Meander on Tibet's Chicken Culture

<正>As common livestock,chickens have left quite a few interesting tales throughout the entirety of Tibetan history,and the region's chicken culture has become one of most special featured cultures in all of China.Samye Monastery in Lhoka within the Tibet Autonomous Region is special when compared to other monasteries featuring Buddhas,dharma practices,and monks.Tsetan Tashi,a professor within the Institute of Tibetan Studies at     

昂桑的艺术之路（英文）

正In 1950,the People's Liberation Army marched to Tibet.When they passed through Kham area,the force attracted a large number of ethnic Tibetan youths who explicitly and voluntarily expressed their eagerness to join in the force.A certain Tibetan man from Derge and a young girl from Bathang,respectively named Ngangwang Phuntsok and Ngashi Yangzom,     

第五届北京(国际)藏学研讨会综述（英文）

<正>The 5th Beijing International Tibetan Studies Seminar held in Beijing from August2-4,2012,was convened by the China Tibetology Research Center(CTRC),the China Association for Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture,and the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences(TASS),TAR.There were 267 Tibetology scholars in attendance from21 countries and regions,including China,Japan,Mongolia,India,the United Kingdom,France,Italy,Hungary,Switzerland,Germany,Norway,the United States,and Australia.     

Uspensky,Vladimir L., Tibetskiy Buddizm v Pekine （Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing）

The new book by Vladimir Uspensky （alternatively, Uspenskiy）, Professor and Chair of the Department of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Studies of Saint Petersburg State University （Russia）, deals with various aspects in the history of Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing; the time is mainly the period from the middle seventeenth to the early twentieth century. During the reign of the Qing dynasty, the ruling class, namely Manchu and Mongolian nobility, patronized Tibetan Buddhism. This aspect of Qing history is studied too little in Chinese and foreign works, and Uspensky＇s book fills this lacuna. One can see that the author successfully achieved his aim, as he has drawn a vivid picture of institutions and cultural activity among Tibetan Buddhists in Beijing.     

新书（英文）

正A Pictorial of Tibet History This book is co-edited by Chen Qingying,Dondrub Wangbum,Sherab Nyima,the late Liao Dongfan,Zhang Xiaoming,and Zhou Aiming.It is comprised of 95 historical accounts together with hundreds of pictures and brief explanations,telling the history of Tibet from ancient times to the peaceful liberation in 1951 with the general theme being how Tibetan civilization     

西夏佛教绘画研究综述（英文）

正Buddhism is central to understanding the globalized historical processes taking place in the Hexi Corridor,a region running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River up till the nowadays Xinjiang-Gansu border and being f lanked by the Tibetan Plateau and the Gobi Desert to the south and north respectively.As part of the trade     

第六届北京(国际)藏学研讨会综述（英文）

正The 6th Beijing International Seminar on Tibetan Studies held in Beijing from August 2nd-4~(th),2016,was convened by the China Association for Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture,the China Tibetology Research Center(CTRC),and the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences(TASS),TAR.In total,325 scholars attended     

News in Brief

正China Launches System to Check Authenticity of Living Buddhas China launched an online system to check the authenticity of living buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism on Jan.18th,2016.The inquiry system can be found at the official website of the State Administration for Religious Affairs,www.sara.gov.cn and     

咖啡馆里书香飘（英文）

正The fragrance of Tibetan incense filling the air of the ancient streets of Lhasa has finally made its way to Itagelato,an Italian cafe situated within the boundaries of the ancient city.Located near the Barkor Street,a central attraction for both pilgrims and tourists in Tibet's capital city,the Italian-style cafe attracts customers from near and far,though mostly near.     

藏传佛教噶举派(英文)

<正>There are two names for the Bkav brgyud sect:Bkav brgyud and Dkar brgyud."Dkar brgyud"means the"white transmission lineage"("White Religion")and"Bkav brgyud",the"oral tradition lineage".Dkar brgyud gained its name because to follow dharma,the sect’s founders,Marpa and Mila ras pa,both wore the white cotton clothing of the ascetic.(See the Chinese translation of the History and Doctrines of the Different Buddhist Sects by Thub Kuan,p.52.)The Tibetan monks who at that time practiced dharma usually wore the same white     

A Trip to Lhasa River （Ⅰ）

The Lhasa River originates from Nyangqentanglha Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is 551 km long and is one of the five major tributaries of the Yarlung Zangbo. For many years, the average diametric flow volume has been 6 billion cubic meters, which is about one-eighth of that of the second largest river in China, the Yellow River. The drainage area is nearly 30,000 square km. The Lhasa River is the Mother River of the Tibetans, which witnessed the changes of ancient Tibetan culture. The drainage area of the Lhasa River serves as the center of politics, economy, culture, transportation and religion in the whole Tibet,as well as the significant part of three-river area （the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Lhasa River and the Nyang Qu River） that Tibetan government attaches importance to the development there.     

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIBETAN AND HAN OPERAS

Tibetan opera is an ethnic and unique theatrical genre in the system of Chinese operas. All the ethnic operas in China are directly or indirectly akin to Han operas, so is Tibetan opera. As a member of the big family, Tibetan opera necessarily absorbs some artistic nutrition from other Chinese operas. As a result, it acquires the common style and some common formal characteristics of Chinese national operas as a whole. The generality just lies on the level of cultural genre and overall flavor, however. As for the entity of the theatrical art itself, Tibetan opera is basically and independently derived from Tibetan culture and art except for some indirect influences from Han operas. During Emperor Qiaulong＇s reign, some leaders of the Qing troops stationed in Tibet used to organize soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu to perform Shaanxi opera in the army In the period of the Republic of China, the office of Commission on Mongolian and Tibetan affairs in Lhasa promoted opera performance to celebrate victory in the Anti-Japanese War, New Year＇s celebrations,     

地热之城羊八井（英文）

正In Tibetan,the word yangbajain means "wide" or "broad".The term is also used as the name of the town under the jurisdiction of Damshung County,Lhasa.Found90 kilometers northwest of Lhasa at an altitude of around 4,300 meters above sea level,the place is worldrenowned for its hot springs.The amount and quality of the spring water is difficult to fathom.Some say the temperature of the water is the highest naturally found in China,ranging from 93 to 172 degrees Celsius.Tibet has the highest proportion of hot springs in China.These are both large and small,but     

MODERN TIBETAN ART

The endlessly emergence of Tibetan artists has been driven by the great contributions from the Art Department of Tibetan University for a long time.The Tibetan artist contingent features young artists.They are vigorous and transmit creative thought. They control the most splendid and far-reaching foreground. While enmeshed in the boundless ocean of Tibetan culture and living day and night with the landscape,divinities,and people, they took different approaches in their lives and pursue their unique creative arts which make them inseparable from Tibet.     

拉萨曲贡遗址考古发现（英文）

正I November of 1994,Gengdul,a researcher serving the Cultural Administration Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region,was conducting a culture-related survey in Chokong Village,which is seated five kilometers away from the western suburbs of Lhasa.Gengdul is Tibetan and received a degree in archeology from Sichuan University.The man is known for his meticulous nature,especially when it comes to his research,which helped him discover various     

新书（英文）

正Tibetan-Style Fitness-A Collection of Traditional Tibetan Fitness Methods(New Edition)This book was written by Lhagpa Phuntsok,a well-known scholar of Tibetan studies,who,after pouring over a tremendous number of ancient Tibetan classics,began to collect information with regard to healthcare,disease prevention and treatment,and longevityfocused fitness and then analyzed different schools' arguments while adding his own views.The work was printed with pictures to present various angles of fitness theory,what Tibetan-style fitness is all about,and how to engage in related exercises;it also provided the author's own "secret formula" for unlocking the gates to longevity and sound fitness.Published by the China Tibetology Publishing House in June of 2020 at the price of 68.00 yuan(ISBN:9787521102093).     

Stories About Highways in Tibet （Ⅲ）

After the Xikang-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway were opened to traffic, other highways were constructed including the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway extending from Yecheng in Xinjiang to Ngari in Tibet, the Lhasa-Yadong Highway, the Lhasa-Zetang Highway, the Xigaze-Tingri Highway and the Heihe-Qamdo Highway. Sand and stone may only have covered these roads,but they were an embryonic form of modem transportation in Tibet and served as a solid foundation for development of modem highways. Until 1959, before the Democratic Reform in Tibet, the overall length of highways totaled 5,648 kilometers, creating a primary Tibetan road network with Lhasa as the center.     

明朝时期汉式善财童子在藏传佛教艺术中的传播（英文）

正The Ming Dynasty was one of the important periods of cultural exchange and amalgamation between Han Chinese and Tibetans.Along with the governance of Tibet and other Tibetan areas by the Central Government of the Ming Dynasty,Tibetan culture represented by Buddhism and its art was disseminated in the interior of China,     

A Study of mChod-rtens （Tibetan Stupas）

mChod-rten is a unique form of Stupa in Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhists have long believed that building mChod-rtens is a way to accumulate virtues and merits, so both religious and secular people value them. Therefore, Tibet has become one of the most densely located areas of Stupas in the world, mChodrtens, varied in size and form, are found everywhere in Tibetan-inhabited regions. This distinct type of Stupa is not only an object of worship, or a peculiar form of architecture, but also a building with deep symbolic significance in Tibetan Buddhism, thus it is called Tibetan Stupa.