite with their relatives and friends. As the Tibetan New Year approaches, the butter sculptures have enjoyed widespread popularity across southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The butter sculptures, made of yak and goat butter and painted with mineral dyestuff, depict a variety of subjects, including trees, flowers, birds and animals.

A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A craftsman (R) makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

An apprentice demonstrates butter sculptures in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2025 shows butter sculptures in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)