Music lights path for Xizang's first band composed of visually-impaired members

Members of the band "Kardag Garbo" pose for a group photo in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2025.

Twenty-six-year-old Tawa Tsering is a musician of band "Kardag Garbo," the first band in Xizang composed of visually impaired members. The band was established in 2014 and its name means pure white Khata, a ceremonial white scarf symbolizing goodwill and blessings.

In 2019, Tawa Tsering joined the band and began to learn playing flute and Yangqin. In addition to performing, he handles the band's daily affairs, such as arranging performances, exploring business collaborations, and booking performance venues.

Music opened a vast world for Tawa Tsering and also led him to love. He married Bumchok, sister of the band's founder, and is now father of two children.

"If life is entirely wasted just because of a physical disability, it would be the greatest regret," this is the shared belief of the members of the band. Every summer, they tour villages and towns to stage performances. "We hold performances every year to encourage people like us through concrete actions," said Tawa Tsering.(Xinhua)

Tawa Tsering plays with his daughter in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Tawa Tsering (R) crosses the street with the help of his wife's elder sister in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Members of the band "Kardag Garbo" are pictured before a rehearsal in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

This combo photo taken on Oct. 10, 2025 shows Tawa Tsering taking photos for his wife Bumchok in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region (L, photo by Xinhua photographer Zhang Cheng), and a photo of Bumchok taken by Tawa Tsering (R).(Xinhua)

Tawa Tsering reads a braille book in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Tawa Tsering reads a braille book in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Members of the band "Kardag Garbo" and their tutor (3rd L) pose for a group photo after rehearsal in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Members of the band "Kardag Garbo" rehearse in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Tawa Tsering plays flute in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Members of the band "Kardag Garbo" rehearse in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Tawa Tsering (1st L) chats with his daughter and wife in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Tawa Tsering plays Yangqin in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Tawa Tsering plays flute in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)