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Tibet opens training classes for “Tibetan Opera” inheritor

Tibet’s first general training course for “Tibetan Opera” inheritors, which is jointly held by the Tibet Autonomous Region Culture Bureau and Tibet University, began on November 2 in Lhasa.

Musical drama presenting intangible cultural heritages staged in China's Qinghai

Dancers perform on stage in a musical drama presenting local intangible cultural heritages at the Qinghai Grand Theatre in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Oct. 30, 2018.

Tibetan opera performance staged in Wuzhen, China's Zhejiang

Troupers perform Tibetan opera at the Xizha scenic area in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 23, 2018.

Tibetan opera “Songtsan Gampo” wins praises in Lhasa

The large-scale historical Tibetan opera "Songtsan Gambo" has won praises from audiences since its performance on the evening of October 24 in Lhasa.

Traditional handicraft thrives with innovation in Tibetan-inhabited area

From September 21st - 25th, an exhibition showcasing Traditional Tibetan Handicrafts was held at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center.

Tibetan calligraphy enjoys growth

The earliest version of ancient Tibetan character appeared in the Zhangzhung period, when there were multiple styles of the calligraphy. After scholar Tome Sambozha reformed and standardized it during the Tubo period i...

The traditional technique of salt producing in Mangkam

Yanjing, salt well in Chinese, is famous for its spectacular scenery of saline fields. Salt mining has always been a main industry in Yanjing with a history of more than 1,000 years.

China builds first museum on Tibetan opera

LHASA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Construction of China's first museum on Tibetan opera has started in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Representative Thangka pieces exhibited in Shannan, Tibet

During the 2018 China Yarlung Cultural Festival, Thangka works of Mansar Painting School, a national intangible cultural heritage, are exhibited in Shannan City.

Tibetan Knives popular at home and abroad

Tibetan knives are one of the most representative handicrafts made by Tibetan people, and they have been used in people's production and livelihood, and for self-defense and decorative functions.

Dances

Melody of Herdsmen

Chamdo Tengchen Repa

Yadru Wolf Song

Tsethang Khapa Dance

Food

Lhasa’s figs enter into harvest season

Tibet holds second Tsampa Toursim and Culture Festival

In late September, Tibet has harvested its high-altitude crops, highland barley, coming to the end of the harvest season. And the second Tsampa Tourism and Culture Festival was held in the Dulong Deqen District of Lhasa, the region's capital city, on September 28.