The Famous West Yellow Temple in Beijing

The West Yellow Temple is currently the location of the Senior Tibetan Buddhist College of China in Beijing, situated at the outer area of Andingmen and Deshengmen. This temple is an over 350 years old and covered with glazed tiles onthe roof, surrounded by a red wall and beautified by giant cypresses in the courtyard. Inside it looks solemn but spectacular. The splendid and exquisite architecture of the buildings is a perfect integration of the styles of Han, ethnic Tibetan and India and is referred to as a treasure of Tibetan Buddhist style architecture.     

Tibetan Treasures Showrin USA

From October 2003 to September 2005, China holds the Tibet: Treasures From the Roof of the World show in Los Angeles, Huston, San Francisco, New York and other American cities.When the show opened on October 12, 2003 in LA, close to 400 American celebrities and VTP from the cultural circle, and people of the Chinese origin residing in the United States attended the opening ceremony. As this is the first time China shows Tibetan treasures in the United States, American press called it is a show of epoch-making significance.     

New Books

Outline of Tibetan Historical and Intellectual Theory In producing his book of seven chapters, the author Wang Pu sums up his study by finding that Tibetan historiography did not have any ＂precepts＂ in the compilation of Tibetan history over generations. This is because the motivation behind writing history, from the perspective of Tibetan historians, is neither the seeking of a professional position nor concerning employment, but rather the responsibility of inheriting a culture and obtaining happiness by sharing knowledge. The Tibetan historical and intellectual ideology has been formed by a rich and apparent Buddhist tradition with contemporary characteristics in the expression of each individual historian. The book is priced at 28 Yuan and published by China Social Sciences Publishing House.     

THE ART OF STONE CARVINGS AT DOLHA RI KHROD IN MARKHAM COUNTY

Dolha in Tibetan refers to stone carvings,and Ri Khord is"the meditation place at the mountainside".In accordance with an introduction by staff from the Bureau of Ethnic Groups and Religious Affairs in Markham County,we know that Dolha Ri Khrod was built in 1566 and is currently a nunnery of the Nyima Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.     

THE ART OF STONE CARVINGS AT DOLHA RI KHROD IN MARKHAM COUNTY

Dolha in Tibetan refers to stone carvings,and Ri Khord is“the meditation place at the mountainside“.In accordance with an introduction by staff from the Bureau of Ethnic Groups and Religious Affairs in Markham County,we know that Dolha Ri Khrod was built in 1566 and is currently a nunnery of the Nyima Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.     

TIBETAN GARMENTS:A Dazzling Variety——Comments on Tibetan Garments in China

To cope with the world-wide need for more knowledge about Tibet, the Beijing Publishing House and the Tibet People's Publishing House have jointly published China Tibetan Garments. It treats Tibetan garments in terms of different locations and different types.The picture album is packaged in a box produced in a traditional Tibetan way and has woven fabrics as its cover. An introductory article written by Lhaba Puncog, chief of the China Tibetology     

Renovation ecord of the West Yellow Temple

The West Yellow Temple is the earliest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing. Built duringthe Qing Dynasty, it has been the residence of Dalai Lamas and Panchen Lamas throughout this history. Most importantly, it is a bridge connecting the cultures of Han, ethnic Manchurian and ethnic Tibetan. It is the tie to link the central government and local Tibetan government. In addition, the West Yellow Temple is a state protected site and a cultural relic.     

Fourteen Years of Glory——An Interview With NPC Vice-Chairman Radi

Editor‘s Note: Radi, a Tibetan, was born in August 1938 in Biru County, Tibet. He is a vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.A serf in old Tibet, he was a Tibetan leader from 1975 to 2003. We interviewed him at the end of 2003,and he talked about changes that have taken place in Tibet in the past 14 years.     

TIBETAN PAPER MONEY WITH THE LARGEST FACE VALUE

Of the paper money issued by the former government of Tibet is one with a face value of 100taels of Tibetan silver. As it is marked in Tibetan language, which few can read. it can still be found in ancient coins shops in Beijing.Printing and Issuing at Tibetan Paper MoneyThe year 1912 saw the local gov-ernment of Tibet set up a local bank which began printing five single-color paper money with varied lace value, including:-One with a face value of sevenqian (one qian equals to five grams)a…     

A Small Project In Tibet——Project for Strengthening Tibetan Traditional Medicine （PSTTM）

The Tibetan Red Cross has a branch in Tibet and in LhasaCity, whose members are openminded, non bureaucratic and sincerely dedicated to the improvement of poor people‘s standard of living and life conditions. So, at the end of the year 2000, they accepted a small project that they have been working with and supporting since with success. The cooperation of local authorities (Lhundrup and Medrogongkar)at every stage and level also contributed enormously to the achievements of the project, It must be underlined that although the sponsors are Europeans and there is one foreigner working with inPSTTM, the work and expertise are solely based on local Tibetan and Chinese knowledge. The reason is simple: there is enough local knowledge for everything needed for this project.     

The Influence of Tibetan Buddhism on Contemporary Mongolian Eco-literature——Case Studies on Xue-boGuo's Novels

Tibetan Buddhism,one of the important sects of Buddhism,is believed by a lot of researchers to have disseminated into Tibet from India,Nepal and its adjacent Han nationality congregating areas in around 7th century.The subsequent spread of Buddhism in Tibet experienced two periods of fast diffusion,during which the original Buddhist doctrine merged with Tibetan traditional culture,and a new form of religion with typical Tibetan characteristics came into being.     

THE RETURN OF THE TIBETAN RED DEER

The Tibetan Red Deer(Cervus canadensis wallichi) is also called the Sikkim red deer and is pronounced "xiawa" in the Tibetan language.It is a special member of the red deer family and a unique species to the Tibet Autonomous Region.The Tibetan red deer was first discovered by scientists about 150 years ago.Because of its status in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora as being endangered,the Tibetan red deer was listed before the white-lipped deer,which is under first-level key     

New Books

<正>King Gesar King Gesar,a saga novel written by A Lai,is a retelling of the Tibetan myth about King Gesar.It is one of the Myth Series which is an international cooperative publishing project launched by the British Canongate Press.The book embodies the unique cultural essence of ethnic Tibetans.Chongqing Press had its first publishing in 2009,and this revised edition(both the Chinese and English version)was published in Jan.2015 at the price of39.8Yuan.(ISBN:9787229087708)     

Tibetan Garments In Dragon Water

Tibetan garments unique to Zou Qu (Dragon Water in Tibetan language) constitute a part of the dress of the Tibetan race. Located in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southern Gansu Province, Zou Qu became a county in 1962.This part of the land is crisscrossed with three rivers-Beilongjiang, Gongba-he and Boyuhe. Major rivers here include Qingshanliang, at an elevation of 4,500 meters, and Yangboliang, slightly lower. The surviving environ-     

TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTER Painter Tseten Namgyal

In October of 2006,"Treasures of the Chinese Nation,an Exhibition of Tibetan Culture"was held exclusively at the Capital Museum in Beijing.Over 200 exquisite Tibetan cultural relics and 100-odd Tibetan folklore images unveiled in the exhibition hall attracted endless lines of visitors.While monks were busy making Mandala,a painter was sketching Thangka in the hall.In conjunction with the traditional art show in the exhibition (?) the visitors were profoundly inspired by such unique demonstrations of Tibetan culture. (?)Tibetan man glimpsed in a corner,wearing Tibetan robe,magnetically (?)gged on a small carpet and boning up on drawing (?)ecious flowers and clouds on the (?)seten Namgyal.     

Inheritance and Vicissitude of the Tibetan Diet——A Case of A Tibetan Rural Community

The dietary structure and customs of the Tibetans1 include both simple and complex elements.The transition from a diet composed mainly of tsampa and butter tea to the integration of alien and industrialized foodstuffs into the Tibetan dietary culture reflects,in a way,the processes of adaptation,integration and vicissitude of the Tibetan rural community during modernization.This article attempts to discuss the relationship between the traditional culture and modernization in Tibetan rural communities during the process of cultural interaction and modernization by studying the dietary structure and customs of Tibetan farmers in Nyang-re Township located in the north outskirts of Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).     

藏汉语言态度和藏语情节(英文)

The language policy being employed in Tibet is"Tibetan language in the majority,but Tibetan and Chinese language side by side".We have already writ- ten articles on language acquisition and the use of Ti- betan and Chinese in Tibet.We find that there is some disparity among Tibetan residents in the acquisition and use of these languages.Subconscious emotion in language has many aspects,including attitudes and actions.We will discuss this in reference to a test analy- sis of attitudes towards the two languages.     

Academic Study and Development of Tibetan Medicinal Bathing

Tibetan medicinal bathing is an external clinicaltreatment in Tibetan medicine.The treatment is car-ried out according to the principles of Tibetanmedicine.It makes full use of local herbs and is di-rected at typical local,diseases,common diseases andendemic diseases.All clinical departments of Tibetanmedicine often use it to both prevent diseases and as-sist in recuperation.Its rich medical history,specialclinical benefits and prospects for wide applicationhave drawn attention from medical circles at home andabroad.The advantages of Tibetan medicinal bathingwill become more widely known in the global reformof medicine.This paper is devoted to a discussion ofthe academic study of Tibetan medicinal bathing.     

NEW BOOKS

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.