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.     

15-Year Chronicle of China＇s Tibet

The year 2004 marks the 15^th birthday of our magazine. In that time,we have worked for the goal of showing our readers throughout the world the real Tibet. During the period, we have published 212 issues (Chinese, Tibetan and English editions), containing stories running to hundreds of thousands of words and thousands of photographs. They have told of the     

A Bird＇s Eye View of the Snowland

Qomolangma,the summit ofthe world。A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE SNOWLAND     

Serfs＇ Wrath——Recollection of the Clay Sculptures

In 1974, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of Tibetan Autonomous Region,the Tibetan Revolution Exhibition Hall invited more than 10 teachers from the sculpture department of the Cen-tral Academy of Fine Arts and Luxun Academy of Fine Arts to create a group of sculptures with the motif of serfs‘ life under serfdom and their resistance.     

READER＇S LETTER

Dear Editor China＇s Tibet Magazine： Number 3 arrived. I subscribed to Chinas Tibet magazine 10 years ago and I am happy I take the magazine out of the envelope. Look at the cover, then I glance at the pictures page by page to get first impression, then read the articles. I look at the cover again and it opens my eyes. The back is continuation of the cover I missed looking at before. Front cover and back cover make one long picture. Now I am very much impressed and I want to put that long picture on my bedroom wall. When I wake up and look at the dock,     

NGODRUP＇S DIARY

Today is New Year＇s Day. It is an interesting day. President Wang lectured us on accelerating the development of Tibet. The Tibetan Government has constructed many magnificent buildings in sparsely populated areas, on high mountains, in deep valleys and even in some remote forests. These areas of permanent snow-cover, along with their harsh climate,     

Editor＇s Note

On July 15, 2008, Tsinghua University received into its collection a batch of Warring States Bamboo slips dating to around 300 BCE that had been previously smuggled out of China. Known as the ＇Tsinghua Bamboo Slips＇ 清华简（TBS）,     

An Exploration of Tourism as a Crucial Industry in Tibet＇s Economic Development

The whole process of economic developmentthroughout the world has shown that the developmentof every region must rely on correlated industries.Re-gional distribution and relative size of industries dif-fer according to diverse economic conditions,socialresources,and differing developing processes.Hence,all national governments formulate industrial devel-opment policies in accordance with their local condi-tions and give priority to some dominant industries soas to speed up the overall development of their eco-nomic society.     

The First Election in Khesum Manou of Lhoka - A Selection of ＂Ling Tian＇s Diary＂

Ling Tian, a senior reporter, went to Tibet from 1950 to 1956 reporting on events. In the spring of 1959, he entered Tibet once more and visited Lhoka. His diary, with one hundred thousand characters about this journey, has accurately recorded the genuine process of democratic reform occurring in Khesum Manor of Lhoka. In this journal, we are publishing some parts of his diary as follows.