10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENTHRONEMENT OF THE 11TH PANCHEN ERDENI

Acelebration ceremony was held on December 8, 2005 in Tashilhungpo Monastery to mark the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of the 11th Panchen Erdeni. Though in deep winter, the monastery was filled with warmth. The Dorgyia Courtyard was freshly adorned with a pagoda composed of fried dough, dried nuts, qingke barley and wheat rising seven meters high. Jiang Zemin's horizontal board inscribed with the words "Safeguarding the Country and Benefiting the People" hung high on the western s…     

PHOTO EXHIBITION MARKING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY OPEN TO TRAFFIC HELD IN BEIJING

正The photo exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Qinghai-Tibet railway open to traffic was held in Beijing from July 1 st to 16th.Sponsored by China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited,the exhibition collected more than 300 photos and painting works,showing the construction achievement of the Qinghai-Tibet railway and the social and economic development it brings to the snowy plateau.     

RELIGION,SOCIALISM,AND THEIR COMPATIBILITY:THE DEEP INSIGHTS OF THE 10TH PANCHEN LAMA

正Panchen Erdeni Choskyi Gyaltsen has a very special place in the hearts of the Tibetan people. One of the most beloved religious figures and a great master in the world of Buddhism, the 10th Panchen Lama has spent his entire life doing whatever possible to strengthen a feeling of solidarity among Chinese ethnicities and maintain a sense of national unity among the great many forces attempting to fragment China and scatter its people. His efforts have included a close and amicable     

凝历史于一瞬 聚乾坤于方圆——记“马中建交30周年”、“郑和下西洋600周年”纪念紫铜章的设计制作

今年正值马来西亚与中华人民共和国建 交30周年暨郑和下西洋600周年纪念之际, 马来西亚方特别制作了“马来西亚—中华人民 共和国建交30周年(封底图1,图2)”及“郑 和下西洋600周年(封底图3,图4)”两枚铜 章以示纪念。承蒙多方垂信,笔者有幸应邀 承担了两枚铜章的设计工作。铜章作为集绘 画、雕塑、金属加工等于一身的艺术品,以 绘画为设计语言,以浮雕为表现方式,以铸造 技术为实现手段。设计思想的定位是否准确、 设计语言的表现是否完美、浮雕的创作是否 再提升,对工艺技术的应用是否合理有效, 将是铜章作品成败的关键因素。 设计思…     

THE 9TH DORAMPA GESHI DEGREE AWARD CEREMONY HELD IN BEIJING

<正>The 9th award ceremony of Dorampa Geshi Degree,the advanced degree in the Tibetan Buddhism,was held in the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China,Beiji...     

A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION ON THE THEME OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL LIBERATION OF TIBET

<正>As part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet,China's Tibet magazine and the Federation of Literature and Art of Tibet Autonomous Region is going to hold a photographic competition with the theme"Witness to Tibet Over 60 Years".Photographers from home and abroad are welcome to contribute images on this theme.All prize-winning and top-ranked works will be exhibited in Beijing and Lhasa in May 2011 by the organizers.     

I WITNESSED HOW THE SOUL BOY OF THE 10TH PANCHEN ERDENI WAS DETERMINED

In the wee small hours of the morning of September 29, 1995, the ceremony of drawing a lot from the golden urn was held in Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa to determine the reincarnated soul boy of the 10th Panchen Erdeni. Curu Cenang, a famous Tibetan medicine doctor as well as astrologer, chose the auspicious day by studying the ancient Tibetan calendar. The system of drawing a lot from the golden urn originated from Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The reincarnation system can be traced…     

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF SICHUAN-TIBET AND QINGHAI-TIBET HIGHWAYS

Highway traffic is lifeblood of the social and economic development in Tibet. Due to the historical and geographical factors, Tibet didnot have a formal road or a civil car before 1950. The economic exchanges relied on the backs of porters and horses.     

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.     

THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF CHINA TIBETAN ACADEMIC JOURNAL NET HELD IN BEIJING

正The China Tibetan Academic Journal Net,http://www.chinatibetanacademicjournalnetcn,was officially launched in Beijing on Dec.5th,2015.The net,sponsored by China Tibetology Research Center and co-operated by China Tibetology Journal and China Tibetology Network,is an important move to promote the integration of traditional media and new media in China's Tibetology field.It also provides a unified database and reliable transmission     

A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE FOR CONTINUITY IN BRITISH TOWNS IN THE 5TH AND 6TH CENTURIES1

Summary. An attempt is first made to define ‘town’and ‘continuity’for this period, and to assess the vigour of towns in the fourth century. The body of the article is a review of the fifth and sixth century archaeological evidence (including structures, artefacts and dark soil) and an analysis of the interpretations based upon it especially the theories of (1) Germanic ‘mercenaries’and (2) the prolongation of towns into the fifth century so that they overlap with early English activity. The conclusion is reached that there is no archaeological evidence for continuity in fifth and sixth century towns.     

PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE FILM "NEVER GIVE UP" HELD IN BEIJING

<正>The press conference of the Tibetan themed film"Never Give up"was held in Beijing on Jan.18,2015.The film is based on the novel"Tibetan Children",written by a Tibetan young writer Yingsa Norbu Tsering.It tells stories of Tibetan kids such as Norbu Tsering who go to inland for studying and growing up.     

西藏城镇发展环境分析

西藏特殊的地理位置、自然条件、发展历史和地域文化构成了其独特的发展环境,环境的特殊性深刻地影响着西藏区域发展及城镇建设的历史、现在和未来。本文分析了西藏城镇发展的自然环境、历史文化背景和社会经济环境等方面较为突出的特征,据此提出了今后西藏城镇发展和建设应该重视和解决的七个方面问题及其解决思路。     

THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CITIES FORMED IN 1775-85 (COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUBERNIYA REFORM)

Based on extensive unpublished research, the author discusses the distribution and economic-geographic situation of the 176 new cities that were incorporated under the territorial-administrative reform of 1775-85. (The translation was prepared by James R. Gibson of York University, Toronto.) [The author, one of the eminent Soviet economic geographers, died in 1986 at the age of 82.]     

MY VIEW ON THE CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF MONASTERIES AND MONKS AND NUNS IN TIBET

In Tibetan areas, prior to the Democratic Reform （1959-1960）, there were over 2,700 monasteries, and the population of monks and nuns totaled about 110,000, accounting for 10 percent of the total Tibetan population （1.2 million）.     

近十年北京环城游憩地类型与空间结构特征研究

根据北京市2008-2009年统计与地图数据获取1172个游憩地样本,在已有游憩地分类基础上构建了5个一级类和18个二级类的分类体系,并分析游憩地类型特征与空间结构特征。与10年相关研究对比发现,自然观光游憩地的远城聚集和人文观光游憩地的近城聚集状态没有改变,但类型数量变化较大,当前人文观光与人工娱乐游憩地数量较多,而自然观光类型数量由10年前的第一退至第三位;距城市中心100km处仍是北京ReBAM的外围边界,但游憩地数量波动明显降低;自然观光与人工娱乐类型分布空间向外围扩展了10km左右。类型与空间结构的时间变化说明居民休闲游憩方式不断演变和游憩需求的持续增长。