THE TIBETAN ANTELOPE——TRAVEILER ACROSS THEROOF OF THE WORLD

<正>We stand on a ridge at 5200m in the Changtang or‘Northern Plain' of the Tibet Autonomous Region.The grey-brown and barren hills around us are alive with thousands of Tibetan antelope or chiru,known also as tsi.     

＂The Excellences of the Republic＂ Produced on the Roof of the World

Since its peaceful liberation, Tibet, at the roof of the world, has been keeping abreast with the motherland to constantly renew its progress.     

“世界屋脊”上的湿地

人们都称西藏高原是“世界屋脊”;那么它的西部,峰峦叠嶂、百川奔突于万仞丛中的阿里,就是“世界屋脊的屋脊”。     

THE TINY PAINTINGS OF THE BUDDHIST WORLD——A RECORD OF LIU ENJUN AND HIS TSAKA PAINTINGS

<正>EDITOR'S COMMENTARY This special column consists of devoted fans of Tibetan culture. They have spent their life,their energy and their finances to eagerly collect and preserve unique Tibetan traditional culture while virtually also enjoying the spiritual and material happiness which those treasures bring to them.From now on,this journal is going to invite Chen Dan to contribute her detailed and delicate stories about collectors of Tibetan artifacts one by one,     

THE “RUSSIAN LAND” AND THE FORMATION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE ANCIENT RUSSIAN STATE

The author retraces, on the basis of extensive written sources, the formation of the territory of the ancient Russian “independent semi-states” on the vast expanse of the Eastern European Plain. His conclusions, which show that the problem of the study of the formation of state territory is not at all the same as the study of ethnic territory, particularly colonization, confirm that the territory of the ancient Russian state was formed not with the appearance in Kiev of Oleg and Igor but as a result of a long internal process that commenced long before that event and continued for centuries after. (The translation was prepared by James R. Gibson of York University, Toronto.)     

THE WORLD’S HIGHEST HYDROPOWER STATION GOES INTO PRODUCTION

<正>To those people living on the snowy plateau,this year's winter is no longer cold since a huge hydropower station went into production,providing power toward the electricity supply of Tibet.On November 23rd,2014,the Zangmu Hydropower Station,going through eight years'construction and being invested with a total 9.6 billion Yuan,was formally put into production.This     

THE “DREAMWORK” OF TIBETAN CHILDREN

<正>Editor's Note:In the1980s,the State Council made a strategic decision to set up Tibetan classes and schools in the mainland to solve Tibet's serious shortage in talent,not to mention its poorer educational basis.In September of 1985,the first group of Tibetan elementary school graduates,mainly of Tibetan nationality,went to study in the mainland,setting     

THE FORMATION OF “TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNITIES”

This article will explore the multicultural challenges resulting from increasing numbers of migrant workers and foreign (non‐Chinese) brides in Taiwan, and discuss how such outside cultural influences create new forms of cultural expression, identity and citizenship. It will further describe experiences and present theories specific to Taiwan’s experience. Research on “transnational communities” is fairly advanced in Taiwan. “Transnational communities” in Taiwan are expected to “assimilate” quickly into mainstream Taiwanese society, and personal cultural needs and influences are largely ignored. These communities continue to remain isolated from mainstream Taiwanese society, thus making them “invisible” to society as a whole. Therefore, this research hopes to encourage research into “transnational communities” within the field of cultural policy studies and provide a basic picture of the cultural influence and development of these communities in Taiwan.     

“THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MARITIMES”: A REAPPRAISAL

Will the post-9/11 environment revive Canada–US intelligence cooperation and catalyze a security community? A comparative study based on intelligence principles, ideas, norms, orientations, and institutions drawn from the literature predicts cooperation but not necessarily a security community, owing to different (a) histories, (b) security interpretations/agenda placements, (c) political and legislative cultures, (d) degrees of public acceptance, and (e) domestic–international inclinations. Waning British influences, evaporating Anglo-Saxon identities, and changing strategic interests compel Canada to play Thomas Hughes's butcher role, and the US the more encompassing intelligence-policy maker role.     

秘鲁时间的迷城

秘鲁,是野生动物的天堂,鸬鹚、火烈乌、鲣乌、鹈鹕、海鸥、仿佛是色彩魔方里的一块块拼图,用鲜艳的羽毛讲述着绚丽的自然之谜,而数以万计、不同种类的动物在这谜一般的土地上生息繁衍,谜一般地和睦共处了千万年。     

一路探戈到南极

几只傻乎乎的企鹅居然朝我走过来,但根据《南极条约》我只能选择退让,保持着“礼貌”的拜访距离。于是,你退我进,你进我退,外来者和“本地绅士”跳起南极探戈,虽然彼．此之间距离不够亲密,但对于来自南北半球最遥远距离的宾主双方来说,这已经是最“热情”的探戈了。     

天下第一奇松 九龙松

<正>中国是龙的故乡,2012年又恰逢龙年,一时间,龙年看龙景成为热点。在中国,以龙命名的名胜多不胜数,但在离北京非常近的河北省丰宁满族自治县,有一棵非常奇特的千年古松树——九龙松,绝对值得一看。     

定州古城,采风漫步踏方舟

<正>定州市是河北省保定市最南部的—个县级市,历史文化名城。该市西南距北京196公里,东北距石家庄68公里,西北距保定市区56公里。京深高速公路、京广铁路穿境而过。唐河、孟良河、沙河自西向东过境。定州拥有5000年的历史积淀,自古为华北重镇。商代在这里建立方国,春秋时期齐相管仲在此筑城。公元400年始称定州,后历代设州置府。如今,城内开元寺塔巍然矗     

THE BOXER ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

正Though the Tibet boxing team might be rarely heard of,Sonam Norbu,a national master sportsman from the first Tibet boxing team with a weight of 52 kilograms,has won a gold medal for the 2011 National Youth Fight,a bronze medal for the 2012 National Championship,and another bronze medal for the 2013 National Championship.The Tibet boxing team is still young today.Asked why he chose to be a boxer,     

PLANTING TREES ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

正In China,legend says that animals choose different trees to inhabit.In Nagqu,situated on the northern area of the Tibet Autonomous Region,trees are nowhere to be seen,and birds often share holes underground with mice and rabbits.Nagqu means"black river"in Tibetan.The place is situated     

NOMADIC FAMILIES ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

正On an unforgiving land situated at an altitude of over 5,000 meters upon northern Tibet is a group of ethnic Tibetans who are keeping on with their nomadic traditions inherited from their ancestors.They are accompanied with yaks and sheep as they live on the land,but the tide of modernization has brought them     

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.     

点亮“世界屋脊的屋脊”

The new era has brought record-breaking miracle after record-breaking miracle for this snowy plateau.When electrical workers activated the powerline network stretching over a thousand kilometers via the Par 220 kV Power Transformation Station to the county seat of Ngari Prefecture,the Tibet Autonomous Region’s lack of power in its remotestregions was forever gone at the flip of a switch.