TIBETAN HANDICRAFTS IN THE STREETS OF LHASA

正Since 2002, I have developed a strong affinity towards Tibet.By now, I have made 20 trips to Tibet, the shortest being 12 days,the longest 16 months. On my fifth trip, I decided to leave behind my comfortable life as a documentary filmmaker in Beijing and live semipermanently for a while in Lhasa, so     

拉萨风马飞扬旅舍的故事

In 2007,Wang Fang,a 29-year-old girl from Zhejiang Province,resigned from her lucrative job in a media company and hit the road from Lijiang to Lhasa by riding a bicycle with a couple of friends.She had long been attracted by the freedom of outdoor activities,admiring the lifestyle of being one with nature.That bicycle trip,her first long-distance cycling experience。     

THE STORY OF DUNYA RESTAURANT IN LHASA

正Seeing that I came to the interview without an interpreter,a trace of displeasure flashed across the fair,thin face of Jannette Troost.I was afraid she would consider me unprofessional.But soon,the problem was easily solved and     

KITE SEASON IN LHASA

<正>If you sit by the Lhasa River in the deep autumn,all you hear around you would be people talking about kites.Unique in style,Tibetan kites are popular in Lhasa,Shigatse,and Tsetang,even spreading into the neighboring countries of Nepal and Bhutan.During the Qing Dynasty,Tibetan kites were prevalent among the Tibetan upper class.It is said that     

ART GALLERY IN LHASA

Art galleries have emerged on the streets of Lhasa since the reform and opening up of China.The earliest ones were Art Gallery of Tibetan Exhibition Hall and Art Gallery of Potala Palace 20 years before.For 20 years as one fell,another rose until now,tens of art galleries of various sizes and centred around the Barkor Street are attracting enormous numbers of tourists from both home and abroad.     

TSAMJO LABORING IN LHASA

When working in the kitchen,her son was always clinging to her body.Though the service may not have been professional it was in fact somehow intriguing.She was Tsamjo.     

ART GALLERY IN LHASA

Art galleries have emerged on the streets of Lhasa since the reform and opening up of China.The earliest ones were Art Gallery of Tibetan Exhibition Hall and Art Gallery of Potala Palace 20 years before.For 20 years as one fell,another rose until now,tens of art galleries of various sizes and centred around the Barkor Street are attracting enormous numbers of tourists from both home and abroad.     

ANNUAL RENOVATION OF THE POTALA PALACE STARTED IN LHASA

正The annual renovation on the walls of the Potala Palace has begun on Oct.28th and would last around 20 days.Since the rainy season in Lhasa has passed,the painting will help remove the water marks left in summer and provide protection for the palace walls.     

拉萨河渔人

俊巴渔村不是西藏唯一的渔村,但在拉萨河上却仅此一处。为追寻俊巴村渔人的打渔活动．我于两年间前往俊巴村数次,并沿拉萨河东到墨竹工卡县,西至尼木县、白朗县等地．但都因运气不佳与渔人们失之交臂。     

Kite Battle Fought IN LHASA

Withtheadventofautumn,youngpeopleofLhasatendtogetexcited.Kitebattleswillbefoughtonceagainforstimulationandalsoforfun.Theyounglovekiteflying.UnliketheircounterpartsinotherpartsofChina,theyusekitesasweapons.ThishasbecomeuniquetoLhasa,assuchkitebattlesarer…     

YINGDRA'S 21 YEARS IN LHASA

<正>2017 marks Yingdra's 21st year in Lhasa.Dark skin,big eyes,thick eyebrows,a straight nose,full lips,and perfect white teeth,this is a typical handsome Nepalese man.When Yingdra walked up to me and greeted me in fluent Tibetan,I was puzzled     

Taking a Taxi IN LHASA

Downtown Lhasa covers an area of 52 square km, and has a resident population of 180,000. In the early 1980s, roads were paved with dirt and the citizens relied on bicycles for intra-city travel. Two bus routes emerged in the mid-1980s, and city roads were widened and asphalted in the 1990s.With Tibet's door opening wider to the outside world, more visitors are coming to Lhasa. Cashing in on the opportunity, a taxi service appeared in the 1980s.Nowadays, there are some 1,100 cabs plying city streets. A considerable number are the Volkswagen Santana model. Although distance meters have been installed, taxi drivers love to charge customers at the fixed rate of 10 Yuan for inner-city travel.     

100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONFERENCE OF THE LHASA MEN-TSEE-KHANG & SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF TIBETAN MEDICINE COMMITTEE OF WFCMS HELD IN LHASA

正Themed as inheritance,integration,innovation and development,the conference is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Lhasa Men-Tsee-Khang(renamed as Tibetan Medical Hospital of TAR since 1980)and carry forward the Tibetan medicine.The conference received 241 academic theses on the basic theory,clinical diagnosis and treatment of the Tibetan medicine in Tibetan,Han and English.     

2017 SHOTON FESTIVAL IN LHASA

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THE WARM WINTER IN LHASA

正In the view of many people, Lhasa's weather is harsh and cold. This is because it is geographically situated upon the highland and surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges and glaciers. How absolutely bleak such a place must be! Climatically, the city only has around two to three months when the weather is considered relatively favorable for outsiders to visit, but is this really the case?     

拉萨八廓历史文化街区旅游发展居民感知研究

历史街区是特定地域历史、社会、文化的核心载体,兼具遗产保护、旅游开发价值,在历史街区旅游发展过程中,如何平衡保护与开发是历史地段发展一直面临的挑战。拉萨市八廓街为"中国历史文化名街",代表着藏族历史文化街区的价值与特色,同时也是西藏集宗教、文化、旅游、商业为一体的重要旅游吸引物。本文以八廓街历史文化街区为例,通过实地观察及问卷调查等方式,探讨旅游开发影响与居民感知之间的关系。研究表明,旅游对于地方经济的积极效益已得到普遍肯定,但是旅游对历史街区的具体作用,尤其是对社会文化负面影响的表现是存在分异的,由此也形成了居民态度的差异。     

A MOUNTAIN WEASEL SPOTTED IN LHASA

<正>Four of us went to a suburb in Lhasa for an autumn outing one day in the middle of October.We drove out of the downtown area heading east and reached our destination,Caigongtang Temple.Interestingly enough,it was a result of random selection based on Google maps that led us here since we neither knew     

-CHINA GUANGCAI PROGRAM IN TIBET HELD IN LHASA

The activity of China Guangcai Program in Tibet, jointly organized by China Guangcai Society and the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, was held in Lhasa from August 4 to 5, 2013. More than 600 enterprises from 30 provinces all over the country took part in the activity. o During the activity, 229 contracts were signed with a total investment of 361.31 billion Yuan. China Guangcai Founda tion donated 18 million Yuan for the construction of Senior＇s House in Chushur County. China Minsheng Bank donated 40 million Yuan in the next four years for the treatment of children with congenital heart disease in Tibet. Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd donated 11 million Yuan to build a cultural institute in Lhundrup County and two Tibetan clinics respectively in Nagqu and Nyingchi.     

HOME-BASED MEDICAL SERVICES GET POPULAR IN LHASA

正Whenever anybody feels uncomfortable,a doctor,once called,will immediately come to provide his or her services.As part of the new wave of doctors providing their services to smaller communities,"homebased doctors"are gradually being introduced to common civilian homes.At present,Lhasa City has been positively promoted the home-