Traditional Tibetan Single-Log Ladders
In the highlands of Tibet, one can still find a remarkable example of indigenous craftsmanship: the single-log ladder, a traditional…
Tibetan Culture Records
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Han Chinese Born in Tibetan
Han Chinese born in Tibetan areas may develop sympathy for Tibetans and their culture, as well as hostility toward government…
A Brief Introduction to the 30 Tibetan Consonants and the Tibetan Language System
The Tibetan language, known as “Bod skad” in its native form, is a member of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the…
Jiméjiānzàn Welfare School
Jiméjiānzàn Welfare School is located at the border of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai…
Pagsum Lake
Dragsum Tsho (Tibetan: བྲག་གསུམ་མཚོ་, Wylie: brag gsum mtsho, THL: Draksum Tso, Pagsum Co (simplified Chinese: 八松错, 巴松措; traditional Chinese: 八松錯; pinyin: Bāsōng Cuò), literally meaning “three rocks” in Tibetan, is a lake covering 28 square kilometres…
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibetan: བཀྲ་ཤིས་ལྷུན་པོ་) is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. Founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama, it…
Tibetan Opera (Lhamo)
Tibetan opera, known as “Lhamo” in Tibetan, is one of the most distinctive and significant forms of traditional Tibetan performing…