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.
“Anthropological research focuses on field investigation. After becoming deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), I always think about how to perform my duties better.
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.
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.
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.
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 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”
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.
The key laboratory of information technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the Tibetan language has passed its acceptance test in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
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.
Recently, the Exhibition of Cultural Relics and Ancient Books for Consolidating the Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation is officially opened to the public in Beijing.
Senior artists perform during an art show celebrating the Chongyang Festival in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2023.
The University of Tibetan Medicine in the Tibet autonomous region has cultivated more than 7,600 Tibetan medicine professionals since its founding in 1989, professors from the university said last week.
Under clear blue skies and with the snowcapped Nechen Kangsang Mountain as a backdrop, a fashion show was held at Mayor village at an altitude of 4,800 meters. The models presented a heart-stopping visual feast for spectators.
Thanks to the government's policy on freedom of religious belief, which has been particularly involved since the nation's reform and opening-up, substantial funds have been allocated to the restoration of the ancient Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, a local monk official reported on Tuesday.
