Culture

Himalayan snow mountain lecture was a success

On Jun 3 Beijing Sports University Economics and Industry Department invited the godfather of Chinese mountaineering, Mr. Nyima Tsering, to do a lecture at sports industry workshop. The le ..

Filmmaker explores unseen lives of Lhasa

Filmmaker explores unseen lives of Lhasa

Purbu Tsering sells traditional Tibetan snacks on a busy pilgrim route in downtown Lhasa, the capital of Tibet autonomous region. A jolly old man and devout Buddhist, he lives simple life wit ..

Film depicts life on world’s rooftop

Film depicts life on world’s rooftop

Liang Junjian, co-director of the movie Himalaya: Ladder to Paradise talks audience at a screening in Washington on Wednesday. PHOTOS BY DONG LESHUO / CHINA DAILY People swelteri ..

Tibet expands protection of sky burial

Tibet will increase its spending on the protection and maintenance of region's sky burial sites, it's department civil affairs said. The regional government invest 165 million yua ..

Lhasa passes a law to protect ancient villages

Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has passed a law to protect its ancient villages, authorities said Wednesday. The law, effective June 1, stipulates principles on anc ..

Lhasa seeks preservation, balanced growth

Lhasa seeks preservation, balanced growth

Tibetan opera artists perform in celebration of a giant thangka. It took thangka master and nine his disciples years to complete the 10,000-square-meter artwork. [Photo by Phurbu Tashi/Xin ..

Show provides rare glimpse of Tibetan culture

Show provides rare glimpse of Tibetan culture

Athangka painting by legendary Tibetan painter Namkhagyan is among exhibits at the ongoing Beijing show.[Photo provided to China Daily] Legend has it that about centuries ago, Namkhagyan, a master o ..

Exquisite mandala religious art

Exquisite mandala religious art

Recently, the Chengguan District of Lhasa, capital city SW China's Tibet Autonomous Region, made great efforts to create “Holy Tour Lhasa City: Enjoying Exquisite Mandala Religiou ..

Exhibition of Tibetan Thangka painting held in Lhasa

Exhibition of Tibetan Thangka painting held in Lhasa

More than 50 works of Tibetan Thangka painting created by master Norbu and his students are on display at an exhibition in Lhasa, capital Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, May 3, 201 ..

The "Tibetan Shakespeare" Zhailin - Wangduo(II)

The "Tibetan Shakespeare" Zhailin - Wangduo(II)

Life just like a tragic comedy Zhailin - Wangduo still has picture of himself during his pursuit knowledge as young boy in India. Only after retiring 1992 did start translation ..

The "Tibetan Shakespeare" Zhailin - Wangduo(I)

The "Tibetan Shakespeare" Zhailin - Wangduo(I)

“For every 1,000 readers there will be Hamlets.” The 83 year old Zhailin - Wangduo could not make himself clear that he had already introduced how many to the Tibetan vers ..

A Tibetan Braille creator

Enbo, 63, is a Tibetan blind masseur who was born into herdsman’s family in the Hongyuan County of Aba Autonomous Prefecture. He lost his sight when he fourth grade ..

Lhasa enacts law to protect old villages

A statute, ratified during Tibet People’s Congress session held this March, will be enforced from June 1 of year, China News reported. As the political, economic and cultural center ..