丹巴古碉建筑文化综览(英文)

The upper reaches of the Three Rivers of western Sichuan~1 is one of the areas which boast ancient Tibetan and Qiang pillboxes. Danba county~2 was and is well known for the architectural culture of ancient pillboxes. The county was hence famed as "the country of a thousand pillboxes." According to the documents I have in hand and the fieldwork I made in the area, the pillboxes of Danba county are the most numerous, widest in distribution, most complete in function and type, and the clearest and longest in historical development among all counties. Danba is the most suitable place for studying ancient pillboxes and also for solving the mystery of the architectural culture of ancient pillboxes in the area of the Three Rivers.     

千禧龙年话龙画

Dragon,in Chinese traditional beliefs,is the highest fairy beast,which is the symbol of luck and happiness.It has been the everlasting subjec tin painting for a long time.Especially in the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty,the dragon painting approached to its climax.Obviously, the profound meaning in the dragon painting is rather complicated.Examined from all angles of Chinese Culture,it reflects the unique Chinese thought and traditional belief.     

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.     

EDA MENPA'S MAJOR SHIFT

正The mountains with their snowy blankets are covered by the setting sun's long shadows,giving the peaks an utterly majestic quality.The sprinkling of white clouds seem close enough for people to just reach out and grab them and hover both in the sky as well as within the hearts of anyone who witnesses their beautiful splendor.Then there is a single winding road like the tail of a long dragon extending directly to the end of the horizon.The     

评《古文字构形学》

The present paper is a review of the Morphology of Ancient Chinese Writing by LiuZhao and at the same time puts forward some ideas on theoretical problems of the morphology of ancientChinese writing.Firstly,the theoretical research on Chinese characters should be based upon thedeep-going study of Chinese characters themselves,and a good grounding in the basic skill for decipheringancient characters constitutes the necessary precondition of constructing theories on ancient writing.Secondly,theoretical st...     

RONKHON TSERING SAMDRUP AND YU NNAN TEA IN TIBET

The trade between Yunnan and Tibet has continued for a long time. In modern Shangri-La, there is an ancient town called Dukezong. In Chinese historical literature, it is recorded as East Iron Bridge Town. Dukezong is an important place for Yunnan- Tibet trade. Yunnan is the home of tea and Tibetans have long had the habit of drinking tea everyday. Yunnan is situated adjacent to Tibet;     

梅瓶三绝

The plum vases, one with a white dragon design over the blue ground of Yuan dynasty, one with a design of Xiao He chasing Han Xin in the moonlight in underglaze blue of the late Yuan and early Ming, and the other with pine, bamboo, and plum designs in underglaze red in the Ming dynasty under Hongwu‘s reign, are three important pieces in Yuan and Ming dynasties in Jiangsu Province. They might be rated as the three treasures in the Chinese porcelain world for their unique characteristics.     

古代灯具的收藏

The electric light is widely used nowadays. Can you image what our ancestors used for lighting and what they are like? Actually, the Chinese ancient lamp has a long and splendid history. The ancient lamp becomes more and more important with the continuous excavations of fine lamps and the popularity of collection. This article tells us the brief history of Chinese lamp and the categories and characteristics of each period.     

Trongyul, a Beautiful Land in North Tibet

The Lhamo Monastery Town,a small town known as the "center of the south" in ancient times,lies at the junction of Gansu,Qinghai and Sichuan.The town is divided into two parts by a stream known as White Dragon River.     

Millennium Celebrations of King Gesar

King Gesar has been circulating among Tibetans for some 1,000 years or more.The longest epic in the world, passed down through the ages in the oral form, has even drawn the concern of the international community. UNESCO has approved activities in honor of the millennium of the epic. Public opinion hails this as a major event important for the protection of traditional Tibetan culture and the promotion of various ethnic groups in the world.The epic is a concentration of ancient tales, legends, sayings, and various kinds of folk arts. Thus far, 150 volumes have been located; they contain some 1.5 milion lines.     

“所愁晓漏促，不恨灯销柱”——记青铜人骑兽形灯座

The ancient Chinese lamp is an example of the perfect unity of visual art and applied fine art. Ingeniously conceived and elaborately made, this lamp is shaped as a man riding a beast, which is the excellent one of the lamps found so far. Well-documented, this author begins from the function of the lamp stand and the main characteristic of the shape to conduct a systematic study.     

民间石雕艺术

Chinese folk stone sculpture has long history in people's material and spiritual life, most of which are made by unknown craftsmen.They are of great value on art and historic culture to display splendid technique, tricky design and admirable creativity of ancient Chinese craftsmen. As to the use of stone sculpture, it can be used as the part and decoration of the architecture, formed to serve the religion or practical utensil for daily use or appreciation, which is might be called a grand book.     

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.     

良渚文化玉琮为何上大下小

Zong, as a popular kind of ancient jade, is one of the important ritual vessels in the preliminary age. Zong‘s shape is a cube with a hole drilled through the center, which is square outside and round inside, big-headed and small-ended. It reflects the naive worldview and belief in the preliminary age. The ritual function and witchcraft determine the shape of Zong.     

A SALUTE TO THE NORTHERN TIBET AN HIGHLAND RECORD OF THE QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY PATROL TEAM

Extending for 1,956 kilometers from Xi’ning of Qinghai in the east to the city of Lhasa in the west,the Qinghai-Tibet Railway traverses the broad highland as well as a deserted no-man’s land in the Northern Tibet.As the highest and the longest railway in the world,it employs multiple security measures,the most ancient of which is to maintain a watch by employing human overseers. This involves a unique group,the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Patrol Team that undertakes this special task.The team carries out a strict management with military discipline.Every day,the patrol team members work hard in this lonely and deserted place.Once you take the Qinghai-     

Mountains That Screen Lhasa

The ancient city of Lhasa sits in a basin screened by high mountains that, Ithink, are holy. When I mentioned what was on my mind to a senior Tibetan, he agreed with me, explaining that these mountains face the city with their peaks as a token of respect for Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. The only exception, he added, is the Chagyia Garbo (Droppings of White Eagle) Mountain on the southern bank of the Lhasa River. As it faces the holy city with its back, a ritual is held on the 29th day of the second Tibetan month each year to bom-     

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.     

The Lunar January Monlam in the Lhamo Monastery

The Lhamo Monastery Town,a small town known as the "center of the south" in ancient times, lies at the junction of Gansu,Qinghai and Sichuan.The town is divided into two parts by a stream known as White Dragon River.In the northwest is the Town of the Lhamo Monastery,belonging to Luchu County,Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province.In the southeast is the Nam Monastery Town,belonging to the Ruoergai County,Aba Prefecture of Sichuan Province.     

TIBETAN TREASURES REBUILD THE MEMORY OF ANCIENT TIBETAN SHANGSHUNG CIVILIZATION

正Ngari Prefecture of Tibet,the so-called"Roof of the World",where the mountains and waters originate,is known for bringing out the ancient secret Shangshung civilization."Shangshung"is a word from the ancient Shangshung language."Shang"is the name of an ancient tribe,and"Shung"stands for"place"or"valley".According to historical records,the Kingdom of Shangshung came into being as early as