LHASA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on Tuesday completed a tour of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region lasting five months, during which he performed regular duties, Buddhist rituals and social activities.
Panchen Rinpoche flew to the regional capital Lhasa from northwest China's Qinghai Province on June 25.
From June 27 to Sept. 9, Panchen Rinpoche performed his duties as the president of the Xizang branch of the Buddhist Association of China, and carried out Buddhist rituals and social activities in the cities of Lhasa, Nagqu and Nyingchi.
From Sept. 11 to Nov. 25, Panchen Rinpoche carried out a series of Buddhist rituals and social activities in the city of Xigaze, and presided over a meeting of the council of the Xizang branch of the Buddhist Association of China.
During his five-month tour in Xizang, Panchen Rinpoche has performed head-touching rituals for nearly 70,000 monks and believers.
Panchen Rinpoche is a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body. He is also vice president of the Buddhist Association of China. ■