国内英语资讯:Tibetans celebrate New Year with outside help after strong earthquake
<p><span word="LHASA">LHASA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 19-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proceeding">proceeding</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kongpo">Kongpo</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nyingchi">Nyingchi</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> 6:34 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 6.9-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="Nyingchi">Nyingchi</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nyingchi">Nyingchi</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,453 <span word="families">families</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="damages">damages</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lunang">Lunang</span> <span word="township">township</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span>, <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="archery">archery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Nyima">Nyima</span> <span word="Wangyel">Wangyel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Puchu">Puchu</span> <span word="township">township</span>, <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="tsamba">tsamba</span> (<span word="roasted">roasted</span> <span word="barley">barley</span> <span word="flour">flour</span>) <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="omen">omen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="townships">townships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nyingchi">Nyingchi</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>. <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 400 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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