The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, also a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China and president of the association's Tibet branch, waves to the crowd at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2020. The 11th Panchen Lama on Oct. 20 completed a tour of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region lasting almost three months, during which he performed Buddhist rituals and social activities. (Xinhua/Chogo)
