Double-body pottery pot

The double-body pottery pot was unearthed in 1977 at the Karub ruins in Chamdo,Tibet,and has a history of more than 4,000 years.The shape of the vessel is made of two identical bag-shaped gallipots connected together,so it is named"double-body pot".According to the fibet Museum,the pot mouse has a diameter of 11.3cm,a bottom diameter of 8.4cm and a height of 19cm.Its texture is yellow pottery with sand.The mouth is horn shaped,straight neckt abdomen is con nected bag shaped double body,cervical shoulder has a pair of holes for tying rope.The surface of the pot is exquisitely decorated;with the use of carved lines and Cinnabar black painting decoration.The ware is full and beautiful in shape,ingenious in conception and skilled in craftsmanship,which represents the highest level of pottery production of Karub culture at that time and is known as the representative work of neolithic pottery in Tibet.     

陕西丹凤县巩家湾遗址发掘简报

The Gongjiawan site.about 1200m^2, locates at Chafang township of Danfeng county. According to the stratigraphical deposits and the characteristics of the cuhural relics,Gongjiawan site can be mainly divided into three phases. The first phase is Yangshao Culture. The second is early period of Longshan Culture,which is discovered in the uper reaches of Danjing River for the first time,the discovery fills an important gap in developing alignment of archaeological cultures in this region. The third belongs to the middle--late era of the Western Zhou,which is different from that of the corresponding period of Guanzhong district, while is closed to that of Chu culture of the corresponding period of Hubei Province. The discovery is important for us to explore the distribution of Chu culture and cultural relation between Western Zhou and Chu ,at that lime.     

ANCIENT TEXTILES AND A CASTLE-LIKE RELIC

Within the territory of Montser Town in Gar County, situated at the upper reach of the Langehen Zangbo River in Ngari Plateau of the Tibet Autonomous Region, there is a famous monastery of the Bon religion named the Khyung Lugn Gurgyam Monastery which is the only remaining Bon religion monastery in Ngari Prefecture.     

Official Life： Homoerotic Self-Representation and Theater in Li Ciming＇s Yuemantang Riji

Homoerotic play was central to the recreational culture of theatergoing from the mid-Qing to the beginning of the twentieth century, especially in Beijing. Theatergoing literati in particular played an important role in the production and reproduction of an elite, theater-based, homoerotic sub-culture, heavily investing themselves in the pursuit of social distinction. While it is important not to underestimate the importance of lower-status audiences in the popularisation of Peking opera, the literati doubtlessly considered themselves the aesthetic vanguard in terms of both the judgment of staged drama and the literary promotion of romances between themselves and the boy-actors offstage. Unlike ＂flower-guides＂ （Huapu） that circulated between friends, diaries from the period record private thoughts on the scene that would not, and could not, be expressed in public. Drawing on the diary of the influential late-Qing scholar-official Li Ciming （1830-94）, I focus on the question of how an understanding of public participation entered Li＇s diaries, as well as examining what his self-representations have to say about Qing literati ownership of homoerotic sensibilities and spaces, which is to say, how he saw himself as presenting to others and how that self-presentation is （re-）presented in his writing.     

CULTURAL TOURISMHELPS THE JIEZHU VILLAGE OUT OF POVERTY

正Yajiang County in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is named Yaquke in Tibetan, meaning"mouth of the river". It is located upstream the Yalong River and has 35 peaks over 5,000 meters above sea level. Jiezhu Village is named"the village of Kangba men", located in Yajiang County's town of Xi'eluo, and it is one of the birthplaces of the Kangba culture, being 60 kilometers from Yajiang County at an     

ON-THE-SPOT RECORD OF THE RESCUING OF ANCIENT BOOKS AND MATERIALS UNEARTHED AT THE PAINGAR MONASTERY

正The Paingar Monastery is situated at the town of Jayul in Luntse County of Lhoka City.It was given the name because of a famous senior monk of the Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Buddhism,Drumpa Padmagyapo(1527-1596),who cultivated himself at this monastery according to Tibetan Buddhist doctrines.It is unknown when the monastery was founded,but it is presently a typical Kagyu monastery.     

NYIMA COUNTY BATHED IN SUN SHINE

Situated in the lake basin of Changtang Plateau in the northwest part of Nagchu Prefecture and surrounded by Mts.Kunlun and Kukushiri at the north and Mt. Gangdise at the south,although Nyima County covers over 150 thousand sq.kilometres,it is populated with less than 30 thousand people.     

CARE FOR QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY BUILDERS

The Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, extending 1,118 km and lying at an average elevation of some 3,000 meters above sea level, includes a 965 km section at 4,000 meters and a 140 km part at 5,000 meters. The highest railway bed, found in the Tanggula Mountain Pass, is 5,072 meters above sea level. The oxygen content in the air is 38-46 percent less than in the plains. Scarcity of oxygen and low atmospheric pressure affects human health and working ability, causing low wor…     

A Trip to Nam Co Lake

The meaning of Nam Co Lake in Tibetan language is ＂Heaven Lake＂, Ihe most important of three greal holy lakes in Tibet. It is 70 km long from east to west. 30 km wide from north to south, and covers an area of 1,920 square km. the largest lake in Tibetan Autonomous Region. among the top two sahwater lakes in China and the lake at the highest altitude in the world.     

SINGING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABA PREFECTURE

<正>Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province is situated at the southeast edge of the QinghaiTibet Plateau and at the intersection between the north flank of the Hengduan mountains and the high mountain valley area in northwestern Sichuan.About 536 thousand ethnic Tibetans are living in this area,accounting for 58.4     

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     

Witness of Cultural Exchanges between China and Nepal:THE COMBINED STATUE OF RISONG GONGPO IN KYIRONG

正At the southwest border of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, there is a famous ancient site known as Gungthang, which is situated in the territory of today's Kyirong County in Shigatse. This ancient city dates back to the period of the Tubo Kingdom, by which time it served as a key link between China and Nepal. From Mt. Mala situated at     

Preschool Education of TAR in Progress

Preschool education is the starting point of one＇s education experience. It is of vital significance to the healthy development of individual and the improvement of national quality. After the founding of New China, the preschool education in TAR was at starting stage with weak infrastructure and lack of teachers.     

A VERSATILE VILLAGE TEAM LEADER CHIMED RABTEN

<正>About 110 kilometers away from downtown Lhozhag County in Tibet Autonomous Region,Penpa is the most remote town in the area.The local village,Bar Ri,is situated about 10 kilometers outside Penpa,almost at the base of the Himalaya Mountains.One may wonder how the economic situation and social development as well as the livelihood of local people living at     

＂Long Distance Medical Treatment＂ in Old Tibet

In 1966,Ngawang Dorje served successively as a military lieutenant,party secretary of the district,subprefect and vice director of the People＇s Congress of the county.He is adept in agricultural production.Having formally retired,he was again reemployed by the county government to work in the agricultural development office of the county until finally retiring today.At present,he is living in his house located at Gyantse County in a comfortable and relaxed old age.     

飞向青藏高原

In capricious climates,from multiple angles in the skyt and in difficult conditions beyond our imaginations,this man spent 18 years filming western China from the heavens.The result is over 100,000 aerial photos,which have become the backbone of a valuable photo library.The filming of inhospitable alpine zones in particular have filled a gap in the history of aerial photography in China and even the world at large.His name is Tian Jieyan,the renowned aerial photographer of western China.     

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 TIBETAN DOCTOR DAMSONG DRAKPA

<正>Yognag Village in the town of Yagla in Sog County is one of the common small villages situated at the northeast section of the Tibet Autonomous Region,but a fairly common phenomenon there is the large crowd gatherings.People disregard their long journeys and come from far and near to see the"Gen Kyibuk"-an exclusive inheritor who is specialized in using a traditional     

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 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.