HISTORY ENGRAVED ON THE STONES-Tubo Stone Inscription in Lhodrak——The 2~(nd) Record of Archeological Studies in Lhodrak

<正>Lhodrak Town is a small town on the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR) in China.This is a peaceful and beautiful town stretching from east to west along the Lhodrak River between a mountain and the river.The Xungqu River of Lhodrak runs day and night from the town to the distant border.The end of the downtown of the county seems to be the end of the access.Nevertheless,a single road suddenly appears before you,zigzagging to the village and surrounded by rich forest.In the morning when the fog is still lying on the land,we have     

THREE DAYS IN CHANGTANG

<正>Day One It was August 2013 when I first arrived in Changtang as a volunteer for WCS China.As our car was approaching the grassland,the air smelled a bit different,with the cool breeze of snowy mountains and the brisk smell of the prairie.When I saw the first Tibetan antelope holding her magnificent horns proudly high and staring at us for a while,I felt I was living in a dream.This was my first impression of Changtang.     

NYINPA BOYS RIDING ON THE CLIFF

<正>To the southeast of Nyinpa,a village sitting in a narrow valley,there is a halfhanging rock on the mountainside.That is the"signal rock"on which the whole village depends.Only on top of that rock can one get any cellphone signal.Bathed in the evening glow,I dialed the number of a Thangka painter,Trinley,on that very rock,and soon,his sonorous voice came through.A student of Lama Tsesha,Master of the Manthang Painting School     

Discussion on the Symbolic Meanings of The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea is a novella which is created by American modern fictions writer Hemingway in 1952. And it is also the author＆#39;s last published novel during his lifetime. Once it appeared, it caused a strong international reper-cussions and set off a burst of＆quot;Hemingway hot＆quot;in literary circles at that time. It tells a story of Cuban fisherman Santiago who did not catch any fish in eighty-four sequential days. And at that case, he finally caught a big marlin by himself. But the fish is too big, he took three days to drag it exhausted and tied up in the side of his boat. However, fortune is fickle, he attacked by sharks repeatedly in the return journey. Finally, he returned to harbour with only a head, a tail and a spine of the fish. In such difficult conditions, Santiago went to sea again with a child.     

AN ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDY at Khrom Chen Cemetery in Lhatse

<正>Driving northeast from the downtown of Lhatse County,the car sped further towards the north bank of the Yarlung Zangpo River.The flat national road has already changed into a dirt road threaded between villages.The car passes in a cloud of dust.Looking into the distance,the vehicle on the other riverbank looked     

SNOW LEOPARD:THE BIG CAT ROAMING THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

<正>Crouching on the grassy slope,I almost forgot to breath.I could hear my own frantic heartbeat.Everyone was looking in the same direction through his binoculars.On the tip of a hill some 800meters away,there was a cat-shaped head.The head turned a little,and we saw a perfectly round profile.The beast got up,and jumped off the     

A BEGGAR BECOMES A STATE PUBLIC SERVANT

<正>Today an old man,who was previously begging on the street,becomes a free person without any worries about food and accommodation.The former slave has become a public servant of the state.60 years ago he always had a hungry stomach,but today he has a happy life.Tsega, the old Tibetan man,has endless stories recalling his more than half a century of life experiences.     

KUNSUNG DORJE AND HIS TIBETAN MEDICINE CLINIC

<正>In an alley of the town of Lhakhang,Lhozhag County,is a square building with yellow walls and a red roof that distinguishes itself from the surrounding grayish-white folkresidences.The Khutin Lhakhang,a cultural relic preserved from the times of Tubo,is situated in this small town deep in the Himalayas.After over 1,300 years of vicissitudes,the chapel still stands there in     

SCENES IN NGARI

<正>My first pilgrimage to a holy mountain was paid in 2002 to Mt.Niuxin,known as Ami Dongsor meaning the God of All Mountains in the Tibetan language,located in the Mt.Qilian,Qinghai Province.At that moment,I was shocked by the stately holy mountain.A man who gets in close contact with a mountain shares a mutual silence in the end.This silence is for the sake of contemplation and meditation,rather than simple sightseeing.My     

Tradition and the Poetics of Innovation: Sumerian Court Literature of the Larsa Dynasty(c. 2003–1763 BCE). Alter Orient und Altes Testament 339. Münster:Ugarit-Verlag

<正>The main body of the book is divided into four major chapters plus an introduction and a conclusion.Concise as it is,the introduction to the main discussion deals with a series of important methodological issues.First,the subject of the study is defined as the literary texts of the Larsa court(p.1),which