The Funeral Custom in the Dobis Tibetan Community

Dobis（RdoSbis） is the birthplace of Shesrab Gyamtsho, a great TibetanBuddhist Master in modern China. It is located 26.5 kilometers southeast of Xunhua County, Qinghai Province There are 24 natural villages in total： twenty Tibetan villages, three villages of the Salar ethnic groupand one Han Chinese village in the township. Dobis has developed its unique regional customs given its geographic, social and cultural environments. According to an old saying from local people, there are 1000 householders in Dobis Valley.     

离太阳最近的地方

雪域高原,一方庄严、圣洁的土地。我怀着敬畏的心情,今年5月中旬再一次缓缓地踏上了这片神奇的高原,与去年10月的那次相比,这次的行程多了一份亲切和从容,在从北京出发的那一刻起,我就把我的热情和感情打入行囊,连同我的肺腑一起溶入了高原雪山。离高原最近的太阳青藏高原有着得天独厚的太阳能     

西藏的“高原红”变少了

西藏人说的"高原红",是指因紫外线光照强烈,在年轻姑娘脸颊上留驻的"胭脂",在西藏生活久了,不管是藏族汉族,脸蛋上都容易有一些难以去除的"红颜"。但是,近年来,西藏的"高原红"却悄然变少了。曾经,一提到西藏,人们就会想到当地人红扑扑的脸蛋。慢慢地,高原红开始承载越来越多的寓意,成了藏家姑娘纯洁无暇、美丽动人的符号。除了高原红葡萄酒、高原红歌手组合,有"九寨歌王"之称的藏族歌手容中尔甲专门唱了一首激情如火的《高原红》,令人如痴如醉的歌声也把高原红的藏族印记传遍了海内外。     

酸辣甘甜的南洋范儿

在我眼中的越南,最初是小时候收集电影海报,那站在红叶下穿着飘逸奥黛的女生。选定去越南,是想从北到南把越南走个通透,从陆路入关节省不少银子,而这省下的银子大多都贡献在了吃上,越南的美食酸辣甘甜、不油不腻,因曾为法国殖民地,又有大量华人定居,食物花样繁多,但不失南洋范儿。     

关于珞巴，你需要知道

和藏族、门巴族一样,珞巴族也是世居西藏高原的古老民族之一。从遥远的古代起,他们就生息于喜马似雅山东南,现中国西藏境内以米林、墨脱、察隅、隆子、朗县等县最为集中。千百年来,珞巴人始终保持荷与门巴族、藏族、汉族等多个民族的相处及交融,     

尘埃落定的“土司王国”

1998年,阿来的小说《尘埃落定》出版问世,给人们带来了土司王国这一陌生又神秘的世界。小说中那充满浓郁藏族文化和生活气息的风情,令人眼前一亮。而我则惊讶于土司生活的富贵与奢华,在那样一个生产力还颇为落后的边地。     

A Look at Sino--Tibetan Relations through Tibetan Cold Weapons

Tibetan armament has a long history that is heavily influenced by the culture of Central Plains. An important part of the Chinese culture of armaments, they also retain their uniqueness and interrelationship. In Tibetan historical records written in the Ming Dynasty, there were detailed accounts of swords. In general, Tibetan armaments advanced substantially during the Tang Dynasty by learning from the Tang.     

环江申遗 惠及子孙

正环江申报世界遗产的工作是什么时候启动的?如何推进的?环江喀斯特与荔波喀斯特世界自然遗产地天然连成一体,保存了从高原喀斯特逐渐过渡到低山丘陵喀斯特而构成的完整形态谱系。2006年,IUCN专家在考察中国南方喀斯特一期荔波部分的时候,就延伸考察了木论国家级自然保护区的喀斯特地貌,并建议我们作为     

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 …     

甘孜走马节

对绒扒岔而言,马匹不仅是当地人民生活的依托,更是他们精神上的伙伴。