Potala Palace undergoes annual whitewash
China Daily
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People line up to paint the exterior walls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 28, 2020. The more than 1,300-year-old Potala Palace has been undergoing its annual facelift since Wednesday. The annual whitewashing is a tradtion to protect the building. [Photo/China News Service]
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Workers paint the exterior walls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 28, 2020. The more than 1,300-year-old Potala Palace has been undergoing its annual facelift since Wednesday. [Photo/China News Service]
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A worker paints the exterior walls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 28, 2020. [Photo/China News Service]
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A worker paints the exterior walls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 28, 2020. [Photo/China News Service]