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The inheritance of Tselung Knife

Tselung Knife is a kind of Lhatse Tibetan knife. Tseten Wangyel, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor at national level, is hailed as Father of Tselung Knife.

Qinghai promotes Guinan Tibetan embroidery

Guinan County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province is hailed as the hometown of Tibetan embroidery.

2018 Lhasa Shoton Festival to be celebrated in August

The 2018 Lhasa Shoton Festival will be held from August 11 to 17, according to information from the official Wechat account of “Lhasa Shoton Festival”.

Traditional Chinese painting on Tibetan paper

An exhibition on Han and Tibetan painting and calligraphy was opened on June 12. A total of 223 works including Tibetan calligraphy works and thangka paintings were displayed.

Rejuvenation of Tibet Gar intangible cultural heritage

Tupten Jigmey, Baden Wangchuk, Phuntsok Yugyel, Tashi Tsering, Lobsang Rigzen, Migmar (from left to right) take a group photo together. Ninety-five-year-old Phuntsok Yugyel and eighty-year-old Tashi Tsering are the onl...

Bolo wood carving in Gyamda County, Tibet

Photo shows Namgyal, an inheritor of Bolo wood carving at regional level, introduces basic knowledge and presents steps of carving characters. Bolo wood carving of Gyamda County, Chamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region, enjoys...

Bringing Traditional Tibetan Nursery Rhyme into Kindergarten

On Friday morning, a themed activity was held in a kindergarten of Chenguan District, Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region to mark the 2018 "World Heritage Day" and publicize intangible cultural heritage amon...

Tibet boasts another 28 national-level intangible culture inheritors

On the morning of May 16, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the list of the fifth group of national-level intangible culture inheritors. A total of 28 people from Tibet were selected for the list.

Unique culture of Luoba ethnic minority in Tibet

With a population of over 3,000, the Luoba ethnic minority group, mainly living in Longzi county of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, remains a mystery for many people.

Tibet home to more inheritors of intangible cultural heritage

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has an additional 28 national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors, according to the lastest list released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. On W...