World Cultural Heritage Site：Norbulingka
In anticipation of the 2025 Tibetan New Year, the streets of Lhasa, Xizang, exude a festive atmosphere. Days ago, Lhasa welcomed its second snowfall this year. Norbulingka, a UNESCO World Heritage
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People in Lhasa make preparations for upcoming Tibetan New Year
Vendors arrange goods at a local market in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2025. People in Lhasa are busy with making preparations ahead of the upcoming Tibetan New Year.
Appreciating Ancient Porcelain in Sagya Monastery
Founded in 1073 AD, Sagya Monastery in Sagya County, Xigaze, China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, is known as “Dunhuang on the Snowy Plateau.”
In pics: Tibetan-style teahouse in China's Nagqu
This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows animal specimens at a Tibetan-style teahouse in Seni District of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region
Porcelain Treasures on the Snowy Plateau
Founded in 1073 AD, the Sagya Monastery in Sagya County, Xigaze, China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, is known as “Dunhuang on the Snowy Plateau” and is the main temple of the Sagya sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Kasai: a Traditional Delicacy Essential for Tibetan New Year
With the the Tibetan New Year approaching, the streets and alleys of Lhasa are filled with a festive atmosphere. Kasai, a traditional delicacy symbolizing good luck, is an indispensable traditional food for the Tibetan New Year.
Festive Atmosphere Growing Stronger: Lhasa’s New Year Goods Markets Thrive
As the Tibetan New Year (also known as Losar in Tibetan) approaches, the streets and alleys in Lhasa are filled with excitement.
A bite of Xizang: To Seek Rich Flavors in This Winter
Xizang boasts magnificent natural scenery in winter and a profound cultural heritage, and its food culture has a long history and unique features.
Mahakala Dharma Assembly at Sagya Monastery
Generally, from the 23rd day to the 29th day of the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar, Sakya Monastery would hold its annual Mahakala Dharma Assembly, which features a large scale and a majestic atmosphere.
Lhasa: Market of Special Purchases for the Spring Festival Booming
The Chinese Lunar New Year and Tibetan New Year are coming. Citizens are more and more passionate about special purchases for the festivals. The annual peak season for special purchases for the Spring Festival gets underway slowly.
Tibetan Opera Princess Jincheng Achieved Its Beijing Debut
Recently, Princess Jincheng, the large-scale Amdo Tibetan opera, composed by the Tibetan Opera Troupe of Qinghai Province, completed its Beijing debut at the Mei Lanfang Theatre. This marks the first time the play was performed outside its birthplace, Qinghai Province.
Pic story: inheritor of traditional Reba Dance in Xizang
Ani, 60, is an inheritor of the traditional Reba Dance. Reba Dance is a form of drum dance, and a blend of performing arts, integrating storytelling, singing, dancing and acrobatics. In 2006, it was included in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list.
Clothing culture week kicks off in Xizang
his photo taken on Jan. 3, 2025 shows a costume show during the opening ceremony of a clothing culture week in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Uncle Zhaxi’s 50 Years of Persistence for Batang Xianzi Dance
Batang County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is called the “Hometown of Chinese Xianzi Dance”
Butter Lamp Festival held in China's Xizang
A monk lights butter lamps at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2024. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa,
Visit Lijiang Ancient Road Tibetan Museum
The Lijiang Ancient Road Tibetan Museum in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province is a unique museum integrating ethnic characteristics, folklore, regionalism, and intangible cultural heritage.
Annual “Fairy Festival” Celebrated in Lhasa, Xizang
December 15, also October 15 in the Tibetan calendar, is the “Pal Lhamo Festival”, a traditional folk festival of Xizang, also called the “Fairy Festival”.
Unremitting preservation efforts keep ancient Potala Palace young
On a viewing platform near the Potala Palace in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, many tourists, each holding up a paper note, have lined up for an opportunity to take a photo with the majestic palace.
Fairy's Day celebrated in Xizang
The Fairy's Day, known as the "Women's Festival" in modern Xizang, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 10th month in the Tibetan calendar.
Pic story: inheritor of traditional Tibetan mask making technique in Xizang
Shilok is an inheritor of a traditional Tibetan mask making technique, a regional intangible cultural heritage with time-consuming procedures including sculpting, layering, air-drying, and painting.
New study reveals climate, landscape change impacts on ancient human migration
The migration and spread of ancient humans across the Eurasian continent after leaving Africa were significantly influenced by climate change and landscape evolution, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.
Village Gala Celebrating the Gongbo New Year
This year, December 2 marks the October 1 in the Tibetan calendar when every year local people would celebrate “the first day of the Gongbo New Year”.
Residences of Tibetan Style in This Place are a Little Unique
Different from the external walls of buildings in other places in Xizang, which are mainly red, white and yellow, the walls of monasteries and residences in Sagya County, Xigaze are mainly red, white, and gray,
Inscriptions on Precipices in Daman Village: Cultural Heritage on the Border between China and Nepal
Located in Gyirong Town, Xigaze, the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, Daman Village is close to the border between China and Nepal.
Lhasa, Xizang: Fashion Show, a Visual Feast
On the evening of October 27, a fashion show was in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region. With the theme of “Fashion Has No Boundary, You are the Focus”, it is a fashion feast integrating music dinner party, haute couture show, and fashion shopping, showing the charm and style of Lhasa.