Culture

Yuan Dynasty Shambhala Map appears in Aba, Sichuan

Yuan Dynasty Shambhala Map appears in Aba, Sichuan

Shambhala Map is an antique mural of Yuan Dynasty. It located inside the Que'erji Temple in middle Rangtang township, County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. ..

Painter blazing trail for thangka

Painter blazing trail for thangka

Although he always wears a suit and tie, Dorjee Dondrup has the distinctive appearance of a Tibetan Khampa man.

Tibet: blind children given free audio books

Tibet: blind children given free audio books

Recently, the School for Blind Children in Lhasa received audio books donated by camera crew from short documentary, “Aiding-Tibet: How Science and Technology are Changing Tibet” co-produced People's Daily ..

Digital culture corridor covers Lhoka

Digital culture corridor covers Lhoka

The first and second phase of the “Digital Culture Corridor Border” construction project have both been successfully completed, inspected, are in operation, making Lhoka city to realize comprehensive digital ..

Digital copies of Mogao caves photographs completed

Digital copies of Mogao caves photographs completed

The high-precision digital copies of 405 photographs the Mogao caves, taken by French Pelliot delegation in year 1908, were officially transferred to Dunhuang Research Institute on Oct ..

Tibetan wood carving: devotion art on wood

Tibetan wood carving: devotion art on wood

The traditional handicraft of wood carving is a particularly charming form art produced by the Tibetan people during long-term production. It reflects people’s intelligence and artistic temperament. ..

Nepalese Thangka art exhibition held in Beijing

Nepalese Thangka art exhibition held in Beijing

The Newar Thangka Art Exhibition recently opened at the Beijing 798 Cultural and Artistic Center. This exhibition is a folk culture art exchange between China Nepal, which has enriched spiritual cultural lives ..

Tibetan ethnic styles become selling points

Tibetan ethnic styles become selling points

"Due to the good policies of state and province, we are able get subsidy improve our house participate in a tourist training for free,” said Dorje Rintso, boss one ..

Tibetan cultural exchange delegation visits Europe

Tibetan cultural exchange delegation visits Europe

A cultural exchange delegation from China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday wrapped up their two-day visit in Europe, during which the delegates had extensive discussions with European expe ..

Young enthusiasts keep Tibetan crafts alive

Young enthusiasts keep Tibetan crafts alive

Young Tibetans make traditional crafts at Qumalai Tibetan Craft Products Company in Qinghai province. The county government of helps the workshop to hire experienced craftsmen produce and ..

A vistit to the Dege Sutra Printing House

A vistit to the Dege Sutra Printing House

Home to more than 300-thousand wooden printing blocks used produce sutras on religion, history, literature, art, medicine, mathematics and astronomy, the Dege Sutra Printing House is biggest ..

Lhamo

Lhamo

Lhamo, or Ache is a classical secular theatre of Tibet with music and dance that has been performed for centuries, whose nearest western equivalent opera. Performances have narrative ..