黑牦牛帐篷:西藏游牧生活的象征

Black yak-hair tents used to be ubiquitous on the QinghaiTibet Plateau and were once considered the most important symbol of Tibetan pastoralism.They dotted the grasslands beautifully,especially in summer,standing out in verdant valleys and on hillside slopes.     

人类踏上青藏高原的第一步:西藏旧石器时代考古的新成果

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949,tremendous achievements have been made in archaeology in Tibet.A series of new archaeological finds provided important physical evidence for rewriting the ancient history of Tibet,proving eloquently the close connection between Tibetan and mainland Chinese cultures and outlining how Tibetan civilization gradually became part of the Chinese nation as a whole.Starting from this issue,the column will introduce some of the most influential archaeological discoveries.     

俞江:在西藏活成一棵树

On a cold winter night five years ago,Yu Jiang became a tree of Tibetan Khadas.He was surrounded by the troupe of actors he had been working with,and they draped dozens of the ceremonial scarves around his neck as a token of their gratitude and blessing.     

关于无人区科考的讨论

In the late 1990 s,I participated in several trips conducted by the Northern Tibet No Man's Land Scientific Expedition Team as the team reporter.The northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region is known as Changtang in Tibetan,which means open spaces in the north.State-sponsored scientific expeditions have been conducted there since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.     

吐蕃的遗产,敦煌的缘分

Now let’s turn our attention to Dunhuang in the Hexi Corridor,the home of the Mogao Grottoes.What position does it hold in Tibetan history and culture?What does it reveal of the formation and development of the Chinese nation as a whole?The area around Dunhuang was called Sanwei in ancient times.     

世界屋脊上的“最美”医生

Most Tibetan people regard Losar,the Tibetan New Year,as a time for families to come together,but Tsering Pedron instead spends her time treating patients at the Ngari People's Hospital in Ngari Prefecture.I recognize the importance of seeing one's family during the New Year and other key festivals,but if I purely give my time to my family,who else would be there for my patients should they need me?said Tsering Pedron,who is the Ob-Gyn director of the hospital.She has only gone home to see her family and celebrate the holiday once since 1993.     

达娃卓玛的高原香水梦

An entrepreneur has created a new Tibetan perfume brand in Tibet,and she expects to help more people under critical economic conditions with part of the profit.Unlike many young Tibetans longing for a stable job in the public sector after graduating from college,Lhasa entrepreneur Dawa Drolma is living out her dream.     

藏北高原的红色记忆与现代发展

The northern reaches of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(often called Changtang in Tibetan),is a place no human can inhabit.Found between the Kunlun and Gangdise mountain ranges at more than 5,000 meters above sea level,the area is well beyond 600,000 square kilometers,one fourth the total of the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.In terms of administrative divisions.     

图书馆长的阅读观

从复旦图书馆馆长任上卸任的葛剑雄,近年来“散书童子”般将他在三地的藏书陆续捐出。电子阅读时代,让他对藏书和阅读部有了新的认识。     

狄青:英雄不怕出身低

功高震主。在封建王朝里,功高者本身是否忠臣,已不重要。宋朝是中国历史上公认武功最弱的时代,自开国以来便不时受到周边少数民族政权的侵扰。当然,宋代军事上的衰弱是统治者重文轻武政策造成的恶果,并不代表当时没有出类拔萃的军人。其实,北宋狄青、南宋岳飞都是从普通士卒成长起来的杰出军事人才。本文就是对狄青传奇人生的一个简单述评。     

藏香生产从家庭走向市场

Incense Production,a Living Fossil of the Culture of Ancient Tibetan Crafts With the heavy ears of highland barley waving in the field and the cool,pure air filled with the fragrance of incense,this village renowned for its incense production emerged in the middle of a valley.The village is called Thonda,the river the Thonchu,and it is located in Thonpa Township,Nyemo County,within Tibet Autonomous Region.Thonda Village is known as the hometown of Thonmi Sambhota.     

一个人和一座城

No matter if situated in a noisy city or the tranquilizing dense forest of a mountain area,Tibetan Buddhist monasteries always share many common features.Palkhor Chode Monastery in Gyantse County,however,is one particular exception.The architecture for the roof of Palkhor Chode Monastery lacks the typical bronze double deer figure on either side of a dharma wheel.     

The Life and Career of Sir William Plumpton from 1404 to 1480

Abstract

Plumpton, an ardent Lancastrian, received protection and patronage from the Percies and was loyal to them throughout his life. He enjoyed exceptional local power from 1438 to 1460 as steward of the Honour of Knaresborough. He served as a JP, an MP, sheriff, and steward of Northumberland's Spofforth and other estates in Yorkshire, as well as overseeing his own lands in four counties. Detailed study of the Knaresborough court rolls and Duchy of Lancaster records led to a re-examination of the dating and interpretation of his officeholding and career, particularly in the 1460s and 1470s. He did not regain the stewardship in 1460s, as was believed, but was re-instated in 1471; he was replaced within a few years, probably because of corruption. Principal officeholders at Knaresborough, 1438–1500, are listed, and further unpublished material includes cases which the litigious Plumpton initiated in King's Bench from 1461. His attitudes, often cheating and ruthless, to friends and family, are examined, and his career compared with those of other members of the gentry; Plumpton's status is examined, this being aided by the findings from a rare unpublished fifteenth-century subsidy roll.     

博物馆策展人:学者艺术鉴赏家展览组织者——屈志仁先生专访

博物馆策展人的素质与能力是博物馆陈列展览特别是专题展览成功的关键因素之一.美国大都会艺术博物馆亚洲艺术部主任、国际著名博物馆策展人屈志仁先生以"忽必烈的时代"展为例指出:博物馆策展人应同时具备学者、艺术鉴赏家与展览组织者的素质与能力,通晓与展览有关的历史学、艺术史、文化史及文物与博物馆学等学科知识,组织、协调从研究策划...     

黑水城所出宋赵德诚家状试释

有“靖康元年□月　日承节郎赵德诚状”等字 ,称之为“状”并无不可 ,但这件文书的归类 ,通过比对《庆元条法事类》所载宋代文书格式 (详下 ) ,可以进一步确定为就是史籍常见的所谓“家状”。这件文书的定名按照敦煌吐鲁番文书整理的习惯 ,应该拟题为《宋靖康元年 (112 6 )保安军德靖寨赵德诚家状》。关于本件的录文和标点 ,有多处值得商榷。1行的“诚” ,从图版看 ,上面缺文至少在四字以上 ,根据《庆元条法事类》所载宋代家状格式 ,首行一般是家状撰者“具官姓名” ,即家状书写人在首行写上自己的官称和姓名。显然 ,1行的“诚”是“赵德诚…     

位卑未敢忘忧国——《蒙古游牧记》著述年代考

《蒙古游牧记》是清代学者张穆研究边疆史地的重要著述,也是清嘉、道之际西北史地学研究的代表作之一,填补了蒙古地志的空白。这部在近代很有影响的著作,其确切撰述年代却经久未定。根据对张穆遗留于世的书信、文集及与其关系密切的学者的相关文献之考订,可以确定《蒙古游牧记》的始撰之年为道光二十五年(1845)。《蒙古游牧记》之撰述年代的确定对研究张穆的学术思想具有重要学术价值。