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.     

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     

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.     

DARMA FESTIVAL IN GYANTSE

<正>Stretching into the distance in Gyantse Valley the dark green barley ears stand heavily on the wide land,alongside golden rape flowers that attract beautiful butterflies to dance around them.On the way to Gyantse,bikes,carriages, motorcycles and tractors are carrying farmers and herdsmen from different towns to gather at the Darma grassland square.     

Kite Battle Fought IN LHASA

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

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.     

THE WARM WINTER IN LHASA

正In the view of many people, Lhasa's weather is harsh and cold. This is because it is geographically situated upon the highland and surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges and glaciers. How absolutely bleak such a place must be! Climatically, the city only has around two to three months when the weather is considered relatively favorable for outsiders to visit, but is this really the case?     

HORSE RACE FESTIVAL IN DAMSHUNG

<正>Damshung County,an epitome of Tibet's northern vast grassland,is about 160 kilometers away from Lhasa.The county is famous for having the Mt.Nyanchen Thangiha,the Namtso Lake,and the Horse Race Festival.As one of the main festivals of the county,the Horse Race     

CATERPILLAR FUNGUS FESTIVAL IN TENGCHEN

<正>Since 1999,each year in early August, Tengchen County in east Tibet has been holding the Ralpa Art Festival, which is also regarded as trade festival for caterpillar fungus. Over the last ten years,this festival in the grassland has tended to gradually grow bigger and bigger while its contents become richer and more varied,in conjunction with the increasingly enthusiastic participation of local farmers and herdsmen.Ultimately,the festival has become quite well known.     

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…     

-CHINA GUANGCAI PROGRAM IN TIBET HELD IN LHASA

The activity of China Guangcai Program in Tibet, jointly organized by China Guangcai Society and the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, was held in Lhasa from August 4 to 5, 2013. More than 600 enterprises from 30 provinces all over the country took part in the activity. o During the activity, 229 contracts were signed with a total investment of 361.31 billion Yuan. China Guangcai Founda tion donated 18 million Yuan for the construction of Senior＇s House in Chushur County. China Minsheng Bank donated 40 million Yuan in the next four years for the treatment of children with congenital heart disease in Tibet. Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd donated 11 million Yuan to build a cultural institute in Lhundrup County and two Tibetan clinics respectively in Nagqu and Nyingchi.     

东北过年诱惑 当把关东大先生

<正>出了山海关,就进入东北三省地界。东北的年,过得最是喜庆。"年"在中国人的心中是最大的一个节日,越来越匆忙的生活节奏,让我们把很多传统的习俗简化再简化,年的味道也像一杯久泡的茶越来越淡,许多难忘的年味也就只能飘在我们的记忆中。而放眼银色的东北大地,苍茫而热闹的冬天,雪给一切景致镀上雪白蓬松的轮廓,映着福字的红色灯笼散放着暖洋洋的年味。     

HOME-BASED MEDICAL SERVICES GET POPULAR IN LHASA

正Whenever anybody feels uncomfortable,a doctor,once called,will immediately come to provide his or her services.As part of the new wave of doctors providing their services to smaller communities,"homebased doctors"are gradually being introduced to common civilian homes.At present,Lhasa City has been positively promoted the home-     

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     

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     

拉萨风马飞扬旅舍的故事

In 2007,Wang Fang,a 29-year-old girl from Zhejiang Province,resigned from her lucrative job in a media company and hit the road from Lijiang to Lhasa by riding a bicycle with a couple of friends.She had long been attracted by the freedom of outdoor activities,admiring the lifestyle of being one with nature.That bicycle trip,her first long-distance cycling experience。