NPC&CPPCC Annual Sessions 2019
The 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, will start its second annual session on March 5 and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferen...
Feature: Thangka art: the tale of a Tibetan family
Norbu Sidar, a thangka master, spent his teenage days reciting vast sutras from Buddhist scriptures, and made sure that his nephews Konchoge and Tsering did the same.
Intangible cultural heritage workshops open in Tibet
Tibetans in poverty-stricken areas will have a chance to make their way out through traditional craftsmanship, since 10 workshops were set up Saturday in the county of Nyemo in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, local authorities said.
Tibet gets ready to welcome new year in traditional way
As Losar, or Tibetan New Year, draws near, people in Lhasa get busy with their annual shopping. Art made of butter, mouthwatering pastries, colorful home decorations all symbolize new hope for an auspicious new year.
How do Local Tibetans Celebrate New Year—the Annual Losar Festival
A unique three-day festival that mixes the sacred and secular practices of the Tibetan Buddhists, the Tibetan New Year, also known as “Losar” is the single most important festival in the Tibetan lunisolar calendar. This amazing festival, held on the first new moon of the Tibetan calendar, features religious ceremonie...
