DINQEN RABA DANCING IN EASTERN TIBET

Raba is one art type featuring bell and beat conlbined 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 tile northwest of Qamdo, which lies in the northeasl of Tibet Autonomous Region Dinqen stands on the upper stream of the Nujiang.