明王yu等兰陵倡和诗卷考述

“Lanling Duet Poems“was orginated from Wang and his poetic works.Wang was a native of Wujin ,Jiangsu Province,in the Ming Dynasty.He once servced as a sacrificial ceremony supervisor at the Nanjing Imperial College and Minister of Revenue of Nanjing . He was a knowledgeable official,with many famous works to his credit.The “duet Poems of Wnag and Et Al“is among the works by Wang and his friends .As little was left of his writings .this book is of great value.     

THE COMMITMENT AND DEVOTION OF DAWA TASHI

<正>When the earthquake curred,this man led on his fellow villagers to rescue three children from the debris without going home to take care of his wife and his own fallen house.He is well known as a"full-time"Party Secretary,because in order to live up to the     

Idema,Wilt L.translated and introduced.The Immortal Maiden Equal to Heaven and Other Precious Scrolls from Western Gansu

The new book by Wilt L.Idema is a collection of English translations of six precious scrolls (baojuan寶卷) from Western Gansu,also known as the Gansu Corridor or Hexi(河西,meaning the land to the west of the Yellow River).It continues Idema's work on the English translation of the most important works of Chinese popular literature (mainly related to oral storytelling practices),many of which still remain understudied or completely unknown in Western sinology.     

陶瓷上的龙纹

Dragon is the most popular pattern in decoration art in China the usage of such design spread all over China and could be commonly foun in ceramics from shang zhou dynasties to Ming,Qing dynasties Especially in the ming and qaing dynasties,the dragon as a decoation pattern is always changing which posseses its own styie in sturcture and form,the traditional Chinese bellefs omen are reflected in such pottert as dragon.     

Entering Tibet on Foot

In November 1967, when the chaotic “cultural revolution” was in full swing, Cheng Demei, at the age of 19, and his schoolmates made a three-month, 2,00 km journey from Chengdu to Lhasa in winter. Thirty years later, he wrote a book, Reflection on Tibet,recording this experience and the luck that brought him and Tibet together. This book has been published by the China Tibetology Press.In this article, an extract from the book is offered to entertain readers.     

Yaowangshan and Tibetan Medicine

The author has just completed his new work entitled Potala Palace in the Sunshine. Based on history and facts as well as his own experiences, it presents tidbits about the Potala Palace and its history, showing the birth and enrichment of Tibetan culture. The following is a brief extract from the work.     

Dosang Who Assists the Poor to Get Rid of Poverty

Dosang, living in Qoidain Rango Village in Lungren Town of Damxiong County, is a herder-turned-businessman. When hewas a child, his family was very poor.With the help of fellow villagers, he wasable to join the Chinese People's Libera-tion Army in 1970. After retiring from thearmy in 1975, he stayed in Lhasa to work.Some years later, he resigned from his joband started his own business. Since he hadlearned to drive as well as other skills inthe army, he has been able to run an auto-mobil…     

A Pioneer in Social Studies in Tibet

In May 1942, Li Youyi published his book on Han-Bo trade and the economic and educational organizations in Tibetan lamaseries. With 60 years devoted to Tibetan studies, Li is indeed a pioneer in the field. Now, aged 90, he is widely regarded as a sociologist who pioneered social studies in Tibet.Li entered Tibet in 1944 together with Shen Zonglian, Liu Shengqi and Li Maoyi. They belonged to the Office in Charge of Tibetan Affairs, stationed in Lhasa by the Nationalist government. The decision was made following the     

Uspensky,Vladimir L., Tibetskiy Buddizm v Pekine （Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing）

The new book by Vladimir Uspensky （alternatively, Uspenskiy）, Professor and Chair of the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Studies of Saint Petersburg State University （Russia）, deals with various aspects in the history of Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing; the time is mainly the period from the middle seventeenth to the early twentieth century. During the reign of the Qing dynasty, the ruling class, namely Manchu and Mongolian nobility, patronized Tibetan Buddhism. This aspect of Qing history is studied too little in Chinese and foreign works, and Uspensky＇s book fills this lacuna. One can see that the author successfully achieved his aim, as he has drawn a vivid picture of institutions and cultural activity among Tibetan Buddhists in Beijing.     

新书

Tibetan-Style Fitness-A Collection of Traditional Tibetan Fitness Methods(New Edition)This book was written by Lhagpa Phuntsok,a well-known scholar of Tibetan studies,who,after pouring over a tremendous number of ancient Tibetan classics,began to collect information with regard to healthcare,disease prevention and treatment,and longevityfocused fitness and then analyzed different schools' arguments while adding his own views.The work was printed with pictures to present various angles of fitness theory,what Tibetan-style fitness is all about,and how to engage in related exercises, it also provided the author's own "secret formula" for unlocking the gates to longevity and sound fitness.Published by the China Tibetology Publishing House in June of 2020 at the price of 68.00 yuan(ISBN:9787521102093).     

IREAD TIBETAN HANDICRAFTS

To those who have yet to visit Tibet, this is a book about its culture, religion and folk costumes to empower the soul of the readers to reach, if possible, that sacred land. But it is most likely to be for those who have already paid a visit to Tibet, that this book will give readers a profound verification of their spiritual journey through the presented characters, pictures and materials displayed in this book, while recalling their physical journey.     

新书（英文）

正Tibetan-Style Fitness-A Collection of Traditional Tibetan Fitness Methods(New Edition)This book was written by Lhagpa Phuntsok,a well-known scholar of Tibetan studies,who,after pouring over a tremendous number of ancient Tibetan classics,began to collect information with regard to healthcare,disease prevention and treatment,and longevityfocused fitness and then analyzed different schools' arguments while adding his own views.The work was printed with pictures to present various angles of fitness theory,what Tibetan-style fitness is all about,and how to engage in related exercises;it also provided the author's own "secret formula" for unlocking the gates to longevity and sound fitness.Published by the China Tibetology Publishing House in June of 2020 at the price of 68.00 yuan(ISBN:9787521102093).     

New Books

正Studies on"The Belt and Road Initiative"and Tibetan Social and Economic Development This is a book written by Thupten Kedral and Xu Ning. In 2015, the Belt and Road Initiative proposal was put into effect, which resulted in closer relationships with the Tibet Autonomous Region due to its geography. This book systematically introduces such significance as well as the paths and strategies put into involving the TAR within BRI proposal. The Social Sciences Academic Press published this book in July of 2018 at the price of 98 yuan (ISBN:9787520129015).     

拉萨曲贡遗址考古发现（英文）

正I November of 1994,Gengdul,a researcher serving the Cultural Administration Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region,was conducting a culture-related survey in Chokong Village,which is seated five kilometers away from the western suburbs of Lhasa.Gengdul is Tibetan and received a degree in archeology from Sichuan University.The man is known for his meticulous nature,especially when it comes to his research,which helped him discover various     

Alexander von Stael-Holstein and his Sino-Indian Institute

Alexander von Stael-Holstein （I877-I937） was a world famous Russian orientalist who, in the early part of the 2oth century, lived permanently in Beijing for various reasons.＇ On the recommendation of Hu Shi胡适, he received a teaching position at Peking University. In i929 he was formally appointed professor of Central Asian Philology at Harvard University, staying there for one academic year. Although a Harvard professor, he did not stay in the United States, but continued to live in Peking, directing his Sino-Indian Institute （SII） which he had founded in i927. After receiving the Harvard professorship, the Sino-Indian Institute became part of the Harvard-Yenching Institute （the HYI）. As he wrote, only in Beijing could he do his beloved research on Buddhist texts in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chi- nese. At the SII, he received American students sent by the HYI, as well as young scholars from various countries who came to study Buddhist texts. This paper will present this well- known academic story, based on Stael-Holstein＇s correspondence that is preserved at the Harvard-Yenching Library, of which most is in English, but some are in German, French and Russian.     

BUDDHA＇S BLESSING WITH MERCIFUL RAIN - A Record of the Visit of the 1 lth Panchen Lama to Yushu

Editor＇s comments： After the Yushu earthquake of April 14th with a magnitude of 7.1, the 11th Panchen Lama sent a consolatory letter with his donation of 100 thousand Yuan to the people of all nationalities in Qinghai Province in conjunction with his requirement that all monks in the Tashilunpo Monastery （which is his home monastery） to pray for the victims of the disaster. On April 20th he held a religious convention in the Xihuangsi Temple in Beijing to release the souls of those people who lost their lives during the catastrophe from purgatory.     

The Analysis of Lin Yutang’s Humor

Lin Yutang is called the master humorist in China.He advocates humor and spiritual literature in his magazine Lun Yu(Analects)which attracts essays and readership.His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English makes him one of the most influential writers of his generation,and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English are bestsellers in the West.Humor is a distinctive feature in his works.In his book,he uses humor as he sees appropriate,and through humor he criticizes social realities,depicts characters and introduces original expressions,etc.His humor can be related to some aspects in his life.In this paper,I will briefly analysis Lin’s sense of humor and how Lin’applies humor in his works.     

The Lingering Affections OF A JOURNALIST

正A story in which a photographer helped a Tibetan girl to obtain treatment from doctors during his interviews in Tibet Autonomous Region was moved to a stage performance in the Grand National Theatre.Although this photographer has left Tibet many years ago,he is still the"prototype"of this stage performance.