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Seven honored with “2018 Craftsmen of Tibet” title

2019-01-03 10:16:00China Tibet Online

“The paintbrush is the proof of his lifelong pursuit of tangka art, showing his contribution, sacrifice, and self-less dedication to the ‘spirit of the craftsman.’” This is the description given to Norbu Sida by the “Craftsmen of Tibet” working team. On the evening of December 29, the “2018 Craftsmen of Tibet” awarding ceremony was held in Lhasa.


At the awarding ceremony, a total of seven people, including Norbu Sida, Jiang Liangwen, Kelzang Norbu, and other four were given the honor of the “2018 Craftsmen of Tibet.”

At the event, a total of seven people, including Norbu Sida, Jiang Liangwen, Kelzang Norbu, and other four were given the honor of the “2018 Craftsmen of Tibet.”

The honorees are Jiang Liangwen, a leading figure of Sichuan-Tibet Railway geological engineering, a national priority project; Kelzang Norbu , a top researcher in cardiovascular and high-altitude illnesses in Tibet; Yu Dailin, an innovator in highland barley growth; Tashi Nyima, a frontline worker in high-voltage electricity repair; Phumtsog, an expert builder of ancient architecture who has worked on the Potala Palace; Xie Zhao, a worker who innovated copper-molybdenum separation; and Norbu Sida, a representative artisan and teacher of tangka art, a national-level intangible cultural inheritor. 

 


At the site of the awarding ceremony.


At the site of the awarding ceremony.

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