CRAFTSMANSHIP PUTS ARCHERY ON TARGET

正While most of the shops in Tibet's tourism hot spot of Nyingchi city sell local tourism products,one store in the city attracts customers by selling archery supplies.The owner of the shop is called Baluk,a Tibetan from the city's Mainling County,and the main product of his shop is arrowhead for the local whistling archery sports.The sport is widely practiced in the city's rural and     

A SAFE HARBOR

<正>Raised in Europe,an ethnic Tibetan orphan returns to her roots to provide a home for the young and homeless.Operating an orphanage is a duty or mission for some,but for Gyalzur Tendol,it is a matter of repaying love and pursuing true happiness."Economic needs are not our main focus;instead,we focus on ensuring the children feel at home with parental love,trust,and unity,"says     

咖啡馆里书香飘

The fragrance of Tibetan incense filling the air of the ancient streets of Lhasa has finally made its way to Itagelato,an Italian cafe situated within the bound...     

ASCENDING IS A NEW FORM OF WORSHIP

正Most Tibetans regard high,snow-capped mountains as sacred,and they have a long tradition of honoring them by making religious offerings or circling the base on foot.Tsering Tandar climbs them instead.He regards the trek to the summit as a different form of worship."Climbing gives me the opportunity to feel those sacred mountains closely,and I regard it as a new way to pay my homage to them,"says Tsering,the 28-year-old     

藏香生产从家庭走向市场

Incense Production,a Living Fossil of the Culture of Ancient Tibetan Crafts With the heavy ears of highland barley waving in the field and the cool,pure air filled with the fragrance of incense,this village renowned for its incense production emerged in the middle of a valley.The village is called Thonda,the river the Thonchu,and it is located in Thonpa Township,Nyemo County,within Tibet Autonomous Region.Thonda Village is known as the hometown of Thonmi Sambhota.     

世界屋脊上的“最美”医生

Most Tibetan people regard Losar,the Tibetan New Year,as a time for families to come together,but Tsering Pedron instead spends her time treating patients at the Ngari People's Hospital in Ngari Prefecture.I recognize the importance of seeing one's family during the New Year and other key festivals,but if I purely give my time to my family,who else would be there for my patients should they need me?said Tsering Pedron,who is the Ob-Gyn director of the hospital.She has only gone home to see her family and celebrate the holiday once since 1993.     

GROWING TOGETHER

<正>The sky stretched out clear and bright above our heads as we approached the remote village nestled among the willows and fields high in the mountains.There was the laughter of children and the smell of butter tea as we arrived at the school we had arranged to visit,which was easy to spot with"Braille Without Borders"written conspicuously on a wall in three languages.