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Awang Sheep Fattening Base in Konjo County

Awang sheep is a special breed on the Qinghai-Tibet Highland. Its body size is bigger and taller than general sheep, possessing good development potential and economic value. For a long time, Awang sheep which are cultivated in Henduanshan ...

2017-04-26

The inheritance and persistence of Tibetan silversmith

As the machine production replaced hand work, some traditional skills are fading away. However, some people still insist on inheriting and promoting traditional craftsmanship. Beside the Flower Lake in Zoige County, Sichuan Province, the si...

2017-04-18

Tashi Phuntsok: reviving a centuries-old tradition in Tibet

Traditional Tibetan writing boards largely fell out of favor two decades ago as modern paper became more widely available, but today they are witnessing an unexpected revival.

2017-04-18

Devout inheritor of Tibetan wooden bowls

In Lhamo's house in Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, there is a one hundred-year-old wooden bowl. "My grandfather used this bowl throughout his life; it's a family treasure." Lhamo said, "I also have a bowl of m...

2017-04-18

Ngachenbu: one of the most beautiful volunteers countrywide

Ngachenbu is a villager from Yunling Township, Dechen County, Yunnan Province. As Meri Snow Mountain becomes more and more well-known, a growing number of visitors and pilgrims come over. So do the wastes. More visitors bring more wastes....

2017-04-17

Zetie, reviving national handicraft in SW China's Tibet

"Pulu" is the most representative tranditional fabric variety in Tibet, while Zetie (a kind of pure handmaded wool textile product) is universally acknowledged as the peak of Pulu craftmanship as well as the best of the best. However, its h...

2017-04-14

Kalwang’s way to protect stone carving

Kalwang received a call from his friend when he was doing the general survey on cliff paintings in November 2014. His friend told him a new giant Buddha statue was found in Ngangring. On hearing the news, Kalwang went to Ngangring to check ...

2017-04-13

Tangse Dawa: a Tibetan artist’s obsession and perseverance to painting

“I paint it down because of its beauty rather than its implied or profound meanings,” said Tangse Dawa, a Tibetan female artist. Born in Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tangse Dawa loved to stay with her father and watch him pai...

2017-04-07

Dorje and Palden’s happy later life

Nyingchi’s morning is a little bit cold even in spring days. Wearing woolen hats and black leather coats, two old Tibetan men, Dorje and Palden from Bome County of Nyingchi City went to watch the opening ceremony for the local peach blosso...

2017-04-01

French writer presents real Tibet in new book

The Chinese government has made great efforts in promoting social development and cultural protection of Tibet, and has managed to help Tibetan people live a better life, says a French writer named Sonia Bressler at Saturday’s launch cerem...

2017-03-31

Tibetan nomads "settle" for modern life

More than two decades ago, eight-year-old Pude followed his father to a meadow in Nagqu Prefecture in northern Tibet and began a hungry, cold childhood herding for ranchers. At the time, his nomadic life seemed predestined: the life of hi...

2017-03-23

A Tibetan’s entrepreneurial story along the Ancient Tea Horse Road

“Starting up a business in the hometown has perfect place, timing, and human resources. I just need to be diligent.” said Luo Haibin, the 35-year-old owner of an inn in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichua...

2017-03-21