台湾致和堂藏玉

The owner of Zhihe Studio is a collector of ancient jade. Neither aiming too high nor following the mainstream, he is indifferent to fame and wealth. He isso engaged in collecting and studying ancient Chinese jade that great achievements were made through these years. His collection is varied from those ofHong Shan Civilization and Liangzhu Civilization 5,000 years ago to the precious pieces of late Qing Dynasty. Such pieces from the Neolithic Age are the most outstanding ones.     

翁同龢的文物收藏

In Chinese Modem history, Weng Tonghe is a man of importance. People often talk about his life, his experience of being the imperial teacher twice, and his artistic achievement. Moreover, he was an important connoisseur at that time, who not only appreciated and collected many precious antiquesin his lifetime, but also made further research on the antiques. He played an important role in the Chinese connoisseur and appreciation history.     

New Books

<正>A Selection of Han Shuli's Tibet-Themed Paintings Born in 1948 in Beijing,artist Han Shuli has been working in Tibet since 1973.He is now president of the Tibet Artists Association and a national first-class artist receiving a"Special Allowance"from the State Council.His Tibet-themed paintings have broken new ground for contemporary Chinese artwork in both its content and form.This collection is     

Trees in Lhasa

Trees are flourishing in Lhasa wherever the history exists. There is such a man. He has already been through cus-toms after his annual trek to Lhasa, which he has been doing for over twenty years in succession to visit his tree.Although he has been making this journey for so long,it is neither to visit friends or family,nor is it his hometown.It is a tree that is tied so profoundly to his heart.When the wind blows fiercely on the bare tree and winter snow falls,he stands be-fore the tree with tears of jo...     

“所愁晓漏促，不恨灯销柱”——记青铜人骑兽形灯座

The ancient Chinese lamp is an example of the perfect unity of visual art and applied fine art. Ingeniously conceived and elaborately made, this lamp is shaped as a man riding a beast, which is the excellent one of the lamps found so far. Well-documented, this author begins from the function of the lamp stand and the main characteristic of the shape to conduct a systematic study.     

JI WENZHENG‘S LOVE AFFAIR with Metok

Mr.Ji Wenzheng is 75-year-old retired cadre in the Tibetan Autonomous Region.He has been honored for several miraculous achievements:i. e.being the first Han Chinese cadre and soldier to hike through the Himalayas to reach the only county inaccessible by road in China;the first person to propose that Moinpa and Lhopa people must be identified as ethnic groups in     

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,     

New Books

<正>A Study in the Relations between India and China with Regard to Tibet(1904-1914)This is a translated book originally written by British scholar Alastair Lamb and translated by Liang Junyan,proofread by Zhang Yun.Alastair Lamb applies full use of various archives,letters,articles,blue books,and maps to narrate the history of the relationship between China and India with regard to Tibet.He analyzes political policies and practices concerning Tibet and the effectiveness of either the Chinese or British governments in the region from 1904 to 1914.The     

Traffic Situation in the Eyes of Scientist

Yang Yichou, male, is a research fellow in the field of physiognomy and environmental science. He has ever since 1952 been involved in scientific surveys in west China organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for diverting water from the south to the north, comprehensive survey of the southwest, Qinghai-Tibet     

NEW BOOKS

<正>The Art of Tibetan Painting The author Yang Huiling is a member of the Tibetan Branch of the Chinese Association of Writers.He has 28 years experience in the military since 1969.This book broadly introduces the advancement,evolution,genre and styles of Tibetan painting in order to reveal the enduring charming of Tibetan fresco and Thangka's eternal vitality.     

古代灯具的收藏

The electric light is widely used nowadays. Can you image what our ancestors used for lighting and what they are like? Actually, the Chinese ancient lamp has a long and splendid history. The ancient lamp becomes more and more important with the continuous excavations of fine lamps and the popularity of collection. This article tells us the brief history of Chinese lamp and the categories and characteristics of each period.     

New Books

Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bnlukpa The author,Dr.Thalho from the Ethnology and Anthropology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,wrote this book based on his wide-ranging and extensive study of historic literature in Chinese,Tibetan,Manchu and English.He sought to systematically analyze the complicated and uneasy relationship between Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bulukpa(today’s Bhutan).He offers a profound analysis of how the tributary system     

New Books

正The Second Long March-On-the-spot record of marching to and liberating Tibet Jampal Gyatso,the author,joined in the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA)when he was just twelve years old.He witnessed the whole process of marching to Tibet to liberate the people there.This march is referred to as"the second long march"by Marshal Liu Bocheng.During this period,the author took the role as a Chinese-Tibetan interpreter to work amongst     

The New Approach to TIBETAN NAMES

<正>To differentiate it from the common name"Tseten Dekyi"(a Tibetan name,meaning longevity and happiness)the 30-year-old Drolkar gave her baby girl the name"Tseten Dekyi"(same pronunciation as the first but using different Chinese characters).Drolkar's intention was to avoid giving her baby the same name as all the other Tibetan babies."Although the pronunciation is exactly the same for these two names,and both mean‘longevity' in Tibetan,the written characters for each name in Chinese are totally different so that it is unnecessary to differentiate one name from the other,"Drolkar said.     

DAOFU:A GO-GO COUNTY

When my car sped along the Highway No.317, which is part of the Sichuan-Tibet road, I was entranced to find I was in a fairyland. The surrounding environment was so enchanting that I slowed down to enjoy the picturesque scene. Daofu is the first of the eight counties one reaches when traveling from Sichuan to Tibet. Everyday the county has a dozen passenger buses heading for Kangding and Chengdu. The Daofu-Chengdu Highway is asphalted now, and is so smooth and spacious that the entire jo…     

浅析代笔书画

Ghostuwriting is a most complicate and difficult problem in the respect of Chinese calligraphy and painting authcntication because the ghostwriting is the requirement of the painter himself and usually approved by him. The painter will cooperate with the ghostwriter and try to be invulnerable. The author introduces such kind of phenomenou in the Chinese calligraphy and painting history in quite a detail. which is believed to he a great help to the authentieators or collectora.     

HIGHLIGHTS

King Gesar is a focus of study in and outside China. Accomplished scholars include:——Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969): A noted French expert in Oriental studies, Chinese and Tibetan studies in the 20th century, she visited Tibet and surrounding areas five times for survey. Her treatises and diaries related to the Orient, especially to Tibet and related areas, were translated into many languages and published repeatedly.——Ren Neiqiang (1894-1989): A noted geologist, an expert in ethnic groups and a pioneer in Tibetan studies. From 1939 to 1944, he published his Initial Introduction to "Tibetan Three Kingdoms" and "On the Three Kingdoms" in Border Government Affairs Forum and Kangdao Month.——R.A. Stein (1911-1999): He is held as the most successful Tibetan study worker in France in the 20th century. And he was one of the few who could do research in both Tibetan and Chinese. His contribution to the study of King Gesarfinds expression in his effort to translate the epic.——Wang Yinuan (1907-1998): A     

BEHIND THE DALAI LAMA‘S HOLY CLOAK(Ⅰ)

Editor‘s Note:Note:Dalai Lama has been changed so popular these years that it seems he becomes a logo to some extent.But who is the Dalai Lama?Most of people are puzzled.Not long before I read a couple of papers and enjoyed them very much.Maybe our readers are willing to share them and interested them.Here are excerpts from them. The one is from Michael Backman,who is an internationally renowned writer,columnist and speaker.He specializes in writing and speaking about Asia:its economies,politics,business...