Panchen Lama visits people from religious groups in Lhasa (1/7)

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (1st R), who is also the vice president of the Buddhist Association of China (BAC) and a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, is greeted by monks from the Tibet branch of the BAC in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 5, 2014. The Panchen Lama visited people from religious groups in Lhasa for the past few days, talking with them and offering head-touching blessings to Buddhist believers. (Xinhua/Chogo)