2019 Lhasa Shoton Festival to hold nine events
The Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa Municipal Government said on August 14 that the 2019 China Lhasa Shoton Festival, or Yoghurt Festival, will be held in Lhasa from August 30 to September 5.
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Traditional Tibetan medical services available in 89 pct of Tibet's township clinics
Traditional Tibetan medical services are available in 89 percent of township clinics in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, according to a forum on Tibetan studies held here Tuesday.
Trial performance of Princess Jincheng large-scale stage drama held
On the evening of August 9, accompanied by song and dance, the stage curtain slowly fell, which marked the completion of the first trial performance of the large-scale stage drama Princess Jincheng performed in Cijuelin Village on the southern bank of the
Gesar Horse Racing Festival held in Gansu
Recently, the 12th Gesar Horse Racing Festival kicked off at the Gesar Horse Racing Center in Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province.
Artists perform Tibetan Opera in cultural festival in Shannan, China's Tibet
An artist from Lhozhag County performs Tibetan Opera during a cultural festival in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region
Artists perform Tibetan Opera in cultural festival in Shannan, China's Tibet
An artist from Lhozhag County performs Tibetan Opera during a cultural festival in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region
Bathed in Tibetan tradition: Many say therapy cures what ails them
In the Tibet autonomous region, 34-year-old Lhamo Tsering, a resident of Lhasa, was suffering. It was 2014, and she had just given birth. Painful, numbing arthritis followed, affecting her entire body.
Making a song and dance about it
Taking place across the ethnic Tibetan regions of China, traditional Guozhuang battles feature hundreds of colorfully dressed performers singing in complex group styles in a contest that can last for hours, if not days, Fang Aiqing reports.
Norbulingka completes survey on 16,000 movable cultural relics
According to the Norbulingka Management Office in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on August 5 that Norbulingka has completed its census of more than 16,000 cultural relics including 25 first class national cultural relics and 948 second class na
In pics: people wearing hats during horse racing festival in China's Tibet
People wearing hats are seen during a horse racing festival in Nagqu City
Yak Museum gives curator lots to talk about
A part of Tibetan life for centuries, the revered animals provide food, clothing, labor and transport.
Herdsmen milk sheep in Rutog County, China\'s Tibet
Summer is a milking season for ewes in the Tibetan pasturing area. Herdsmen here chain up ewes one by one while milking them with buckets in order, a traditional milking way followed by local herdsmen for almost 1,000 years. As an important livestock bre
Tibet hosts academic conference on Tibetan medicinal bathing
More than 100 experts and scholars of Tibetan medicinal science gathered in Lhasa, capital of China's Southwest Tibet autonomous region, on Friday for an academic conference on Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa.
Tibet relics to be exhibited in Beijing
Thousands of kilometers lie between the Forbidden City in Beijing, China's imperial palace complex from 1420 to 1911, and the Tashihunpo Monastery in Shigatse, the Tibet autonomous region, built in 1447 and now the seat of the Panchen Lama, a Tibetan spi
In pics: traditional Burang clothes in SW China's Tibet
An elder woman wears Burang clothes in Burang County of Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 22, 2019.
Collection of books on Tibetan epic released
A new set of books, considered the most complete versions of the Tibetan epic King Gesar, was released Saturday at a book expo in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Gansu Luqu staged 'Guozhuang'
A show with more than 10,000 dancers was staged July 25 at the opening ceremony of the Luqu Guozhuang Dance Performance in Luqu county, Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province.
Tibetan traditional medical college launches construction for new campus
On June 28, construction began for a new campus of the Tibetan Traditional Medical College of Tibet in southwest China.
Tibetan opera season: bringing intangible cultural heritage to daily life
On the morning of June 29, the seventh performance of the Tibetan opera season was underway in Dzongyab Lukhang Park in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. The performance was of Drowa Sangmo, one of eight masterpieces of Tibetan opera, and was being performe
Treasures from northwest China’s Qinghai exhibited in Beijing
Over 400 cultural relics from northwest China’s Qinghai Province are being displayed in the exhibition called "Qinghai in the Belt and Road", which is held in Beijing Capital Museum and will last until the end of June.
The revival of Drigung Tibetan medicine
As a non-material heritage at the regional level in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Drigung Tibetan medicine was founded in the early 17th century. In recent years, the representative inheritor of the craft, Chogyal Sangpo, strived for support
Tibetan-style dance performed on Asian Culture Carnival
A kind of Tibetan-style dance “Duixie” was performed by a farmers' art troupe from Lhatse County, Shigatse City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region，on the opening ceremony of Asian Culture Carnival on the evening of May 15.
Archives of former Tibetan government and Kundeling Monastery published
In 2014, the Tibet Autonomous Region Archives launched the Selection of Mongolian and Manchu Language Documents from the Tibet Autonomous Region Archives, a large cultural project of a series of photocopied books. Through the hard work of top Mongolian, M
Sino-Tibetan language family originates 7,200 years ago in northern China: study
French and German scientists found that the Sino-Tibetan language family, including Chinese and Burmese, originates about 7,200 years ago in North China.
Tibetan animated drama "Hello, Zooma" taps into int'l market
Tibet's first animated drama to go global, "Hello, Zooma," has attracted customers from countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany.