把握历史趋势、探寻发展规律——也谈西藏地方历史发展的三个高潮和两个低谷（英文）

正Ⅰ A national major history project spearheaded by China Tibetology Research Center and participated by many Tibetology institutes in China,the eight-volume General History of Tibet is due out soon.Through thorough study,we systematically surveyed the history of Tibet,and attempted to advance the research and expound some new understanding on the basis of previous work by the Tibetology community home and abroad.     

NEWS IN BRIEF

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ON TIBETOLOGY In November 2002,the Women’s Institute on Tibetology ofthe Department of Tibetology of Tibet University was launchedOf the 15 researchers,eight are women,including Prof.Qamwo-ba Cewang with Tibet University and a Norwegian scholar. The first research project undertaken by the Institute researchers is women’s compositions among Tibetan culturalworkers.The purpose of the preject aims at cultivating more young teachers,and seeing more women involved in Tibetan studies and academic exchanges.     

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     

Interview with Village Leaders （1）：Political,Legal and Public Services in Rural Tibet

The Tibetan Areas Development Study Group of the CAS, led by research fellow Wan Luolin （who is the head of the CAS Learning Advisory Committee and original administrative vice president） and research fellow Zhu Ling （deputy director of CAS Economic Research Institute）, developed the extensive research activities in the Tibetan-inhabited areas since 2000, While the study group completed the special subject policy report, it also published some learning achievements such as Choice of Roads to Development in Underdeveloped Areas-Case Study of the Tibetan-Inhabited Areas in Yunnan （published by the Economic Management Press in 2003）and Marketization and Grass-roots Public Serices-Case Study of Tibet （published by Nationality Press in 2005）.In July and August 2005, the study group developed a research program in Garze of Sichuan Province and the Qamdo area of Tibet along the Sichuan-Tibet highway.     

Katz,Paul R.and Vincent Goossaert eds.Gaibian Zhongguo zongjiao de wushinian,1898-1948 (Fifty Years that Changed Chinese Religions, 1898-1948)

The collection of fourteen high-quality essays in Galbian Zhongguo zongjiao de wushinian,1898-1948 is the outcome of a three-year-long research project funded by the Academia Sinica.The two editors are scholarly leaders who in recent years have made religion a central concern for the study of modern China.     

Restituting Church Buildings and Negotiating Church Factions： Missionary Mapmakers and the Making of Local Networks （1712-1716）

At the turn of the 18th century, the Kangxi emperor initiated a large project to map the vast territories of the Qing. The land surveys that ensued were executed by teams of Qing officials and European missionaries, most of them French Jesuits first sent to China in 1685 and actively supported by the French crown. Early 18th century Jesuit publications foster a much-heralded claim that these missionary-mapmakers drew on their status of imperial envoys during the surveys to locally advance the position of the Catholic church. This article strives to explore the format/on of such local networks by these missionaries as they passed through the cities and towns of the Chinese provinces. On the basis of archival material, details emerge of contacts with local Qing administrators and Chinese Christians, and of attempts to purchase and recover local churches. This is then discussed against the background of the Rites Controversy, in an attempt to evaluate how such local networks relate to the rivalry between missionaries of different orders. The article emphasizes that there was （and perhaps is） no such thing as ＂pure science＂ by underscoring that important technical achievements such as the Qing mapping project are often shaped by complex networks and historical contingencies.     

Tendzin Phuntso's Chemistry of Salts

An examination of large quantities of Tibetan datafor a project entitled “Alchemy and Alchemic Medi-cines of Tibet revealed that ancient Tibetan terminol-ogy for and classification of inorganic salts have muchin common with modern chemistry.This is particu-larly true of research conducted by Tendzin Phuntso(born in 1672 in Gongjo County,Chamdo,Tibet) andhis representative work,“gso rig gcesb dus rin chenphreng ba bzugs so”.This work summarizes Tibetanrecognition of inorganic salts in chemistry over thecourse of 1,000 years or more,and is of great signifi-cance in the world history of science and technolgy.     

NEW BOOKS

Conclse General Hlatory of TlbetAuthored by Chabai Cedain Puncog, Norzang Wugyianand Puncog Cering, the General History of Tibet is widelyconsidered to be of "high use and academic value." In1 993, it won the China State Book Award. For the convenience of readers, it was turned into a condensed copy.Published by the China Intercontinental Press, the book,running to 250,000 words, is priced at 35 Yuan per copya. Research Into Modern Tlbetan EventsAuthored by Xerab Nyima who has been…     

Hand in Hand——Chairman Leqoi Visits California

Nurtured by the moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, California is a beautiful American state. Among its famous cities, San Francisco is the one "most favored by Americans".On May 28, a group of Tibetan government officials and entrepreneurs arrived in San Francisco at the start of a 10-day-long friendship visit to the city and the state at large.Meeting Mayor BrownAccompanied by Wang Yunxiang, Chinese Consul General in San Francisco, the Tibetan delegation, led by Leqoi, Chairman of the Tibet     

Tendzin Phuntso＇s Chemistry of Salts

An examination of large quantities of Tibetan data for a project entitled “Alchemy and Alchemic Medicines of Tibet revealed that ancient Tibetan terminology for and classification of inorganic salts have much in common with modern chemistry. This is particularly true of research conducted by Tendzin Phuntso (born in 1672 in Gongjo Count, Chamdo, Tibet) and his representative work, “gso rig gcesb dus rin chen phreng ba bzugs so“. This work summarizes Tibetan recognition of inorganic salts in chemistry over the course of 1000 years or more, and is of great significance in the world history of science and technolgy.     

New Books

The Annotation of Tubo History, the Old and New Tang Book The author Luo Guangwu is born in 1048 and his important works are General Local History of Tibet, The Concise Local History of Tibet, and Seven Years in Tibet. In the twenty-four historical books composed by different dynasties in ancient China, there are two books on Tang＇s history, both of which were worked out by the official government, i.e.     

NEW BOOKS

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Environment vs DevelopmentNEW BOOKSEnvironment and development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a project sponsored by the State Science Commission, and also the major subject for Tibetan studies. What is mentioned here are series books compiled with Lobsang Linzhi Dorje as the chief editor. Contents: Goal for sustainable development of the plateau, and measures taken for this purpose; Reform of the traditional industries, protection and development of resourc…     

Series Reflecting on Contemporary Intellectual Trends and Schools of Thought in Historiography:History of Medicine

Editor’s note:The burgeoning of new intellectual trends and schools of thought in contemporary historiography is the result not only of a conscious drive by researchers from various countries and regions,but also of the collaborative efforts of international research     

KING GESAR GETTING HIS MANDARIN VOICE

正The epic of King Gesar,which was listed as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage item by UNESCO,is considered a masterpiece of Tibetan folk literature.With new content infused into the epic and with a constant emergence of rappers,it is believed to be the world's longest narrative epic,and it is regarded as an encyclopedia of Tibetan ancient society.Financially supported by the Financial Bureau of Tibet with an investment of 7.66 million yuan,a project     

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)     

要闻

China,Nepal Jointly Announce New Height of Mt.Qomolangma The new height of Mt.Qomolangma,the world's highest peak,is 8,848.86 meters,according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on Dec.8,2020.The figure,including the height of the snowcap,was confirmed by surveyors from the two countries,which reached a consensus in 2019 to jointly declare the remeasured height of the peak and conduct scientific research on it.     

发现自西藏自治区的梵本《赞法界颂》（英文）

<正>1.General remarks Although the Dharmadbatustava(DDhS)has been ascribed to Nagarjuna,1 this attribution has been questioned by TSUKINOWA(1934)and SEYFORT RUEGG(1971:453-54)and rejected by LINDTNER(1982:10).2 Judging from its content,which shows significant influence from the tatbagatagarbha-tradition,the author of the DDhS cannot be the same as that of the Madhyamakakdrika.Another possible indication for the non-authenticity of this work is the fact that we do not find any Indian commentaries on it.     

NEWS IN BRIEF

Road for Gonggar AirportThe Central Government has approved construction of the "two bridges and one tunnel" project which is expected to shorten the 98-km distance from Lhasa to Gonggar Airport to 53 km. As a result, the travel shall be shortened from 90 minutes to 50 minutes.Construction of the project shall consume 6.5 billion Yuan in investment.The two bridges refer to the 1,594-rneter-long Lhasa River Bridge and the 3,797-meter-long Yarlung Zangbo River Bridge. Both are of the extra large type in Tibet.The one tunnel refers to the Shierong Tunnel that cuts through the mountain by 2,426 meters.The new road will extend 13.282 km. It will be a second class one by the Chinese standard. It is expected to meet Tibet's need for economic construction in the 10-15-year period. It is expected to be built at the end of 2004.