Toast Songs Popular in Ngari

When guests came to visit Diya people in Ngari,the hosts would ask the young girl in the family to toast them with songs. Holding a wine cup, the girl would stand in front of the guests in turn, and after singing one song, would invite the guest to drink one cup of wine; each guest was serenaded with a different song, although all centered on blessing. From many different people, I have received details of the different songs that now fill my notebook. One song goes like this: In the azure a…     

Yadong Skirted by the Tea-horse Trade Route

PhariPhari Town stands at an elevation of 4, 360 met ers. Befo re Na gqu and Shiquanhe grew into towns, Phari was already known as the highest town in the world. Nowadays,it is the largest of its kind in Tibet. The houses of Tibetan residents, each wide and flat-roofed, are decorated with colorful vignettes. The town is surrounded by the towering peaks of the Himalayas. The most beautiful Chomolari Peak looks delicate and lovely in the sunshine. "It was busy with many businessmen from Bh…     

People Active in Border Area

In April, while Lhasa enjoyed sunshine, the border county of Cona, hundreds of km away saw heavy snow.Meidog?s Carding Machine About two years ago, Meidog, 47, came to the county seat. She carded wool into balls with carding machine bought at some 80,000 Yuan. Several years ago, she was a herdswoman. There are only four people in her family. Her husband worked as a projectionist, her son grazed the cattle and her daughter-in-law managed household chores. Therefore, they had to hire others …     

Nyingchi Airport：Maiden Flight Successful

The construction of the Nyingchi Airport started in October 2003. It received collective investmentof 780 million Yuan from the State Development Reform Commission and General Administration of Civil Aviation of China as one of the major projects in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. It is designed to handle 120,000 passengers a year as a feeder tourist airport. Nyingchi is located in southeast Tibet, neighboring India and Myanmar, and lies at an average altitude of 3,100 meters. The mount…     

DINQEN RABA DANCING IN EASTERN TIBET

Raba is one art type featuring bell and beat combined with dancing, intonation, drama, acrobatics and martial arts. Dinqen Raba is popular in the Dinqen area of Qamdo, and differs from other Raba forms in Tibetan-inhabited areas. Dinqen County is located in the northwest of Qamdo, which lies in the northeast of Tibet Autonomous Region. Dinqen stands on the upper stream of the Nujiang, one of the three famous rivers in China. Dinqen Raba originated from the grassroots' lifestyle. Before e…     

NEW BOOKS

Political History of Tibet： Recent Three Centuries; Tibet in Archives of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission;Wang Furen and Tibetan Studies; Cultural Ties Between the Han and Tibetan in Ancient Time; Exploring the Roof of the World;     

Interview with Village Leaders （1）：Political,Legal and Public Services in Rural Tibet

The Tibetan Areas Development Study Group of the CAS, led by research fellow Wan Luolin （who is the head of the CAS Learning Advisory Committee and original administrative vice president） and research fellow Zhu Ling （deputy director of CAS Economic Research Institute）, developed the extensive research activities in the Tibetan-inhabited areas since 2000, While the study group completed the special subject policy report, it also published some learning achievements such as Choice of Roads to Development in Underdeveloped Areas-Case Study of the Tibetan-Inhabited Areas in Yunnan （published by the Economic Management Press in 2003）and Marketization and Grass-roots Public Serices-Case Study of Tibet （published by Nationality Press in 2005）.In July and August 2005, the study group developed a research program in Garze of Sichuan Province and the Qamdo area of Tibet along the Sichuan-Tibet highway.     

First Toranba Geshi Degree Issue

In October 2005, a total of 11 students of the China Tibetan Language Higher Institute of Buddhism completed their Buddhist studies for the Toranba Geshi title and a grand award ceremony was held. This marks the fresh progress that Tibetan Buddhism is making in Buddhist studies.     

Tibet＇s Last Caravan Charged with Transporting Salt （Ⅵ） ——Last Reunion Supper and Kitchen God in Legend

After resting overnight in Banggo County, we were completely refreshed.     

马达汉新疆考察国际研讨会及野外考察述要

2006年8月20日至9月11日,由中国社会科学院中国边疆史地研究中心和芬兰赫尔辛基大学主办、新疆社会科学院协办的“马达汉新疆考察国际研讨会”,分别在芬兰赫尔辛基和中国新疆乌鲁木齐召开,中、芬学者于乌鲁木齐会议后联合赴南疆,沿着马达汉当年在南疆考察的主要线路进行了野外考察。整个会议和考察活动颇具新意和特点,双方感到收获颇丰。学者们不但对此次会议和考察给与了高度评价,而且对未来合作满怀期待。此就整个会议及考察情况综述、总结如下。一、会议及考察背景马达汉原名为Carl Gustav Mannerhei m,1867年出生在俄属芬兰大公国,为…