A teacher uses a computer to type Tibetan characters at a Tibetan language school in Kangding, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Jan. 4, 2009. More and more modern products and technologies have entered into the life of Tibetans in the prefecture over the years. (Xinhua/Yuan Ye)

Silang Zhaxi stands in front of a wooden barrel which was used to make buttered tea at his house in Daofu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Jan. 6, 2009. The wooden barrel has now been replaced by an electronic buttered tea maker. More and more modern products and technologies have entered into the life of Tibetans in the prefecture over the years. (Xinhua/Yuan Ye)