Culture

Number of immovable cultural relics in Xizang region rises, survey shows

Number of immovable cultural relics in Xizang region rises, survey shows

A symposium on the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was held in Lhasa on March 4, where it was announced that the total number of immovable cultural relics found in the entire Xizang region had risen to 5,587.

Unique party held for upcoming Tibetan New Year

Unique party held for upcoming Tibetan New Year

A unique party was held on Saturday at a bookstore for children in Lhasa City where teachers introduced the traditional customs of the Tibetan New Year. During the event, children wearing traditional Tibetan costumes enjoyed musical performance, puppet show and handicraft making, as well as a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour.

Interesting Dragon Elements on Tibetan Carpets

Interesting Dragon Elements on Tibetan Carpets

Tibetan Carpet means a cushion on top. It is the most representative artisan craftsmanship in the handmade carpet weaving culture in China. There are many kinds of rugs with unique forms and bright colors. The soft and durable rug is made of good-quality wool, natural pigments, and yarn twisted by hand weaving. In 2006, the Tibetan carpet weaving technique was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Fashion show presents traditional Tibetan costumes in Lhasa

Fashion show presents traditional Tibetan costumes in Lhasa

Models present traditional Tibetan costumes during the first Lhasa Fashion Week held at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2023. Models presented 60 traditional Tibetan costumes in the fashion show.

A Glimpse of Tibetan Ancient Books Protection Work

A Glimpse of Tibetan Ancient Books Protection Work

As the place where Tibetan culture originates and flourishes, Xizang is home to a huge collection of Tibetan ancient books and documents, which are widely distributed in thousands of monasteries and private collectors.

Medog Lotus Bookstore

Medog Lotus Bookstore

Medog County, a border town under the jurisdiction of Nyingchi City, has long been nearly isolated from the outside world and was once known as the “isolated plateau island”

Popular mini version of Tibetan handicrafts

Popular mini version of Tibetan handicrafts

Tibetan folk crafts, with a long history and of various kinds, are the crystallization of the wisdom of the Tibetan people and the essence of their culture and art. The ancient Barkhor Street in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region is the gathering point of Tibetan culture. Here, a large number of ethnic handicraft shops are gathered.

Millennium-old Tibetan incense-making craft

Millennium-old Tibetan incense-making craft

Known as the cradle of Tibetan incense, Tonta village in Thonpa town, Nyemo county, Lhasa city, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, has a history of Tibetan incense-making dating back more than 1,300 years.

Tibetan film opens to domestic acclaim

Tibetan film opens to domestic acclaim

One and Four, the directorial debut of Jigme Trinley, son of the late pioneering auteur of Tibetan cinema Pema Tseden, was released to widespread acclaim on Friday.