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Horse in Tibetan culture

The year of 2014 marks the Year of Horse in Chinese calendar, which coincides with the Year of Wooden Horse in Tibetan calendar. Horse is so closely related to Tibetan life and culture dating back to the ancient times.

Religion on the plateau

Food customs during Tibetan New Year

Potato curry is also called Xiangzhai in Tibetan language and is eaten in the evening of the first day of Tibetan New Year. Tibetans are fond of this potato curry.

Tibetan tea pots, necessity of daily life in Tibet

A bowl of highland barley wine or a cup of buttered tea is the first greeting from Tibetan people for visitors to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Shoton: a pure religious festival in history

When the summer retreat for their intensive training is over, monks are served with yoghurt. That is said to be the origin of 'Shoton', which is also called the "Yoghurt Festival". At Zhaibung Monastery there are "Cham" dances and t...

Uncovering unknown Gyarong Tibetan costumes

Jiaju of Rontrak County, Aba is praised as the "world of Tibetan fairytales" and "China's most beautiful ancient rural town". For thousands of years Gyarong Tibetan people live here, forming a unique culture of living, dress and ceremon...

Legend of yoghurt in Shoton Festival

The Shoton Festival, or Xuedun Festival in Chinese, is a traditional Tibetan holiday. In Tibetan, "xue" means yoghurt, "dun" means eating. In short, Xuedun Festival means yoghurt eating days.

Yak Race

Yak race is a traditional sport in Tibet and special favorite of the Tibetans. Every year during the eighth month comes the Shoton Festival. The people dress in their best finery and sing and dance to celebrate the banquet.

Turquoise, symbol of auspiciousness and nobility

Carrying auspiciousness in Tibetan folk culture, Turquoise is the most common Tibetan accessory jewelry along with cloudy amber and Tibetan silver.

Beauty of Tibetan belts

Talking about the Tibetan costume culture, especially accessories, people often focus on Tibetan jewelry such as gold, silver, coral, cloudy amber and other types of jewelry. However, they often ignore the Tibetan belt. Tibetan belts featur...

Come to join Horse Racing Festival in Northern Tibet Grassland

Known as "Dakyung" in Tibetan language, Nagqu Horse Racing Festival is the grandest festival in northern Tibet, which takes place in August every year with the duration of 5 to 15 days. The typical festival can be traced back to the 8th cen...

Linka Festival

In Tibetan language, linka means grove. In each summer, when flowers are in full bloom under sunshine, people, who have just gone through a long harsh winter, swarm to the linkas in the suburbs to enjoy nature.

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Horse in Tibetan culture

Religion on the plateau

Food customs during Tibetan New Year

Tibetan tea pots, necessity of daily life in Tibet

Shoton: a pure religious festival in history

Uncovering unknown Gyarong Tibetan costumes

Legend of yoghurt in Shoton Festival

Yak Race

Turquoise, symbol of auspiciousness and nobility

Beauty of Tibetan belts

Come to join Horse Racing Festival in Northern Tibet Grassland

Linka Festival

Songs

Features

Chemi Time

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Horse in Tibetan culture

Religion on the plateau

Food customs during Tibetan New Year

Tibetan tea pots, necessity of daily life in Tibet

Shoton: a pure religious festival in history

Uncovering unknown Gyarong Tibetan costumes

Legend of yoghurt in Shoton Festival

Yak Race

Turquoise, symbol of auspiciousness and nobility

Beauty of Tibetan belts

Come to join Horse Racing Festival in Northern Tibet Grassland

Linka Festival

Songs

Features

Chemi Time

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