轻盈暖冬

严寒的冬日,一定要穿得像北极熊一样厚重？如今的时装设计师,借助高科技材质和新颖的设计手段,让我们的冬装变得更加轻盈保暖,我们不再为冬日远游时,要携带巨大的旅行箱装衣服而发愁。过一个质感温柔的冬天,去一次衣着轻盈的旅行,就从装备这样一个轻暖旅行箱开始吧。     

TIBETAN HANDICRAFTS IN THE STREETS OF LHASA

正Since 2002, I have developed a strong affinity towards Tibet.By now, I have made 20 trips to Tibet, the shortest being 12 days,the longest 16 months. On my fifth trip, I decided to leave behind my comfortable life as a documentary filmmaker in Beijing and live semipermanently for a while in Lhasa, so     

THE STORY OF DUNYA RESTAURANT IN LHASA

正Seeing that I came to the interview without an interpreter,a trace of displeasure flashed across the fair,thin face of Jannette Troost.I was afraid she would consider me unprofessional.But soon,the problem was easily solved and     

ANNUAL RENOVATION OF THE POTALA PALACE STARTED IN LHASA

正The annual renovation on the walls of the Potala Palace has begun on Oct.28th and would last around 20 days.Since the rainy season in Lhasa has passed,the painting will help remove the water marks left in summer and provide protection for the palace walls.     

ART GALLERY IN LHASA

Art galleries have emerged on the streets of Lhasa since the reform and opening up of China.The earliest ones were Art Gallery of Tibetan Exhibition Hall and Art Gallery of Potala Palace 20 years before.For 20 years as one fell,another rose until now,tens of art galleries of various sizes and centred around the Barkor Street are attracting enormous numbers of tourists from both home and abroad.     

ART GALLERY IN LHASA

Art galleries have emerged on the streets of Lhasa since the reform and opening up of China.The earliest ones were Art Gallery of Tibetan Exhibition Hall and Art Gallery of Potala Palace 20 years before.For 20 years as one fell,another rose until now,tens of art galleries of various sizes and centred around the Barkor Street are attracting enormous numbers of tourists from both home and abroad.     

TSAMJO LABORING IN LHASA

When working in the kitchen,her son was always clinging to her body.Though the service may not have been professional it was in fact somehow intriguing.She was Tsamjo.     

KITE SEASON IN LHASA

<正>If you sit by the Lhasa River in the deep autumn,all you hear around you would be people talking about kites.Unique in style,Tibetan kites are popular in Lhasa,Shigatse,and Tsetang,even spreading into the neighboring countries of Nepal and Bhutan.During the Qing Dynasty,Tibetan kites were prevalent among the Tibetan upper class.It is said that     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSUPRU MONASTERY

<正>Senior monk Dusuni Khyenpa from the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism founded the Tsurpu Monastery in 1187;so today it is over 800 years old.     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSURPU MONASTERY

Forty kilometers to the west along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, after setting off from Lhasa, there is a bridge crossing over the Todlung River. This is Lungpa Sangpa （Tibetan, meaning the hometown bridge）. Passing over the bridge and walking further into the mountain valley, you can reach the Gurong mountain area. On walking further, you will find a splendid ancient monastery standing on the green mountainside. This is the well-known Tsurpu Monastery situated beneath the snow-covered highlands.     

2017 SHOTON FESTIVAL IN LHASA

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YINGDRA'S 21 YEARS IN LHASA

<正>2017 marks Yingdra's 21st year in Lhasa.Dark skin,big eyes,thick eyebrows,a straight nose,full lips,and perfect white teeth,this is a typical handsome Nepalese man.When Yingdra walked up to me and greeted me in fluent Tibetan,I was puzzled     

Taking a Taxi IN LHASA

Downtown Lhasa covers an area of 52 square km, and has a resident population of 180,000. In the early 1980s, roads were paved with dirt and the citizens relied on bicycles for intra-city travel. Two bus routes emerged in the mid-1980s, and city roads were widened and asphalted in the 1990s.With Tibet's door opening wider to the outside world, more visitors are coming to Lhasa. Cashing in on the opportunity, a taxi service appeared in the 1980s.Nowadays, there are some 1,100 cabs plying city streets. A considerable number are the Volkswagen Santana model. Although distance meters have been installed, taxi drivers love to charge customers at the fixed rate of 10 Yuan for inner-city travel.     

Kite Battle Fought IN LHASA

Withtheadventofautumn,youngpeopleofLhasatendtogetexcited.Kitebattleswillbefoughtonceagainforstimulationandalsoforfun.Theyounglovekiteflying.UnliketheircounterpartsinotherpartsofChina,theyusekitesasweapons.ThishasbecomeuniquetoLhasa,assuchkitebattlesarer…     

爱暖洛扎筑同心

Benpa Township of Lhodrak County in Lhoka City,the Tibet Autonomous Region,is famous for possessing thousands of ancient watchtowers.When we came across Saldron and Zhou Jinsheng,the two were wandering hand in hand between these lofty wonders.Their smiles lit up everything around them in spite of the dusk falling over the land.     

冬游西藏,一定要来看看黑颈鹤

Every winter,tourists to Tibet make sure to allow time in their itineraries to observe the flocks of black-necked cranes in Lhundrup County,Lhasa City.Often,blacknecked cranes fly from the prairie of Nagqu to the valley of Lhasa River during the winter months and then fly away once spring comes.Their annual appearance thus adds significant charm to an already mesmerizing snow-covered highland.     

A MOUNTAIN WEASEL SPOTTED IN LHASA

<正>Four of us went to a suburb in Lhasa for an autumn outing one day in the middle of October.We drove out of the downtown area heading east and reached our destination,Caigongtang Temple.Interestingly enough,it was a result of random selection based on Google maps that led us here since we neither knew     

CONSTRUCTION OF Power Stations IN LHASA

In 1911, the 13th Dalai Lama fled toDarjeeling. During his stay there,he gained knowledge about diplomacy, economics and world development. Realizing that Tibet would behopeless unless it could master scienceand advanced culture, he decided toselect children of noble families to studyin Britain.Four young people were sent toLondon in 1913 - Mangzong XerabGuisang (who majored in geology),Qamwoba Renzin Dorje (power); GyipuWangdui Norbu (who studied postal services) and Gorkawa Soinam Gon…