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<正>A Study in the Relations between India and China with Regard to Tibet(1904-1914)This is a translated book originally written by British scholar Alastair Lamb and translated by Liang Junyan,proofread by Zhang Yun.Alastair Lamb applies full use of various archives,letters,articles,blue books,and maps to narrate the history of the relationship between China and India with regard to Tibet.He analyzes political policies and practices concerning Tibet and the effectiveness of either the Chinese or British governments in the region from 1904 to 1914.The     

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Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bnlukpa The author,Dr.Thalho from the Ethnology and Anthropology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,wrote this book based on his wide-ranging and extensive study of historic literature in Chinese,Tibetan,Manchu and English.He sought to systematically analyze the complicated and uneasy relationship between Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bulukpa(today’s Bhutan).He offers a profound analysis of how the tributary system     

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Mongolian-Tibetan Relations: Political VolumeAs one of the series books published under the general title of Mongolian-Tibetan Relations, the book was authored by Chen Qingying, who spent dozens of years devoting to Tibetan education and Tibetan studies. He lived and worked in Tibet for many years and has pro-     

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“A Forum on the Social Development of Ti-bet in the 21st Century”This is one of the series books entitled“Selected Theses onTibetan Social,Economic and Cultural Studies”More than 20 theses concerning social development of Tibetwere included in this book.It consists of four parts:—the increase of income of Tibetan farmers and herdsmenand the construction of a comparatively well-off society in Tibet;—the social development of Tibet;     

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Tibetan Race and Eastern Tibet CivilizationAuthored by Shi Shu, the book probes into the source of Tibetan race and its relations with the ancient civilization in the Henduan mountainous area in eastern Tibet.The book is divided into six chapters. The first chapter is devoted to ancient civilization of eastern Tibet; the second chapter to the source of the Tibetan race plus related stories; the third chapter to the source and ties between Mo tribe and tribes in the Henduan mountainous area; the fifth chapter to Yi people in the Henduan mountainous area in ancient time; and the sixth chapter to concluding remarks.The 32-mo book, running to 235,000 words, has been published by the Sichuan People's Publishing House and is priced at 32 Yuan per copy.     

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TIBETAN OPERA AND SORCERER CULTUREAuthored by Liu Kai, the book is a collection of treatises on Tibetan opera and the sorcerer culture in,Amdo, Yushu, Regong and Gannan, which the authorpublished over the past 20 years. The 32-mo book, running to 710,000 words and priced at 13 Yuan per copy,has been published by the China Opera PublishingHouse.SERIES BOOK ON TIBETThe series Of books are published to satisfy theneed Of readers for knowledge about Tibet, especiallyTibeta…     

Rural Management——The Way Out for Tibetan Rural Areas

Tibetan towns and villages are the remotest areas in China regional society. The remoteness is evident in two aspects： （i） the natural environment; located in the southwestern frontier of China, as the core of the ＂the Third Extreme＂, Tibet claims to be the farthest area in terms of space, altitude and distance -- and com- pared with towns, this is really true of the villages, （z） the social environment; with the rapid development of Tibet＇s tourist industry in recent years, people tend to focus more on Tibet, but mainly on such cities as Lhasa, Shigatse and Tsetang. Beyond people＇s attention, towns and villages stay far away not only from those socio-economically and culturally developed areas but also from the focus of intensive social development.     

A Pioneer in Social Studies in Tibet

In May 1942, Li Youyi published his book on Han-Bo trade and the economic and educational organizations in Tibetan lamaseries. With 60 years devoted to Tibetan studies, Li is indeed a pioneer in the field. Now, aged 90, he is widely regarded as a sociologist who pioneered social studies in Tibet.Li entered Tibet in 1944 together with Shen Zonglian, Liu Shengqi and Li Maoyi. They belonged to the Office in Charge of Tibetan Affairs, stationed in Lhasa by the Nationalist government. The decision was made following the     

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Contemporary Chinese Literature on Tibet The book is authored by Wang Quan.This is an extensive book that provides an overall study of how Tibetan and Chinese writers joined together to build a contemporary Tibetan literature. The writer not only makes a profound comment on well-known works in simple language,but also reviews many books that are     

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正A Pictorial of Tibet History This book is co-edited by Chen Qingying,Dondrub Wangbum,Sherab Nyima,the late Liao Dongfan,Zhang Xiaoming,and Zhou Aiming.It is comprised of 95 historical accounts together with hundreds of pictures and brief explanations,telling the history of Tibet from ancient times to the peaceful liberation in 1951 with the general theme being how Tibetan civilization     

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ＂TREASURE IN THE SNOW-LAND＂

On March 28th, 2010, the 51st anniversary of the emancipation of the million serfs in Tibet, an exhibition on the theme ＇Treasures in the Snow.land, witnessing Tibetan History and Promoting Tibetan Culture＂ taking place in the newly built Museum of Tibetan Culture in the China Tibetology Research Center, Beijing. Over 100 leaders, experts and academics from related state departments, the Tibet Autonomous Region, relevant research institutes,     

PHOTOS ON TIBETAN CULTURE

Here is my congratulation on the publication of Photos on Tibetan Culture. Containing 1,600 photos, supported by 200,000 words, this is a rare work of its kind published in China.Tibet is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory, and the Tibetan culture is a brilliant part of the Chinese national cultural treasure. This photographic work plays a role that books that merely use words to describe Tibetan culture cannot play. When viewed from the historical angle, the existence and evolut…     

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIBETAN AND HAN OPERAS

Tibetan opera is an ethnic and unique theatrical genre in the system of Chinese operas. All the ethnic operas in China are directly or indirectly akin to Han operas, so is Tibetan opera. As a member of the big family, Tibetan opera necessarily absorbs some artistic nutrition from other Chinese operas. As a result, it acquires the common style and some common formal characteristics of Chinese national operas as a whole. The generality just lies on the level of cultural genre and overall flavor, however. As for the entity of the theatrical art itself, Tibetan opera is basically and independently derived from Tibetan culture and art except for some indirect influences from Han operas. During Emperor Qiaulong＇s reign, some leaders of the Qing troops stationed in Tibet used to organize soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu to perform Shaanxi opera in the army In the period of the Republic of China, the office of Commission on Mongolian and Tibetan affairs in Lhasa promoted opera performance to celebrate victory in the Anti-Japanese War, New Year＇s celebrations,     

National Cooperation Conference amongst Tibetan Version Media Was Held in Beijing

From September 18th to 24th,2007,the 10th National Cooperation.Conference for the Tibetan media (which was organized by.the Journal Office of China‘s Tibet) was held in Beijing.Participants from 30 Tibetan language newspapers, journals,Internet websites,administrative organizations and research institutions all took part in the conference.While     

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正The Culture Elements of Central Plains Existing in the Tibetan Ancient Civilization As the leader of this project,Shi Shuo worked together with Zou Libo,Huang Bo,and others for several years to write this book after their overall investigation and study.The first part is based on those cultural relics unearthed in their archeological investigations in Tibet to verify the elements of the     

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Study of Tibetan Language PhoneticsAuthored by Jiang De, this book, the first of its kind ever published in China, comes of six chapters. They are respectively on methods resorted to study phonetics of Tibetan language, distribution of people of the Tibetan ethnic group in history, phonetic system of the Tibetan language, evolution of Tibetan letters, and pronunciation.When writing the book the author took into whole consideration of different dialects prevalent outside Tibet,     

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Tibet to Hold ! ITH Mountaineering Assembly The llth Tibet Mountaineering Assembly is going to be held from Sep.26 to Oct.7. It is aimed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Qomolangma by human beings. The organizers will also hold several mountaineering activities for amateurs to learn mountaineering skills. i,hasa Issued China＇s Firstlmrism Law Lhasa issued the offprint of the Tourism Law of the People＇s Republic of China in August, which is the country＇s first tourism law. Deliberated and approved by the 12th Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress （NPC）, the law will be put into force on October 1, 2013. Overseas Chinese Painters X＇isited Tibet Nearly 20 overseas artists from 11 countries and areas including the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, France and Italy set out for the journey of ＂Famous Chinese Painters to Tibet＂ on August 16. In the next ten days in Tibet, they produced art works and had seminars with local artists. 2013 Tibetan Thangka Industrial Dexelnpment Forum Ileid in Lhasa The forum was held in the Mass Art Gallery in Lhasa on August 15, attracting the relative experts, scholars and painters in Tibet to have an in-depth discussion about Thangka＇s industrial development pattern and path, and the inheritance and protection in the new media age. Grand Tibetan Musical Yarluag Zangbo Premiered Musical Yarlung Zangbo premiered at the Yarlung Theatre in Lhoka Prefecture on August 15, 2013. The musical showed the time-honored history and culture of Lhoka and also highlighted the Yarlung Cultural Festival from August 15 to 21. Tibet Invests 100 Million Yuan to Build Sehool Bathrooms Almost 100 million Yuan has been invested in building bathrooms for primary and middle school students in Tibet since 2012. It is expected that 109 bathrooms, which make use of solar energy by installing solar power water heaters, will be finished until the end of 2013. Nachen Bridge, connecting the North Circular Road and the 318 National Highway after completion, has realized its closure of the main part structure and is expected to open to traffic within the year. The scenic zone Nanyigou, located in Nyingchi Prefecture, has adopted a tourist quota policy to allow a limit of up to 2,000 per day since August in order to support Chinas bid to build ecological shelter. The 2013 Shoton Festival of Tibet has wrapped up on August 12th. During the seven days＇ festival this year, a total number of 1.38 million tourists have visited Tibet, reaching an all-time high. The Xiahe Airport in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province opened on Aug. 19.     

Mining Gold in Tibet──COMPILING THE “TIBETAN FOLKTALE”

fell in love with Tibetan folktales while at university. Iread many books, and became attached to that remoteregion.To my satisfsction, I was given a job in Tibet upon graduation. In the first eight years of my Stay, I worked for aTibetan art troupe. I learned to speak Tibetan and live in aTibetan style, gaining a better understanding of Tibetanhistory, religion, culture, folklore and arts, and made manyTibetan friends. During this period, I gathered manyTibetan folktales.COLLECTING …     

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<正>From Mediterranean to Himalaya:A Festschrift to Commemorate the 120th Birthday of the Italian Tibetologist Giuseppe Tucci Dr.Drarndul and Dr.Francesco Sferra(Italy)are the co-chief editors of this book.Giuseppe Tucci(1894-1984)was a famous western scholar of early Tibetan studies.He conducted eight sequential scientific studies in the western Himalaya area as well as Tibet from 1926 to 1954.This book contains various aspects regarding Tibetan culture.The book