THE DEVELOPING WAY OF THE DECHEN TIBETAN BUDDHIST INSTITUTE

<正>The Dechen Tibetan Buddhist Institute is located about three kilometers from the south end of the town of Shangri-la and approximately one kilometer or so from the Shangri-la airport.Lijiang highway is in front of the institute with its back facing a beautiful scenic view on a small primitive mountain.The Dechen Buddhist Institute was founded     

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.     

FORESTATION PROJECT IN SHIGATSE PREFECTURE

Tlbetan legend has it that many years ago the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was originally an extensive ocean.One day,a vicious fiveheaded dragon entered this ocean and brought catastrophe to all local creatures.So Heaven sent five fairies to conquer the vicious dragon.Forming a long-term strategy to prevent any catastrophe which might be brought about by the vicious dragon,the five fairies forced the ocean to retreat and converted the eastern part of what was once the ocean to a primitive forest and the western...     

THE MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE AT THE END OF THE DANGEROUS PATH ---THE ROAD TO CHAMDO

<正>People say the road between Sichuan and Tibet is rather dangerous,especially the section close to Chamdo. My first experience of this road worried me a lot because of its poor condition.That was in the middle of June in 2010,just several months before the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Chamdo.I, together with my colleagues,was sent to there to report on the associated celebrations.Our destination was Gatar Township of Tengchen County,where we aimed     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSUPRU MONASTERY

<正>Senior monk Dusuni Khyenpa from the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism founded the Tsurpu Monastery in 1187;so today it is over 800 years old.     

The Story of Lhamo,Cashier at a Tibetan Restaurant

At present, Tibetan farmers and herdsmen can increase their incomes through non- agricultural industries. The economic development in the cities and towns offers a lot of opportunities for rural migrant workers in Tibet. Working in towns has become an importantmeans for the Tibetan rural labor force to boost their incomes. With the advantages of possessing many trades, low employment requirement and high flexibility, in some larger Tibetan cities like Lhasa and Shigatse, tertiary industry has accepted more and more people from the countryside and thus has become the major channel to employment for rural migrant workers. Thereby the catering industry has become the first area to be chosen by many Tibetan rural workers who go to town for the first time.     

An Essay on the Tradition of Tibetan Tea

One day, I was searching the Internet to find a gift for a distant friend. As I browsed lists of teas, immediately I foundsomething that has been regarded as a necessity of life since I was young and nowadays had been packaged as an attractive gift or collectables. It is the Tibetan tea.     

基于手机信令数据的城市时间活力模式及影响因素研究——以南京市中心城区为例

本文基于手机信令数据从时间维度诠释城市活力的概念,并构建其评价指标体系。研究从活动强度、活动混合度、活动联系强度三个维度测度城市活力,在此基础上通过对一日24小时的城市活力时间序列进行聚类,得出五种城市时间活力模式,并构建计量模型分析社会经济和建成环境对不同时间活力模式的影响。主要结论有：(1)南京市中心城区城市时间活力模式可分为高活力波动型、高活力稳定型、中活力波动型、中活力稳定型和低活力稳定型五类;(2)不同时间活力模式在空间上的分布具有一定规律,高活力波动型时间活力模式多位于区域就业中心与公共服务、商业服务中心附近;(3)影响因素方面,居住人口密度、年龄结构、经济水平、交通区位、功能性质、开发强度均对高活力波动/稳定型街区的形成有促进作用。研究从时间维度扩展了城市活力的研究视角,可为探索城市时空间规划、保障城市高质量可持续发展提供重要参考。     

SAINT WARDENG SAMPO IN GYIRONG

At first Gyirong promises to be endearing, if only because of its name. In Tibetan, Gyirong means ＂comfortable valley＂. As Master Padmasambhava came to spread Buddhism in Tibet, he passed through Gyirong and found it had wonderful scenery and pleasant views. So he gave it the name ＂Gyirong＂ and from then on, that name is still being used.