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Yushu ancient "Tibetan Tripitaka" moves into new home
by: kristen zhang | 10:49
The Dongchang "Tibetan Tripitaka" Treasure Hall, a post-disaster renovation project was completed in Gyegu Township in quake-hit Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai.
"Tibet Week" of Expo 2010 Shanghai kicks off
by: Mirenda Wu | 08:37
With the theme of "Heaven in Tibet", the "Tibet Week" during the ongoing Expo 2010 officially kicked off in east China's city of Shanghai Wednesday morning.
Tibet invests 318 mln yuan in wetlands
by: | 07:29
Tibet plans to allocate 318 million yuan ($46 million) for the protection of its fragile high-altitude wetland ecosystem.
News
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2010-09-02 08:37:00 | by: Lily DongEver since the Tibet Pavilion was opened to the public at the Expo 2010 Shanghai on May 4, 2010, performing troupes from different areas have staged various types of singing and dancing.
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2010-09-02 07:25:00 | by:More than 400 performers from southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will take part in various activities during the Tibet Week at the World Expo in Shanghai from Sept. 1 to 5.
Art
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2010-08-29 13:58:00 | by: Mirenda WuMore than 120 actors from Lhoka Prefecture in southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on August 27 arrived in Shanghai to perform Cho dance during the Tibetan Cultural Week of Tibet Pavilion, which will kick off between Sep.1 and 5.
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2010-08-29 12:57:00 | by: Mirenda WuMani stones are regarded as the dreams, feelings and hopes of Tibetan people.
Tibetology
- In China's Tibetan studies, there is a Tibetologist who believes that books are source of his knowledge, and knowledge is source of his soul. Recently his new book Tibetan Studies in Three Dimensional Views was published.
- A seminar on Tibetan studies was opened in Eotvos Lorand University on June 2 to commemorate 225th anniversary of Korosi Csoma Sandor, celebrated Hungarian philologist and founder of Tibetology.
Tibetan Medicine
- As a kind of precious Tibetan medicine whose roots and root-like stems can be made into medicine or be eaten directly, Tahuang is distributed on the Himalayas Mountains of TAR and northeast Yunnan Provice.
- Caterpillar fungus, which literally means "winter insect, summer grass," is a parasite that attacks moth larvae. It slowly grows inside them until it kills and mummifies them, eventually producing a fruiting body that releases spores that infect other caterpillars.
History
- In 1956, I was employed by the Tibet Daily as a news photographer. During those early days, I witnessed many cases in which serfs suffered indescribably heavy manual labor and untold miseries.
- The veteran soldier is Fan Ming, 95. Fan whose name Ming was given by Chairman Mao Zedong has witnessed the history of Tibet's peaceful liberation and earned legendary titles such as "Founding General of China" and "Representative to the Panchen Lama's Headquaters."
Cultural Relics
- The Dongchang "Tibetan Tripitaka" Treasure Hall, a post-disaster renovation project was completed in Gyegu Township in quake-hit Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province, September 1.
- Norbulingka, meaning "Treasure garden" in Tibetan language, is located 2 km away to the west of the Potala Palace.
Book
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2010-08-19 07:22:00 | by:After teaching Chinese language as a volunteer in an orphanage on a remote prairie in Sichuan Province for five years, Jiang Juechi has released her first novel Butter Lump in the hope of finding someone to carry on both her love and work.
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2010-07-20 14:22:00 | by: Mirenda WuA book titled "The Strategy of Travel Photography in Tibet" was published by the Tibet People's Publishing House recently.
Movie & TV & Music
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2010-08-26 08:43:00 | by: kristen zhang"Passion for Repa", a 20-episode TV series started shooting in Nyingchi Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
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2010-06-11 09:51:00 | by: kristen zhangAn action movie "Robin Hood" directed by Ridley Scott has been put on show in movie theaters in Lhasa on June 10.
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