Tibetan opera full of vitality in villages
It was March 2 and the fourth day of the Tibetan New Year. At noon, an opera stage was set up in Tsomey Village, Mar Township, Dulong Dechen District, Lhasa, capital of Tibet.
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Cultural protection enhanced for small ethnic minorities
"I am proud my home village has preserved its traditional style," said Tashi Yangjen, the only deputy to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from the Luoba ethnic group.
Why Tibetans hang prayer flags on rooftop?
It is the second day of the Tibetan New Year on February 28th.
Kasai, indispensable Tibetan food for festivals
Early before the Tibetan New Year arriving, many Tibetan shops and families start to make "Kasai", which is very popular during the New Year celebration.
How do Tibetans celebrate Losar?
Losar,or Tibetan New Year is the most important festival in a year for Tibetans. Then what different way they celebrate Losar from Spring Festival? And do Year’s Eve to fifth day Year? ..
The joyous moments of "Tuqia" before "Losar"
The most important cleaning for Tibetans is the “Tuqia” that takes place at the end of December on the Tibetan calendar before the Tibetan New Year.
Shepherd environmental protection team on working
After the Spring Festival, the Band Mountain Environment Protection Team started to work in the Tuotuo River at an altitude of 4500 meters which is the source of the Yangtze River.
Yushu sets up Tibetan culture protection zone
The national level Tibetan cultural ecology protection experimental zone, applied by the Yushu Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, has been approved Ministry of Culture, according to Culture and Press ..
Amazing butter sculptures tell Buddhism stories
In the shady room of a monastery, monk was absorbed in making pieces colored butter into all kinds Buddha statues, characters, animals and flowers as vivid life with soaking his hand pot ice-cold water from time to ..
Chinese Tibetan New Year marked in Kathmandu
The Chinese Tibetan Losar, or New Year, has been marked in the Nepalese Capital City Kathmandu on Thursday evening.
Khapse, Tibetan traditional food
Photo shows that “deka”, which is made up of five parts: ear-shaped “kugok”, strip-shaped “lasha”, hemp flowers-shaped “mudon”, circle-shaped “bulu”, and spoon-shaped “bibidodo”, meaning good luck, ..
'Tibetan wedding' in the Qilian Mountains, Gans
On February 1, a nomad family held traditional Tibetan wedding in accordance with regional customs for their son on the Yangxiang grasslands Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Gansu. ..
Kelsang Nyima: inheritor of Tibetan folk proverbs
Born in Nagqu prefecture of northern Tibet, Kelsang Nyima has settled in Lhasa, capital of Tibet ever since he retired in 2005.
Butter sculptures of Buddha figurines exhibited at Taer Monastery
Lamas set up exhibition booth for butter sculptures at the Taer (Gumbum) Monastery in Huangzhong County of Xining, capital northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 11, 2017. The are handmade by lamas shapes ..
China to build national protection zone in west Tibetan prefecture
The Ministry of Culture has agreed to build an experiment zone in China's northwestern Qinghai province to protect Tibetan ecological and cultural heritage.
Lantern fair of Buddha culture held in Sichuan
The first lantern fair of Buddha culture held in Rong County, Sichuan Province recently welcomed a large number of visitors during the Spring Festival.
Young Tibetans embrace hip-hop dance
Participants say dancing has helped form friendships and has turned around some troubled lives
Review of New Year celebrations in Tibet (II)
Wangdron, villager of Gojag Village, Jangdam Township Sangzhutse district, Shigatse, is celebrating the Tibetan New Year with her family on January 26, namely November 29 in calendar, when begins for locals ..
Review of New Year celebrations in Tibet
Wangdron, villager of Gojag Village, Jangdam Township Sangzhutse district, Shigatse, is dressing up her family members for the New Year celebration on January 28, first day 2017. On Year’s Day, all local ..
Training base of Tibetan Arts in Aba
In a small, remote town in southwest Sichuan Province of China, the training traditional Tibetan arts, such as Thangka, costumes, carved stones, incense is very popular, offering hopes to hundreds young ..
Tibet Museum in Lhasa
Located in Lhasa, the Tibet Museum is first large and modern museum within Autonomous Region. It was inaugurated October 1999, with a permanent collection related to cultural history of Tibet. ..
Tibetan costume cultural exhibition held in Fujian
The "Shangri-La Tibetan Costume Cultural Exhibition" is held at the China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, which will run until February 28, 2017. ..
Region sets standards of paint, cloth, skill of Thangka paintings
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region is setting the standard for Thangka painting - a traditional style of Tibetan Buddhist painting - local authorities said recently.
Skilled hands restore history in Hangzhou
A restoration expert sews up a Thangka embroidery dating back over 200 years at China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The restorer, Wang Shujuan, explained that the would be gradually repaired by ..
Tibet to invest 1 bln for cultural development
Tibet will invest 1 billion yuan (148 million U.S. dollars) for cultural development in the “13th Five-Year Plan” period (2016-2020), according to Culture Department of Autonomous Region southwest China. ..