The Tibetologist Delegation from China visited Austria, France and Portugal

From 6th to 19th April,2005,China's TibetologistDelegation headed by Prof.Lhagpa Phuntshogs,thedirector-general of the China Tibetology ResearchCenter,visited Austria,France and Portugal.The othermembers of the Delegation are Prof.TsewangJigme,director of the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences;Mr.Wankor,president of the Institute of Tibetologywith Southwest University for Nationalities;Mr.ZhangShigao,Member of the Association for Tibetan Cul-ture Preservataon and Devolopment of China;Mr.Lian Xiangmin,research fellow of China Tibetology     

New Books

Statistics Yearbookof Tibet:2002Statistics Yearbook of Tibet:2002 is a densely collected infor-mation reference book.The volume of the year 2002 embodies sta-tistics of the development of economy and society in Tibet in 2001and some important data of each important period since the found-ing of the New China.It is divided into 19 categories according tocontents:1.Administrative divisions and Natural Resources;2.Gen-eral introduction;3.Population;4.Employment and salaries;5.In-vestment in fixed assets;6.Finance;7-Pricelndex (INP);8.People'sLivelihood;9.Agriculture;10.Industry;11.Construction;12.Trans-     

THE CONCERNS OF A CENTURY-OLD GENIUS——A memory of Ngabo Ngawang Jigme from my period of working in Beijing

<正>On Dec.23rd of 2009,Ngabo Ngawang Jigme,the great hero of the Tibetan people,close friend of the Communist Party of China and well-known social activist,left this world forever.This was a severe loss for the Tibetan people, the Communist Party of China and the state.Our sadness is overwhelming as we recalled our memories of this century-old genius.     

NEW BOOKS

<正>The Art of Tibetan Painting The author Yang Huiling is a member of the Tibetan Branch of the Chinese Association of Writers.He has 28 years experience in the military since 1969.This book broadly introduces the advancement,evolution,genre and styles of Tibetan painting in order to reveal the enduring charming of Tibetan fresco and Thangka's eternal vitality.     

PU DAWA—A BLACKSMITH PRODUCING TIBETAN KNIVES

<正>This yard was built in 1992 at the address of No.85 Lhatse Village in Lhatse Town of Lhatse County.A series of clanging sounds echo from behind a red door. T...     

Water Shortage in Yerpa

<正>Yerpa has four villages,80 families,24.6 ha.of farmland,more than a thousand head of livestock and over 66.7 ha.of orchards.It all depends on a stream flowin...     

昌都藏族铜佛像打制工艺(英文)

<正>Tibetans have a great variety of gold vessels, silverware and copperware, which each has their own unique features. The technology of making the vessels is also rather distinctive and developed. Some people have made personal studies of the making of     

THE COLORFUL TIBETAN PAPER

<正>Papermaking technology is one of the four great inventions of China and also one of the outstanding inventions of civilization throughout human history.In A.D.105,Cai Lun,based on his study and analysis of his predecessors'technology on producing silk crystals,used     

THE MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE AT THE END OF THE DANGEROUS PATH ---THE ROAD TO CHAMDO

<正>People say the road between Sichuan and Tibet is rather dangerous,especially the section close to Chamdo. My first experience of this road worried me a lot because of its poor condition.That was in the middle of June in 2010,just several months before the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Chamdo.I, together with my colleagues,was sent to there to report on the associated celebrations.Our destination was Gatar Township of Tengchen County,where we aimed     

CEREMONIAL INAUGURATION OF THE BUDDHIST COLLEGE OF TIBET TEXT

<正>On October 20th,2011,at the foot of the mountain where Rato Monastery was located in Nyethang Town of Chushur County of Tibet Autonomous Region,the Buddhist College of Tibet was formally established.The president of the college is Drukhang Tupten Khedrup,the president of Tibetan branch of the Chinese Association of Buddhism.The college is 27 kilometers away from Lhasa City and covers an area of 262.48 mu with a total investment of 99.