The Mysterious Roof of the World

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Nature Reserves on the Roof of the World

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Green Railway on the Roof of the World

正The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a key area for global biodiversity preservation and also a priority area for the Biodiversity Preservation Program of China.Building a railway in such an environment is an unprecedented magnificent feat in the history of railway construction.During the construction of the QinghaiTibet Railway,a strict environmental protection strategy was applied with a     

Ancoient Roads On the Roof of the World In History

Giventheharshenvironmentatanelevationofover4,OOOmeters,especiallycoldandoxygenscarcitv,theOinrhai-TibetPlateauhassinceancienttimebeenvirtuallyinaccessible.Itisinsuchanenvironment,however,thatitsinhabitantshavecreatedabrilliantcivilization.Outofneedforsocialandeconomicdevelopment,itwasalsothepeopletherewhosoughtclosetieswithChina'shinterland.ThisexplainswhytheycanbepartoftheChinesenationtoday.ArchaeologistssaytheyhavefoundartifactsintheTibetPlateaushowingthetiesthatexistedbetweenTibetandth…     

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.     

QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY:Artery Vital for the Roof of the World

Major media in Chinareported on their frontpages on February 8,2001 that China is tobuild the Qinghai-Tibet Railway as amajor project undertaken during the10th Five-Year Plan (2001 -2005).Extending l,118 km, the railway willsnake from Golmud in Qinghai toLhasa in the Tibet AutonomousRegion. When it is built, China's western, central and eastern parts will bejoined.Upon completion of the railway,coal and oil resources in northwestChina will be transported to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, p…     

西部纪行之一 世界屋脊谒雪山

当身边的风景已觉漠然、平淡的生活使人慵懒的时候,我们决定去西部,用手中的相机和虔诚的心愿,去寻访玉洁冰清的雪山圣境,在行行摄摄的奔波中去感受那一份壮美。沿着西部与国境线近乎并行的长路,我们7个人,驾两部车,在夏末初秋时节开始了漫漫旅程。     

Body Rainbow

Chapter Four The next morning, Phubu was awoken up by a group of monkeys fighting over peas and barley in the field. It was broad daylight. The long calls of the so-called ＂slow birds＂ came from afar. Phubu looked over to the bed to check on Phnmo and saw her sitting cross-legged and chanting sutras. Phumo saw him get up, so she got off the bed, took out a handful of dried apricots, opened the door, and threw them to the monkeys who, instead of running away when they saw her, came up to her chattering. Fearing that they would climb up and steal things, Phubu drew them away. The morning sun rose from the mountains by the Nujiang River in the east. After a good night＇s sleep, Phumo felt much better and had a nice breakfast. After the sun had reached the whole valley, they set out. Phubu carefully dowsed the fire in the stove and cleaned the Tsampa crumbs off the stove. He made sure everything was in order before leaving after fastening the door to prevent those cunning monkeys from entering and making a mess there. Having finished this, Phubu then put the ladder away in the barn on the ground floor to shield it from sun and rain, put the bags on his back and ran after Phumo. Other than a short fur jacket, Phubu was dressed in modern Chinese-style clothes that were more convenient for walking, but Phumo did not want to give up her a cumbersome long dress. Phubu was determined to make her put on the pants he prepared for her once they reach the paved road, otherwise when they start prostrating, she would most likely trip over her long dress, and bave a nasty fall. Phubu soon caught up with Phumo. She walked rather briskly through the forest with a stick picked up from by the road. They breathed in deeply the fresh air of the forest in the morning.., and gained strength from it. Phumo said, ＂Now I＇m feeling much better. I want to start prostrating.＂ Phubu objected, ＂Wait a minute. Haven＇t we already agreed on it？ We don＇t prostrate on Dosenla Mountain. The mountaintop is covered with snow now. It is hard to find a spot to spend the night up there. We＇d better get to the township today.＂ Phumo thought for a while, and agreed. They crossed the forest and climbed up to an alpine meadow. On a gentle slope facing the sun, lots of marmots were standing straight, basking in the sunshine. When the two of them got close, the marmots quickly jumped back into their burrows. Phumo and Phubu carefully avoided the holes on the snow-covered ground, and reached the mountaintop. Dosenla Mountain has a long ridge. The peak in the east is called Dosen and the one sitting five kilometres to the west is Doshong. Once they were on Dosen, a strong west wind blew straight at them. Phumo staggered, Phubu held her, and they rested in the sheltered side by the Mani stones on the peak. Phubu took out his thermos, a gift from a Chinese friend of his in Lhasa. He poured hot tea into the cap, and they enjoyed the heart-warming drink. Phumo took out the prayer banners from their luggage and was about to hang them with other prayer banners on the peak. Phubu stopped her, ＂We＇ll be passing by many mountains. If you start hanging them now, we won＇t have enough for later.＂ ＂I＇ll leave them at the right places. There＇s no such thing as ＇not enough＇.＂ Phumo replied. Phubu had no choice but to help Phumo hang the banners in the strong wind. ＂Let＇s not hang the wind-horse banners here, at least wait until we get to Doshong.＂Phubu said. ＂OK.＂Phumo strode forth. The small path from Dosen to Doshong winds along the high mountain ridge. If looked at from afar, Phumo and Phubu were like two moving exclamation marks. Then some ellipsis points appeared behind them. Those were the three sons of Gar Phuntsok of Sengo Village. They went up the mountain to collect logs, and were now coming back down. They were going to build new houses in the winter. ＂A hard trip, isn＇t it？＂ said Sonam, Gar Phuntsok＇s eldest son, when he caught up with them. Phubu didn＇t react, so Phumo answered in haste, ＂No problem＂ Not knowing what else to say, she asked, ＂Carrying logs＂ ＂Yep,＂ Sonam said, ＂Patri and his company have gone for over two months. What kept you so long＂ Sonam and his brothers had been working at their county seat; they did not know what was going on in the village. ＂We just finished the farm work at home.＂ Phumo replied. Sonata and his brothers were famous for their good looks in the village. They got that from their beautiful mother. Sonam used to be Phumo＇s childhood sweetheart, a fact the narrow-minded Phubu had never let go. The Sonam brothers were all married and had children now, but rumour had it that they were getting a divorce, because their wife was a tough woman who ran a tight ship     

Body Rainbow

Phubu did not know how long hehad walked after leaving Baxoi, buthe did know that he was halfwaybetween home and Lhasa. Feelingthe weight of the sack containingPhumo＇s body on his back, Fhubuhad calmed down from the grief anddesperation. He had just one wish：to carry Phumo to Lhasa. He knewthat Phumo had gone, and her soulwas no longer in this body. But hewas determined to finish the trip, notonly because he had promised so, butalso that he believed that it would beredemption for him.     

Body Rainbow

Editor’s Notes:Jigme Phungyel is a famous Tibetan novelist.Almost 20 years ago, his novel Tibetans in Beijing vividly recorded several Tibetan youths’ lives and their confusions in modern city in the 1980s. Later, he went to Tibet     

彩虹部落

剧情简介中国西部土族的历史源远流长,可上溯到东晋时期辽东白部鲜卑人西迁后建立的吐谷浑王国。这一地方政权立国350年,东与隋唐两代王朝会盟联姻,西与     

那一道彩虹悠悠

梦里回到了久别的故乡,回到了可爱的童年。野草莓像玛瑙一样撒在那片熟悉的山坡上,让我想起了亲爱的妈妈。互助——我魂牵梦萦的故乡,好想你好想你……     

"彩虹民族"考

有一个问题,一直萦绕在我的脑际:土族人那么喜欢彩虹,崇尚彩虹,称自己的民族是“彩虹民族”,称自己的家乡为“彩虹的家乡”,甚至国家在征集民族的图案标志时,土族人献上的是一幅彩虹的图案。土族人这么爱彩虹,是这个民族极爱色彩的表现,还是一种崇拜古代神灵的遗留?对此,我做了     

流淌色彩的应许之地 彩虹眷村

<正>第一次知道彩虹眷村,是几年前刚开微博的时候看到的几张零星照片和只言片语的介绍,当时我就震惊了,赶紧把这个好听的名字记在我那早已存在的台湾必游清单里。等真正身临其境,已是4年之后,好在彩虹眷村和彩虹爷爷都还在那里,安之若素。来台中的第二天,我们一大早先去东海大学看完路思义教堂,就赶紧前往念念不忘的彩虹眷村朝觐这个色彩天堂。     

乘风破浪

<正>他喜欢刺激,他会钟情保时捷911 TURBO CABRIOLET;他会沉迷于一首《We were dead before the ship even sink》;他更会享受那一股子冲浪的快感……海水、滚涌、浪板、他……时而高扬,时而俯冲,时而平行;踏浪而来,随浪而行,最后归于一番平静。     

响彻在彩虹之乡的凯歌——互助土族自治县五十年历程大写意

为什么我的眼里常含泪水?因为我对这士地爱得深沉。 ——艾青 高原在西部崛起,你——互助土族自治县在高原崛起。一座座山赋予你男子汉的气魄,一条条河浸润你女儿的情怀。土乡,从祁连山下到湟水河边,从松多草原到威远古镇,从建政到巩固,从发展到改革,从光荣到梦想,沃野千里,埋住的都是激隋的种子,五十春秋,奏响的都是凯歌! 让我们在缤纷的色彩里畅想。     

互助缘何称作“彩虹的故乡”

说起互助土族自治县,人们都喜欢用“彩虹的故乡”这个美誉。那么“彩虹的故乡”这个美称又是怎样得来的呢？     

彩虹两头有我的家

三年前在县城买了一套商品房,妻女欣喜有了属于三个人的家,因为妻子和女儿邀请各自的朋友同学到家玩时喜欢说:我们家是二号楼三单元二楼。然而说到家,我一说就说的是离县城二十多公里,坐落在叫泽林的一条山沟沟里的那座黄土小院。 两居室的单元房比泥抹的农家小院有它的方便和舒适,我努力与这钢筋做架红砖做墙的建筑物进行着感情上的沟通,比如我用一些花草打扮它,在各个房     

互助:彩虹之约

很久很久以前,一块古老的土地上风妖逞凶,沙怪肆虐,聪明勇敢的土族青年李木端智,怀揣镇邪治沙、开辟良田的理想,远走北方去寻找神仙,讨教本领。千山万水的行程中李木端智遇到了美丽的天鹅仙女,结为夫妻的他们回到家乡后,共同制伏了风妖沙怪,开田耕耘。心灵手巧的天鹅仙女,在一块毯子上绣了一幅七彩图画: