System of Mountain Gods In Tibet

WORSNIPONMOUNTAINSImaginewhatonewillworshipinanenvironmentisolatedfromtheoutsideworldbyskyscrapingpeaks.Mountains.ofcourse.Indeed,ofthingsworshippedbytheTibetans,mountainsareholy.IntheTibetAutonomousRegions,snow-cappedmountainsarefoundeverywhere.TheyareheldasreincarnationofMountainGods,andtheTibetansdividedtheMountainGodsintogoodorevilones.SomeoftheMountainGodsareinchargeofmildweather.Atthefootofthesemountains,thereliefertilefarmlandwhichspreadfarandwide.Peoplethereliveonhuntingan…     

后石家河文化"抱鱼人偶"与祭山活动

在以邓家湾为代表的遗址中出土了大量后石家河文化时期的陶塑品,其中"抱鱼人偶"因其独特的造型,最为引人注目.过去学界对此多有讨论,本文重新审视了这些材料,认为这些陶人偶应称为抱璋人偶,其表现的是巫师手持牙璋的形象.文献记载玉璋的一个重要功能是祭祀山川,因此"抱鱼人偶"表现的是巫师祭山以致雨的活动场景,这样的祭山求雨活动与后石家河文化时期江汉平原整体干冷的环境背景相符合.邓家湾遗址出土的所有陶塑动物、陶塑人偶即是这一祭祀活动的综合体现.     

Reproductive Organs Worshipped in the Lamaling Monastery

Worshippingreproductiveorganshappenedonlyintheprimitiveperiod.Andonelearnsthisonlyfrombooks.Recently,however,IfoundsuchakindofworshipduringourvisittotheYarlungZangboRiverGrandCanyon.WhenIgotthere,Iwasattractedbyandastonishedtoseespecimenofreproductiveorgansbythemonasterygates.DuringmyvisittoareasinhabitedbypeopleoftheMoinbaandLhobaethnicgroupsinMedonCounty,Iwasamazedtoseethedisplayofthereproductiveorgansinvillagesandfields.ReproductiveorganswerealsoworshippedintheLamalingMonasteryinBurq…     

Lu Dragon God Worshipped In the Labrang Area

Labrang,intheborderareaofGansu,QinghaiandSichuan,iswheretheLabrangMonasteryislocated.ItisoneofthereligiousandculturalcentersintheTibetanareasinAmdo.LocalshaveworshippedtheLuGodsinceancienttimes.Lumeansdragon.TheBonreligiousworshippersheldittobeaGodresidingundergroundorinwater.Itischargedwiththedutyofprotectingundergroundtreasures.Yearningforwealth,thelocalsworshiptheLuGod,especiallywhentheyhavebuiltanewhouse.DuringmyrecentvisittoLabrang,Iwitnessedsuchworship.SQUAREFORTHELUGOD.Wh…     

Ethnic Tibetans

Ethnic Tibetans speak and write by using their own language and characters. This language belongs to the Tibet-Burman phylum in the Sino-Tibetan language family. In over 1400 years of recorded history,ethnic Tibetans have been enriched by the profuse contents of their archaic books that make us gasp in admiration.     

Ethnic Tibetans

Ethnic Tibetans speak and write by using their own language and characters. This language belongs to the Tibet-Burman phylum in the Sino-Tibetan language family. In over 1400 years of recorded history,ethnic Tibetans have been enriched by the profuse contents of their archaic books that make us gasp in admiration.     

金沙江峡谷中的神秘部族--山岩原始父系氏族

山岩,藏语为"地势险恶"之意,位于四川甘孜藏族自治州白玉县南部,拥有据说是金沙江上游最大的一片原始森林.江对面是西藏,江这边是四川.金沙江在这一段是川、藏间的天然河界.湍急的江水和礁石与横断山脉的崇山峻岭将这一带长久与外界隔开,成为一方秘境.     

When Tibetans Meet Hip-Hop

<正>An ever increasing number of modern cultural elements has become part of Tibetans'life in recent decades,and hip-hop is certainly one of the new fads gaining popularity with the younger generation all across the plateau.TNT is a famous hip-hop crew in Lhasa,and its membership has grown from 3 to 30 within a single decade.TNT stands for"Totem in Tibet",and the group was established by Namkha Wangchen,a promoter of Tibetan hip-hop culture.Namkha Wangchen said he liked the popular dance when he was still in middle     

Tibetans Studying In the North Pole

EDITOR'S NOTE: Longyearbyen, capital of the Svalbard Islands, entered its annualprolonged period of darkness on October9,2001.The sun was not due to rise againuntil March 8, 2002.During the five-month-long period of perpetual night,people livingin the northernmost human settlement see only stars, snow and ice. In this part of theworld, however, there are four students from the Tibet Autonomous Regionjoint-venture school.     

Burial Ways Unique To the Tibetans

TheTibetanraceisfoundnotonlyintheTibetAutonomousRegion,butalsointhefourprovincesofQinghai,Gansu,SichuanandYunnan.Nomatterwheretheyarelocated,theybelievedeathmeansthebeginningofanewroundoflife.Preoccupiedbythisbelief,theyshowrespecttothedeadandburythemaccordingtolocalcustomsandhabits.IntheareasinhabitedbytheTibetans,burialwaysvarywithsocialstatusofthedeceased.Toptreatmentgoestostupaburial,followedbycremationandcelestialburialwhichisthemostpopularwiththeTibetans.Underancientinfluence,somefo…     

Sky way Auspcious to the Tibetans

The first group of Tubo kings were said to come from Heaven via a celestial ladder that folk tales varionsly describe as smoke,light or holy mountains high enough toreach the heavens.     

Folklore of the Tibetans In Chawalung

Chawalung is a small town lying on a transport hub linking Zayu of Tibet with Gongshan of Yunnan Province. It is home to theTibetan, Dulong, Nu, Lili, Naxi and some other ethnic minorities. They maintain a varied folklore that finds concentrated expression in their diet, living habits, clothing, wedding ceremonies and religious beliefs.     

A Messenger For the Han and Tibetans

The ＂Tashideleg for Beijing and Tibet＂ activity started at the end of 2004. With the help of the Haidian District Children＇s Work Committee the Lhasa Chengguan District Children＇s Work Committee and the China Tibet Information Center, 25 primary schools including the Lhasa Lodui Primary School and the Beijing Shuangyushu Central Primary School paired off in a Hand-in-Hand relationship. On May 26, 2005, 16 teachers and students from Lhasa Chengguan District came to Beijing to participate in exchange activities for one week with the help of Haidian District children.     

Dalai's Exploitation of Overseas Tibetans

The14thDalaiLamaoftensaidheisworkjngtointheinterestsoftheTibetansasawhole.Accordin2toreliablesources,however,heisworkingintheinterestofhisfamilysystemandhissmalkscaleclique.Hehasbeenleadinganexilelifeabroad,buttheformerchiefrepresentativeoftheTibetanser…     

A Man Dies for Tibetans

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The Tibetans and Hada Scarves

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Tibetans Benefit From Sixty-Two Projects

practicesafterthereformandopening-upinTibetAutonomousRegionhaveproveditnotonlynecessarybutalsopossibletoconstructfactories,minesorenterPriseswhicht1ttheTibetanactualconditions,helptodevelopTibetannaturalresourcesandbringinfinancialincomes.ofthe62aidprojec…     

Tibetans Now Eat More Vegetables

Everyone knows the Tibetans love meat. In the past, however, they confined themselves to eating mutton, beef and the meatof other large animals, but refrained from eating horsemeat, dog meat and small animals such as fish and frogs. Why? They explain to themselves: It is sinful! Only devils will eat fish, snake and other small animals.     

Life of The Tibetans Today

Thanks to fast economic development in Tibet, the Tibetans now enjoy a better life.     

SIXTY-TWO AID PROJECTS:A Boon for the Tibetans

Atotalof62projectsundertakeninTibetwithinvestmentsfromCentralGovernmentdepartmentsandinteriorprovinceshavebeengoingonforthreeyears.TohaveagoodunderstandingofthemwerecentlyinterviewedGyaincainNorbu,chairmanoftheTibetAutonomousRegioninchargeofconstruction,a…