Monks attend a sutra debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 5, 2026.

Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate on Sunday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Geshe Lharampa is the highest degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education. TO GO WITH "13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism" (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2026 shows a view of flowers at the Jinjiping terraced field park in Pengyang County, Guyuan City of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Spring flowers here are in full blossom during the Qingming Festival holiday, attracting many tourists. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 4, 2026 shows tourists viewing sunset at a scenic area in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, falls on April 5 this year. It is a traditional Chinese festival for people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. The holiday also provides a short break for Chinese citizens as they engage in outdoor activities and sightseeing. (Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua)

People take part in a demonstration against the military actions launched by the United States and Israel against Iran and other countries outside the main train station in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

Wang Chuqin celebrates with coach Wang Hao after the men's singles final match between Wang Chuqin of China and Matsushima Sora of Japan at the ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup 2026 in Macao, China, April 5, 2026. (Photo by Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua)

This photo taken on April 5, 2026 shows smoke and dust caused by an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Four people were killed and about 39 others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Jnah area in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, near Beirut's Rafic Hariri Hospital, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Israeli warplanes launched five airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, including two on Jnah, as well as strikes on Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, and Al-Jamous, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

This photo taken on April 4, 2026 shows a building destroyed in a U.S. and Israeli airstrike at the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaei-Sarraf said on Saturday more than 30 Iranian universities have been directly attacked by the United States and Israel since the beginning of the war in late February. (Xinhua/Shadati)

People participate in a demonstration condemning U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in Baghdad, Iraq, April 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

A ceremony paying homage to Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is held in Huangling County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 5, 2026.

A ceremony was held here on Sunday to pay homage to Huangdi, who is considered to have been the founder of the Chinese civilization and the common ancestor of all Chinese people.

The ceremony is traditionally held on Qingming, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on Sunday this year. Chinese people mourn their deceased family members and worship their ancestors during the Qingming holiday. (Xinhua/Yao Youming)