In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study ...
Panchen Erdeni is one of the most influential "Living Buddhas" in Tibetan Buddhism. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po was born on Feb. 13, 1990 in Lhari county, the city of Nagqu in Tibet. In 1995, he was approved by the State Council as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen after a lot-drawing ceremony and was enthroned as …
Across Tibet, "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" -- the concept raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping is thriving in people's hearts. Today, Tibet is home to one of the most pristine natural environments on …
Four Medical Treatises selected to "Memory of the World Register Asia-Pacific Region". 2018/06/26 China Tibet Online. The Four Medical Treatises is a representative work of Tibetan medicine, the result of thousands of years of experience and wisdom from the Tibetan people on curative therapy and health care practices. Known …
A visit to Tibet Buddhism Academy. 2017/04/26 China Tibet Online. The Tibet Buddhism Academy in Nyethang Township of Qushui County in Lhasa, Tibet, is a higher-learning institution for Tibetan Buddhism. The academy has senior monks and students from all five branches of Tibetan Buddhism. The academy learns teaching …
The King Bailan Seal made of copper. The King Bailan is one of the secular titles for the chieftain of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism officially granted by the central government of Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). The imperial monk seal in Yuan Dynasty, jade. After the Yuan Dynasty unified Tibet in the 13th century, the central government ...
2016/01/03 Xinhua. Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has seen its wildlife population increase in recent decades thanks to protective measures. The regional forestry department said Thursday that the population of the Tibetan red deer, a species on the verge of extinction, has been growing since the late 1990s, with over …
A staff member with the regional ancient book protection center restores a rare ancient book in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) "The platform will play a leading role in the country's digital online sharing of ancient Tibetan books. I believe there will be more similar platforms in the ...
Tibet's March Toward Modernization. Share. -- Tibet's modernization is an inseparable part of China's modernization drive, and the inevitable demand from the people of all ethnic groups in China to realize common prosperity and the Chinese nation to realize great rejuvenation. In the centuries-long course of historical development, our 56 ...
Wu Yonghong, 50, is a Tibetan saffron planter in Lhasa. Wu, originally comes from Southwest China's Sichuan province and started to work in Tibet in 2006. Some Tibetan saffron can be sold for up to 300 yuan ($46.95) per gram. Wu only reunites with his family who live in Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan province, during holidays.
Through traditional religious rituals and historical conventions like drawing lots from a golden urn, in 1995 Tibet Autonomous Region sought out and identified the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Erdeni, and conferred and enthroned the 11th Panchen Erdeni, with the approval of the State Council. Tibet now has 358 Living Buddhas, more …
Ceringpe lived at the mercy of the magistrate for nine years before the central government launched the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959. Since that time, the working people who had been exploited and oppressed for centuries became masters of their own fate, their region, and their country. Ceringpe and her family now have a completely new …
LHASA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has filled an online "treasure house" with priceless ancient books for lovers of Tibetan culture worldwide. As part of efforts to protect the ancient culture, the regional ancient book protection center announced it had uploaded rare ancient books with over 20,000 folios to ...
A somewhat less romantic but more pragmatic approach should be taken to evaluate the development of Tibet. When Tibet is celebrating sweeping changes and achievements, some people are criticizing the region's development for bringing about so-called cultural destruction and human rights violations.
2020/01/06 Xinhua. XINING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's first international cooperation base of Tibetan medicine was inaugurated Wednesday in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Based in Qinghai University, the institution aims to promote external exchanges and international cooperation related to Tibetan medicine, according to the university.
Tibet's 5G users top 1 million; Tibetan village weaves its way to prosperity; 12 Tibetan patients given new lease on life; Tibet strives to further improve lives of people with disabilities; Over 3,000 ancient texts registered at Tibet's Potala Palace; Tibet develops sports on ice and snow; Tibetan opera on King Gesar plays in Beijing
On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (the 17-Article Agreement) was signed, officially proclaiming the peaceful liberation of Tibet. The year 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the historic event.
The Xiahe specimen provides direct evidence of the Denisovans outside the Altai Mountains, she said. Researchers use ancient protein analysis to determine the identity of the fossil and conclude that the mandible is at least 160,000 years old. Based on the right half of the lower jaw, researchers reconstruct the mandible using digital …
LHASA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China has become an ideal habitat for wild animals over the years amid the region's thriving biodiversity protection endeavors. With people giving more living space to wildlife, the relationship between human and nature is getting increasingly harmonious in Tibet, said …
2019/01/01 China Tibet Online. Northwest China's Qinghai Province uses modern technology and digital processing to boost innovation in the Tibetan medicine industry, actively explores in treatments, health care, and scientific research on Tibetan medicine. At the Qinghai Provincial Tibetan Medicine Hospital, Dorje Tsering, director of the ...
Inside Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Tashilhunpo Monastery, founded in the 1500s, is located in Shigatse City, the second-largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism and is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama. The monastery covers 150,000 square meters, …
Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region saw steady economic growth in 2021, with GDP reaching more than 74 billion yuan ($11 billion) — an increase of about 6.7 percent year-on-year, a city official said at a news conference on Monday. In 2021, the city also saw growth in rural and urban residents' income. Over the past year, …
Shen Yongping, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that in recent years the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has faced challenges such as reduced ecosystem stability and escalating pressure on resources and the environment due to climate change and increased human activities ...
2017/12/26 China Daily. Botanist Zhong Yang in Tibet. (Feng Ai/For China Daily) The scientific community was shocked by the death of eminent botanist Zhong Yang, a scholar who promoted the development of the Tibet autonomous region and a dedicated professor of biological science. Zhong passed away in a car accident on Sept. 25 at the age of 53.
BEIJING. Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese institute has launched a dataset for hourly observations of integrated land-atmosphere interaction on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest high-elevation part of the cryosphere outside the polar regions, with vast areas of mountain glaciers, permafrost and seasonally frozen ...
2017/06/06 China Tibet Online. After nearly half a year's efforts, the 2018 Tibet Astronomical and Meteorological Almanac has been completed, and is being proofread by staff members at the Astronomical Calendar Institute of Tibetan Medicine Hospital in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibetan science of astronomical calendar …
China's first Tibetan medicine university trains over 7,000 talents over 30 years. 2019/11/25 China Tibet Online. On November 16, Traditional Tibetan Medicine University of Tibet, China's first university for Tibetan medicine, held its 30th anniversary in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Genqoi Tashi (back), a fashion designer of Tibetan ethnic group, works with his team to design clothes in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 30, 2017. Genqoi Tashi, 34, established his own fashion brand Yeeom, which combines traditional culture of the Tibetan ethnic group and modern fashions, in 2012.
Tibet's Path of Development Is Driven by an Irresistible Historical Tide. · · Source: IV. A Veneer of Peace and Non-violence. Over the years, the Dalai group has propagated its "middle way" with the use of such terms "peace" and "non-violence" to hide its true nature, feigning beneficence to gain international sympathy and …
Tsering Yangdzom grew up in Lhasa. Thanks to substantial improvement of educational facilities after the peaceful liberation of Tibet, she had access to quality education from primary school to college. She once worked as a teacher at Tibet University. In 1988, she joined CTRC and became Khar's colleague.
A brand new socialist Tibet has taken shape. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, we are publishing this white paper to review Tibet's history and achievements, and present a true and panoramic picture of the new socialist Tibet.
Ever since the Fourth National Conference on Work in Tibet in 2001, the central government has provided fiscal subsidies and earmarked funds for fixed assets in the region. A good number of projects like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have effectively facilitated leapfrog development and offered opportunities to farmers and herdsmen to make their ...
For example, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) thangka - Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk applique - records how Princess Wencheng entered Tibet and how the Jokhang Monastery was built following her arrival. A silver kettle from Jokhang Monastery is among more than 200 precious relics on display. (Photo provided to China …
2019/12/06 Xinhua. VILNIUS, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese documentary about life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was screened on Wednesday here in the capital of Lithuania. Titled "Roof of the World", the first 4K ultra-high-definition documentary in China with a runtime of 90 minutes features Tibet's vast, gorgeous landscapes and its diligent ...
Tibet University's Plateau Brain Science Center in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has launched a survey of the relationship between oxygen consumption and the health of people living at high altitudes, academics said on Wednesday. A team from the center and the university's associated Oxygen Supply …
Q: So Tibet became a part of China. Was this through circumstances alone or did it have deeper causes? A: During the past 700 years, through the rise and fall of various Chinese dynasties and the times of peace and war in Tibet, that region has never severed its relations with the central powers.
Collectibles not to be missed when traveling in Tibet. 2016/01/07 China Tibet Online. 1. Dzi beads. Dzi beads are rare gems mainly found in the Himalayan mountain areas of Tibet, eastern Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Ladakh and other places. They have been passed down for 2000 to 2500 years. According to the legend, Dzi beads …
Time： 10:59:15 Source：. This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2022 shows the scenery of the Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Yaoman) A herder grazes sheep along Yamdrok Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on …
