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More training sought to build up Tibetan medicine

More training sought to build up Tibetan medicine

The number of experts in Tibetan medicine has been continuously growing in the Tibet autonomous region over the past decade, according to the region's Health Commission at a conference on the development of Tibetan medicine on Wednesday.

Rare cliff carving Buddhist statues found in Tibet

Rare cliff carving Buddhist statues found in Tibet

Archaeologists in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have found 10 Buddhist statues dating back to the period from the late 8th century to early 9th century, according to the regional institute of cultural relics protection.

Technology transforms traditional carpet making

Technology transforms traditional carpet making

Holding a machine-woven woolen Tibetan carpet, carpet makers began trimming its surface to make its pattern three-dimensional, a vivid panorama of cows and sheep grazing and water birds flying beside a lake.

Residues show Tibetans drank milk 3,000 years ago

Residues show Tibetans drank milk 3,000 years ago

Chinese researchers have discovered 3,000-year-old residues at an archaeological site in Namling county in Shigatse city, Tibet autonomous region, indicating that milk was consumed there millennia ago.

【Must-buy new year goods】Losar Medog

【Must-buy new year goods】Losar Medog

​Losar Medog, meaning New Year flower, is an indispensable auspicious flower during the Tibetan New Year, when every family put Losar Medog in their Chemar boxes, wishing the family warmth, happiness and carrying the hope of having a good harvest.

【Must-buy new year goods】Butter Flower

【Must-buy new year goods】Butter Flower

Butter flower has a long history. It is a kind of manual art with butter as raw material and characters like flowers, trees, birds and other animals as the theme.

Tibet hums as Losar New Year approaches

Tibet hums as Losar New Year approaches

Ahead of the Losar New Year festival, business is booming in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, as Tibetans gear up to celebrate one of their most important festivals.

See Tibet in the square inch frame

See Tibet in the square inch frame

From the vast grasslands of northern Tibet to Nyingchi, which enjoys the reputation of “Little Switzerland of Tibet”… In the seven years since 2012, Cui Xiaoxiao, a painter, has traveled to Tibet eight times to collect paintings.

Tibetan Rock Art-History Engraved on Stones

Tibetan Rock Art-History Engraved on Stones

The rock paintings in Tibet are widely distributed and numerous, and Tibet is one of the areas with the most dense distribution of rock paintings in China.

Tibetans celebrate Kongpo Losar New Year

Tibetans celebrate Kongpo Losar New Year

Tibetans in Nyingchi, Tibet autonomous region, began to celebrate the Kongpo Losar New Year on Thursday, the first day of the 10th month of the Tibetan calendar.

Tibet spends heavily on cultural heritage conservation

Tibet spends heavily on cultural heritage conservation

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region poured more than 3.8 billion yuan (about 535.2 million U.S. dollars) into 386 cultural heritage conservation projects in the past decade, both record high figures, authorities said on Saturday.

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Chongye: "Pleasant Sound" floating in the clouds

​"Zha Nian", commonly known as the six-stringed guitar, is a plucked musical instrument. "Zha Nian" is a Tibetan transliteration, with "Zha" meaning "sound" and "Nian" meaning "pleasant to the ear".