A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

Ahead of the upcoming Tibetan New Year, the butter sculptures in shapes of trees, flowers, birds, animals, etc., have enjoyed widespread popularity across Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region.

A craftswoman demonstrates butter sculptures in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

Norbu, a craftsman from Shigatse city, sells his butter sculptures at a market in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 24, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

A craftsman (R) makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

An apprentice demonstrates butter sculptures in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

A craftsman makes a butter sculpture in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

This photo taken on Feb 25, 2025 shows butter sculptures in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]