Traditional Tibetan foods add charm to the week-long Shoton Festival which commenced in August 6, 2013. As one of the grandest traditional festivals of ethnic Tibetans, the Shoton Festival was inscribed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006, featuring Buddha Thangka painting unfolding, Tibetan Opera performances, yogurt banquet, as well as other traditional and modern activities. [Photo/China Tibet Online]