Four Holy Lakes in the Tibetan-Inhabited Areas

EDITOR'SNOTE:lnthemindoftheTibetans,mountainsrepresentthemaleaspectsofnature,whileIakesrepresentthefemale.Botharecon-sideredholyandarenottobeharmedinanyway.TheTibetan-inhabitedareasaredottedwithfourmajorholylakes:LakeMapamYumco,LakeYamzhogYumco,LakeNamCo,andQinghaiLake.ManyTibetanlegendsandfolktaleinvolvethesefoursacredlakes.BoSoMofTffEMoTHffi.LegendhasitthatMilhaRibaandNaruBenqoinfoughtalongtheshoresofLakeMapamYumcoforcontroloftheKangdeseMountainRange.ItwasMilhaRibawhowonin…     

Silkworm Cultivation in the Snowland

MulberrytreesarecommonlyseeninsilkproducingareassuchasWuxiandSuzhouinJiangsuProvince.WhetherthereissuchtreeinTibethasalwaysbeenatodds.DuringourvisittoNyangohRiverarea,wesetfoottoanisletwheretheriveremptiesintotheYarlungZangboRiver.There,weeyewitnessedagiantmulberrytreetoweringoverthesurroundingareaataheightof30meters.Itissothickthateightpeoplecouldhugithandinhand.LocalpeoplesaidthatthismulberrytreewasplantedtherebyTangPrincessWencheng.Accordingtohistorybooks.PrincessWenchengofChina'sTa…     

Homeland In the Snowland

Modern Tibetans cherish a natural love for the great nature and this love turns out to be even deeper than their predecessors who lived and multiplied in this region for so many centuries.Lhalu Wetland: Oxygen BarThe residents of Lhasa take great pride in the Lhalu Wetland within the city. Skirted by Damn Road West, the wetland covers a total area of 6.2 square km, or 11.7 percent of the total area of     

A Faithful Daughter of the Snowland

EDITOR'SNOTE:SpringcameandweepingwillowsatthefootofthePotalaPalacebeganbudding.However,itsnowedallofasudden,turningtheareaaroundthePalaceintowhitesheet.At4:35ontheafternoonofMarch25,Yamzin,aTibetanjournalist,diedatthetenderageof36tothedeepgriefofXinhuaNewsAgency,journalistsinTibetandallthosewhoknewher.YamzinwasbornintoapoorpeasantfamilyinXigaze.In1978,shebecameoneof40TibetanstudentswhopassedtheexaminationsforstudyintheMiddleSchoolAttachedtotheCentralEthnicinstituteinBeijing.Plantin…     

Dainzin Sings the Pride Of the Snowland

WhenDainzinfromTibetwonthefirstsingingprizeattheAprilnationalcontestheldinNannin2.theGuan2xiZhuanRAutonomousRegion,hehasbeenwinnerforthreetimesinnationalcontests.ForTibetanartists,heistheonlyonetohavethepride.BorninBainang,Xigaze,in1962,Dainzinlovedsingin…     

圣洁的雪雕

<正>在天寒地冻的北国,不仅有漫天皆白的林海雪原,晶莹剔透的冰灯,还有圣洁曼妙的雪雕。在黑龙江省哈尔滨市的太阳岛公园,举办的国际雪雕大赛,引来世界各国的雪雕高手。他们各展身手,大显才华,创作出了精妙的雪雕作品,一时间成为了许多旅游者争相观赏的奇葩。由于,雪雕作品只能够在天气寒冷的条件下存在,所以,它们便成为了冰雪世界里受人青睐的景观。这也可以说是北国的一种稀有旅游     

Lakes in Tibet

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Passing the Holy Lake

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Age-Old Holy Dance in Tongren County

EDITOR'SNOTE:LeruireferstofolkrecreationalactivitiesconductedeachJunemainlyinTongrenCounty,HuannanTibetAutonomousPrefecture,QinghaiProvince,butalsoindozensofvillagesinJianza,Degui,Xunhuaandsomeothercounties.Theseactivitieshaveahistoryofabout2,000yearsandaresaturatedwithreligious,historicalandfolkculturalsignificance,showingtheindustriousness,braveryandwisdomoftheTibetanrace.Suhuri,Sihejie,NianduhuVillageshavethelongesthistoryindoingthis.Leruifeaturesdancingtotheaccompanimentofsingin…     

Holy Mountain of Qomolangmo

Qomolangmo is the 3rd Goddess in the eyes of the Tibetans, and since 1966 I have had the chance to stay there on eight occasions for a total of eight years. During this period, I was nurtured by her "milk", breathed the fresh air, and enjoyed the hada (referring to "flag clouds" there) that the mountain hoisted.Qomolangmo is the least contaminated place on earth. In the spring of 1975, geologist Liu Dongsheng proposed undertaking a research project entitled "Evolution of the Environment in the