Culture

Ancient Cagar Monastery in China's Tibet

Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2016 shows a Buddha in Cagar Monastery the mountain Gyirong Township of County, Shigatse City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. ..

Unique ancient musical scores found in Tibet

Historians scouring the ruins of a Tibetan monastery have found 30 ancient manuscripts, including one detailing kind musical score never seen before. The dating from 13th to 18t ..

Drama unfolds grand beauty of snow plateau

The large-scale song and dance drama Charming Tibet was staged at Shanghai Culture Square, xinmin.cn reported. created by the Song Dance Troupe five years ago. But in pas ..

Khada: a cultural icon of Tibetan people (Ⅱ)

Photo shows the 11th Panchen Lama takes over khada presented to him by a lama, and give it back old monk. To present khadas rinpoches, one needs bend down even 90 degrees ho ..

Intangible Cultural Heritage in Tibet

On Aug. 20, 2009, pupils from Lhasa perform Tibetan opera in Potala Palace Square. [Photo/Xinhua] Cultural treasures such as the Shoton snow-covered plateau, Bangdian, Thangka, M ..

Thangka art booms in Regong

  Vanmar draws the draft of a thangka painting. He was child when his uncle began teaching him art form. [Photo/IC] Dorje, post-80s painter, and two other painters r ..

Nyemo Chess:treasure of Tibetan culture

The Nyemo Chess game [Photo/Agencies] The originated from Tobang Township of Zogang County, Chamdo Prefecture Tibet Autonomous Region. It is a treasure Tibetan culture. ..

Thangka masterpieces exhibited in Beijing

Geng Ying, head of the Chinese Cultural Heritage Foundation, delivers a speech. [Photo/China Tibet Online] BEIJING, Jul. 4 (China Online) The Second Thangka Research Foru ..

Tibetan female costumes in oil paintings (IV)

Tibetan costumes have distinctive characteristics, featuring loose waist, long sleeves, with the front robe buttoning on right side. woman usually wear boots to match dress, an ..