Parinirvana of Kyabjé Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche
By Pemba Sherpa KATHMANDU: Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Mingyur Dewey Dorje, Rinpoche born in 1953 in Eastern Tibet as the second son of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche who was recognized and enthroned as the 4th authentic incarnation of the great 19th century treasure revealer, Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung […]
Number of Thangka painters boosted in Tibet amid governmental support to protect the ancient art
“From 300 to 3,000 (roughly), the rise in the number of Thangka painters in Tibet shows that religious art is thriving and a perfect example of the government’s support to Tibet culture,” Norbu Sitar, dean of the Tibet Thangka Painting Academy in Lhasa, said. A national-level cultural inheritor of Thangka and a Chinese Crafts and […]
Tibet considers written Lhoba script
A legislator from Lhoba, the second smallest of 56 ethnic groups in China living in the Tibet Autonomous Region, said the regional government is considering creating written scripts for the Lhoba language, a move the legislator hailed as another government effort to preserve ethnic culture. Being the only deputy of the National People’s Congress (NPC) from […]
First 5G base stations installed in Tibet
Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region’s first three 5G base stations have been installed, with equipment provided by Chinese technology giant Huawei. China Mobile’s Tibet branch announced last Friday that one of the 5G base stations, with a peak download speed of 530 megabytes per second (Mbps), became operational in Lhasa last Wednesday, news site chinanews.com […]
Ban on tourist in core zone of Mt. Qomolangma an effective measure to protect ecology: environmental authority
The recent ban on tourists entering the core zone of Mt.Qomolangma National Nature Reserve is an effective measure to protect the ecology of the world’s highest mountain, as tourism is expanding fast there, said Liu Youbin, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Feb. 28. The ban has been a hot issue recently. […]
Forest coverage rate in Tibet rises to 12.14 percent
“When I first went to Lhasa and saw trees there over 20 years ago, I wondered how nice it would be if there were also trees in my hometown,” said Samten Dargye, a 48-year-old herdsman from Nagqu City in northern Tibet. The man hadn’t been out of his hometown nor seen trees before he was 26 […]
China vows to invest $45 million in Potala ancient literature protection
China pledges to invest 300 million yuan ($45 million) in the next 10 years to start its largest-scale protection and digitization project of ancient books in historical landmark Potala Palace，a World Heritage site in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The restoration work involves preventative protection, specific restoration measures, digital preservation and exhibitions of precious ancient […]
Self-Burning By Tibetans Rekindled Against Chinese Rule
In this image made from amateur video footage released by the Tibetan Youth Congress, a Tibetan runs in flames in his self-immolation to protest against Chinese rule, on a street in Yushu prefecture in China’s Qinghai province Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The exile group released a graphic video showing two Tibetans collapsing in flames during […]
Centuries-old scripture found in Lhasa
LHASA, June 13 (Xinhua) — Cultural specialists in southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region have found more than 100 pages of Tibetan scripture that dates back to the 13th century, local authorities said Wednesday. The document, whose content covers traditional Tibetan medicine and religion, was found at a monastery in Nyemo county on the outskirts of […]
Tibetans in Deep Sorrow Over Death of Yeshi
NEW DELHI, India — An elderly Tibetan exile cries after viewing the body of Tibetan Jamphel Yeshi, 27, laid at a hospital morgue in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Yeshi, who burned himself alive on the eve of a visit by China’s president, left behind a letter that urged the world to stand […]
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