THE WRITER YANGDRON:TIBETAN FEMALES AND MY VIEW OF LITERARY EXPRESSION ON TIBET

正Yangdron,a Tibetan female,graduated from the Chinese Department of Beijing University.Having joined the Association of Chinese Writers in 1997,her short stories won the Literary Creation Prize for Chinese Ethnic Minorities.Some of her works have been included by the Collection of Excellent Works of China's Contemporary Tibetan Writers,Tibet New Stories,and Listen to Tibet,and some were translated into English and published in the USA.In 1994,The Sexless Gods,the first novel written by     

IN LOVE WITH TIBET:MY LIFE IN THE FARAWAY AND BEAUTIFUL TOWNSHIP OF KANGYUL

Editor＇s Note：
In 2002 a special class was established in Minzu University of China. It recruited non-Tibetan high school graduates from the hinterland. After graduation, the students would work on some basic tasks below county level in Tibet Autonomous Region to serve local economic and social development. Upon graduation, these young men were to be sent to places, which were completely unfamiliar to them. How would they face difficulties in work and life？ Could they stick to their tasks？     

TIBET AND TIBETAN CULTURE IN MY EYES

<正>Tibet Autonomous Region is a place of spectacular scenic beauty.I have had the privilege of visiting it four times.In addition,I have visited quite a few Tibetan areas outside Tibet,including in Qinghai,Sichuan,Gansu,and Yunnan.My visits to the Tibetan areas of China span the years 1985 to 2011.     

THE HISTORIC TRANSFORMATION OF TIBET SINCE 1959 IN MY EYES

正The year marking the 70th anniversary since the founding of the People's Republic of China just so happens to be the 60th anniversary of the democratic reform of Tibet, during which over one million serfs were emancipated. Sixty years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the various ethnicities living in Tibet were able to overthrow the armed     

MY EXPERIENCE DURING THE PEACEFUL LIBERATION OF TIBET

EDITOR'S NOTE: Puncog Zhaxi was born in 1924 in Amao, Qinghai Province. in 1951, when he was 28,he was involved in the signing of the 17-Article Agreement, which later won the support of the 14thDalai Lama, and helped to accomplish the peaceful liberation of Tibet.When the People's Republic of China wasfounded on October 1, 1949, the CentralPeople's Government called for the localgovernment of Tibet (known in Tibetanas Gaxag) to send a delegation to peacetalks in Beijing. Encourage…     

CULTURAL RELICS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MONASTERIES

TibetanBuddhistmonasteriesflourishedfor500yearsfromthe10thtoteh15thcentury.Duringthisperiod,theNyingma,Gadang,Sagya,GagyaandGelugSectsarose,andeachconstructeditsownmonasteries.Aninvestigationconductedinthelate1950srevealedthatthemonasteriesnumberedsome2,600,includingfamous.monasterlessuchasJokhang,Toding,Sagya,Curpu,Zhigungti,Garma,Gandain,Zhaibung,Sera,PalkorandTaschilhunpo.TheJokhang,SamyeandSagyaMonasterieswereallbuiltonflatland,andeachhassutraandBuddhahalls,Othermonasterieswerebu…     

ON THE NUMBER AND SIZES OF ANIMALS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES

This paper presents a method for dealing with unpaired skeletal elements in order to approach the questions of (1) how many animals are represented in an assemblage; and (2) how large these individuals were. The method is designed for use with fish remains and can easily be extended to paired elements. It is shown how the interplay between the data appropriate to the solution of both problems may be compared in order to provide a method of verification of the results arrived at by standard methods of assessment of the minimum number of individuals.     

MONASTERIES OF THE JONANG SECT IN GOLOG

An investigation of Golog revealed that seven monasteries of the Jonang Sect have survived centuries of changes. The investigation, conducted in the summer of 1998, lasted for 50 days.When Lama Qoiboin had completed his study in the Gartu Monastery in Garze, Sichuan Province, he built the first monastery of the Nyingma Sect in Golog in 1493. Residents had previously worshiped the Bon religion. Lamas with the Garma Gagyu, Jonang and Gelug Sects followed suit in building their own monast…     

60 YEARS OF CHANGES IN MY HOMETOWN

正"I come from the town of Zari, one of the six towns in the Luntse County of Lhoka City that line the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region, not too far away from the nationally famous town of Yulmed."     

NUMBER OF TIBETAN ANTELOPES IN TIBET EXCEEDS 200,000

With the Tibet Autonomous Region's increasing efforts and initiatives to protect wildlife in recent years,the Tibetan antelope population in Tibet has increased from around 50,000 in the 1990s to over 200,000 today.The number of Tibetan wild donkeys has increased from around 50,000 to around 90,000.The number of black-necked cranes has increased from less than 3,000 to around 8,000.The number of wild yaks has increased to around 10,000.Populations of snow leopards,rock sheep and other wild animals have also seen a marked recovery.     

THE CHRONOLOGY OF MONKS MOUND

Abstract

Monks Mound is the largest single Native American construction in North America. The mound sits at the center of the Cahokia site, and interpretations of its construction and use are fundamental for understanding how Mississippian peoples created mounds and landscapes. In the past, researchers speculated that Monks Mound was both one of the oldest and longest-lived monuments at Cahokia. Using a Bayesian computer model that incorporates both archaeological information and radiocarbon dates, I argue the mound is younger and was built more rapidly than previously thought. The mound likely was built in two very rapid efforts spanning fewer than twenty years. This analysis shows Cahokian society could mobilize vast quantities of labor for short periods, which may have inhibited institutionalized, transgenerational sociopolitical hierarchies.     

TIBET,A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND MY HOMETOWN

<正>In retrospect,when I left my hometown 23 years ago,there was a bitter-sweet taste in my heart.Looking around the small and narrow lanes in Lhasa,beggars and homeless dogs were here and there at that time.Beggars would come and ask for food.The wind would blow dust,pieces of paper,plastic,and other things     

NOTES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION

正Children are the future of our country.The development of preschool education significantly marks the advancement of social civilization.Since the 12th Five-Year(2011-2015)Plan was implemented,bilingual education in Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR)nursery schools has realized remarkable improvement.Up to the end of 2015,2.39 billion yuan have been allocated to build a total of 882 nursery schools and conduct their enrollment,as     

THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN TIBET

In the past, a letter sent from Tibet to inland China often took almost half a year to arrive. In Tibet, people had to walk a long way, and then waited in a long queue for access to a fixed phone. Because of the poor state of telecommunications in Tibet in those early days, people in Tibet heard and saw little of the wonderful world outside. This in turn created an even greater apparent distance between Tibet and that outside world.     

建国以来新疆人口时空动态变化特征及其成因分析

分析得出,建国以来,新疆人口年均增长率2.79%,明显高于全国平均水平1.54%,属于人口快速增长地区。各族人口增长率有很大的差距,汉族、回族和满族人口的年均增长率远高于全疆和全国同期的增长水平;维吾尔族、哈萨克族、柯尔克孜族、蒙古族、锡伯族、塔吉克族、乌孜别克族、达斡尔族人口的年均增长率,高于全国平均水平,而低于全疆平均水平;俄罗斯族和塔塔尔族人口逐年减少。新疆人口分布的空间变化规律总体分布趋势为西密东疏,北多南少;冲洪积扇缘绿洲地带多,盆地中心稀少。新疆人口密度明显增加,高值区的范围在不断扩大,低值区的范围在缩小。     

西藏滑雪登山:感受冰雪上的速度与激情

October 30,2021,the National Ski Mountaineering Invitational Competition(one of a series of activities of the 19th China’s Tibet Mountaineering Convention)kicked off at Luodui Peak,Damxung County of Lhasa City.This was the first event of its kind organized by the Tibet Autonomous Region to construct a competitive platform for professional skiers,upgrade their competitive capacities and skills.     

2016 FORUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TIBET

正The 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet officially ended in Lhasa on July 8th.Around 130 scholars and experts from more than twenty countries gathered in the region's capital to witness the development of Tibet.Up to now,this forum has been held for five years,and the number of representatives     

CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF THE CASPIAN SEA AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FORECASTING THEM

A second paper devoted to problems of predicting the future level of the Caspian Sea attempts, as did the first, to discount overly simplistic explanations for its nearly century-long decline and recent slight rise. Long-term climatic changes within the drainage basin of the Caspian and the resultant change in discharge of tributary rivers are proposed as the basic mechanism controlling sea level fluctuations and not, as argued in the popular press, tectonic movements, groundwater discharge variations, or the damming of the Kara-Bogaz-Gol. Various models for predicting future levels are compared, although no specific forecasts are made (translated by Andrew R. Bond).