The inauguration ceremony of the digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology is held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
LHASA, Oct. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) --Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region launched the country's first digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology on Friday.
Established by the Hospital of Traditional Tibetan Medicine in the regional capital Lhasa, the center features 10 databases, including Tibetan medicine materials and the literature on Tibetan medicine and astrology. It also houses high-resolution scanned copies of rare Tibetan medical and astrology texts dating back to the 8th Century.
A researcher at the digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology records documents in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Researchers at the digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology record information of Tibetan medicine materials and the literature on Tibetan medicine and astrology in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
A researcher at the digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology checks documents in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Researchers at the digital resource center for Tibetan medicine and astrology check documents in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)