In pics: sheep show in China's Tibet

A herdsman scatters highland barley to pray for blessings as flocks of sheep enter the stadium for the sheep show in Zhexia Township of Bainang County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 9, 2019. Sheep show, or sheep counting, is a traditional activity at pastoral areas in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, during which herdsmen showcase and count the number of their sheep. They will also pick out and eulogize their bellwethers in a symbolic gesture to pray for good growth of livestock in the next year. (Xinhua/Li Xin)