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Tibet Autonomous Region
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Totem of The Plateau
Dec 27, 2016A champion of the yak as an emblem of the Tibetan highlands brings the spirit of the animal to a Beijing museum, Wang Kaihao reports. On China's online social networks, Wu Yuchu called himself Yagebo, which means old yak in Tibetan. An ...
Tags: Beijing museum, yak
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Saving A Tibetan Tradition
Dec 18, 2015Trinley (right) performs at the Norbulingka Park in Lhasa during the Shoton Festival.[Photo provided to China Daily] Trinley, 76, narrates Buddhist folktales depicted in the Thangka paintings using a wooden stick. Usually, it takes hours, ...
Tags: Trinley, ancient art, Tibetan Tradition
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Celebrating The Life of a Lama
Dec 11, 2015Photo provided to China Daily A production by an ethnic music troupe, titled Tsangyang Gyatso, aims to shine the spotlight on a legendary spiritual leader. Chen Nan reports. The taste for romantic poems and love songs written by ...
Tags: Lama, Tibetan music, dance
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Tibet Marks 20th Anniversary of Panchen Lama Enthronement
Dec 11, 2015The 20th anniversary of the enthronement of 11th Panchan Lama,Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, is celebrated at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in the city of Xigatze, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 8, 2015. [Photo/Chinanews.com] ...
Tags: Panchen Lama, 20th Anniversary
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Tibetan Film Plays to Lhasa Fans
Dec 11, 2015Sonthar Gyal (second from right), director of River, attends the Lhasa premiere of the film on Thursday. [Photo/Xinhua] With beautiful music and a moving story, the Tibetan film River came to Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, ...
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Tibet to Raise Life Expectancy to 70 by 2020
Nov 26, 2015Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China plans to raise its average life expectancy by two years to 70 in five years, a local official has said. Medical services in rural areas will be greatly improved to achieve this goal, Zeng ...
Tags: Medical services, average life, Tibet Autonomous Region
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Expo Offers 10,000 Yuan to Translate Sacred Sutras in Sanskrit
Nov 4, 2015A 10,000 yuan ($1,571) reward is being offered to whoever can translate the Sanskit scripture written on a prized collection of 171 Pattra-leaf sutras that will be exhibited at the 3rd Taihu International Buddhism, Tourism and Culture Expo ...
Tags: Pattra-leaf sutras, Tibetan culture, reward, translate
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THousand Years Old Salt Pan in SW China
Oct 30, 2015People living near the ancient salt pan located at the connection point between the southwest regions of Tibet and Yunnan, still maintain the traditional way of evaporating brine in the sun to make salt by hands. According to the ...
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Exhibition Held to Celebrate Tibet's Establishment
Oct 29, 2015An exhibition named Extremely Beautiful Tibet kicked off on Wednesday at Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijin, capital of China. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the exhibition ...
Tags: exhibition, Tibet's Establishment
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Uninsured Clergy Face Retirement Crisis
Oct 28, 2015Father Francis Li Jianlin has been looking for investment opportunities and health insurance in his spare time, spurred on by a feeling of responsibility for the priests and nuns in his Catholic diocese in Xinxiang, Henan province. ...
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Potala Palace Repainted in Renovation
Oct 27, 2015Workers repaint the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the magnificent ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 21, 2015. Workers carry paint at the Potala Palace ...
Tags: Potala Palace, Renovation, repaint
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Tibetan Opera Attracts Both Young and Old
Aug 18, 2015Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, 80-year-old Lhasa resident Doje sits in a park crooning in a crowd gathered for a performance of famous Tibetan opera Padma Obar. As the opera starts, the crowd falls silent in anticipation. ...
Tags: Tibetan Opera, cultural heritage
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An Art Institution Is Founded to Explore and Revitalize The Ancient Silk Road
Jun 26, 2015An art institution is founded at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts to explore and revitalize the cultural heritage of ancient Silk Road. The Silk Road Art Research and Creativity Center echoes the Chinese government's ambitious ...
Tags: Silk Road, New Silk Road
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Infant Apparel Export Situation
Aug 18, 2014Major Cities/Provinces for Infant Apparel (HS: 6209) export in 2011 from Jan. to Dec. No. Regions Quantity(Kg) Value(Dollar) 1 Jiangsu ...
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Pondo Water Control Project Started Generating Electricity on Tuesday
Dec 13, 2013Pondo Water Control Project, the largest water control project in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started generating electricity on Tuesday. Its first generating unit, with an annual electricity generation capacity of 150 ...