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Chongye: "Pleasant Sound" floating in the clouds

"Zha Nian", commonly known as the six-stringed guitar, is a plucked musical instrument. "Zha Nian" is a Tibetan transliteration, with "Zha" meaning "sound" and "Nian" meaning "pleasant to the ear".

performance Zha Nian Tibet 2022-08-24

Traditional Bazha clothes in southwest China's Tibet

Bazha clothes were listed in the second batch of representative items of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

Bazha clothes Tibet 2022-07-20

Dance drama Party's Glorious shines on Border Area performed in Lhoka, Tibet

On the evening of June 13, the stage play Party's Glorious shines on Border Area with the theme of "a letter" was performed for the first time in Lhoka City, Tibet Autonomous Region.

dance drama Lhoka Tibet 2022-07-12

Intangible Cultural Heritage Art themed Festival opened in Shigatse, Tibet

On June 10, the 2nd Intangible Cultural Heritage Art Festival and Samdruptse District Featured Products Exhibition and Sales Fair was officially launched in Kunkyaling Park, Shigatse City. Hundreds of citizens including intangible cultural heritage inheritors, cultural experts participate in the event.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Art Tibet 2022-06-30

Tibet: inheriting intangible cultural heritage to help people increase income

In recent years, Tibet Autonomous Region has found an integrated development path for its traditional handicrafts relying on the construction of intangible heritage industry projects, which not only allows the masses to increase their incomes and become rich, but also promotes the inheritance and development of intangible heritage culture.

Tibet cultural heritage income 2022-06-13

Hand woven intangible cultural heritage

In Samai Village, Chushur County, Lhasa, the 71-year-old Samten Wangdu is the inheritor of Chushur wicker weaving skills, an intangible cultural heritage of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He started learning wicker weaving at the age of 12.

hand woven cultural heritage 2022-06-09

Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for development

Recently, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Work of Ancient Books in the New Era" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), which put forward specific requirements for promoting the work of ancient books in the new era, and also clear guidelines for the development of work on ethnic ancient books. The issue of the opinions means that Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for development.

Tibet ancient book development 2022-06-06

Tibetan Opera gets grassroots training

A 10-month grassroots training program for Tibetan Opera performers kicked off recently in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region.

Tibetan Opera training 2022-06-02

Cultural and creative products fair held in Tibet Museum

A staff member shows cultural and creative products during a fair in Tibet Museum in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 18, 2022.

cultural product Tibet museum 2022-05-19

Protecting ancient buildings and pass down architectural culture

As a unique cultural carrier, Tibet’s ancient buildings have always attracted tourists from home and abroad. Represented by the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, ancient buildings have become the most convincing cultural carriers and the most attractive city cards of Tibet.

protect ancient building culture Tibet 2022-05-16

More than 5,400 rural libraries and 1,700 monastery libraries built in Tibet

Up to now, Tibet has 24 kinds of Chinese-Tibetan newspapers, 40 kinds of Chinese-Tibetan periodicals, more than 5,400 rural libraries and 1,700 monastery libraries, according to information revealed at a press conference held in Lhasa on April 22, which introduced the reading activity of "Building a Scholarly Tibet".

rural library Tibet 2022-05-07

A village-level Tibetan Opera Troupe

The Tibetan opera in Qudui Village, Xongmai Township, Sagya County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, belongs to the Jomolung Tibetan opera school in terms of performance style, costumes and props.

Tibetan Opera 2022-05-07

Tibet makes progress in prehistoric archaeology research

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has achieved progress in prehistoric archaeology research thanks to its efforts over the years in research on paleolithic culture, human origin and cultural lineage of archaeology.

Tibet prehistoric archaeology research 2022-04-20

Thousand-year-old wild yak dance

“We have been to many places to perform Xierong ‘Zhongzi’ (a kind of wild yak dance), including the stage of Tibetan New Year Gala several times. The audiences like the dance very much.” Talking about his performance experience over the years, the 63-year-old Sangzhu is very proud.

wild yak dance 2022-04-19

Over 1.1 mln folios of ancient texts archived at Tibet's Potala Palace

More than 1.1 million folios of 3,281 ancient books and documents have been archived over the past three years at the Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

ancient text Tibet Potala Palace 2022-04-19

A glance of Lhoba culture in Mainling County, SW China's Tibet

Yabao, 74, tells the legend of Lhoba ancestors in Namyi Lhoba Ethnic Township of Mainling County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2022.

Lhoba culture Mainling County Tibet 2022-04-15

Tibetan seamstress creates brand with ethnic dresses

Besides the Tibetan costumes, Urgyen Drolma, a 76-year-old Tibetan woman from Southwest China, has become familiar with making other ethnic clothes after new members from other ethnic groups came into her family.

Tibetan seamstress brand ethnic dresses 2022-04-11

Great efforts made to protect Tibetan culture, experts say

China has made unremitting efforts to protect the traditional culture of the people of the Tibet autonomous region as well as their rights and their development, experts said during an online events on the sidelines of the 49th session of the United Natio

protect Tibetan culture 2022-03-29

Traditional Tibetan opera gets new life

The Tibetan opera in Qudui Village, Xongmai Township, Sakya County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, used to be compared with the famous dancing to gods in Sakya Monastery. However, later, it was lost for a long time due to various reasons. Accordi

Tibetan opera 2022-03-25

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