Archive for April 20th, 2008
4 day Tour:Lhasa-Yamzhog Yumco
D1: Take a flight to Lhasa, upon arrival, meet and transfer to downtown (about 2 hrs, 100 km) along with sightseeing of Tibet village. You will have a rest in your hotel this afternoon to adapt plateau climates. Meet at Lhasa airport, then send to hotel to adapt plateau climate.
D2: After breakfast, visit the highest […]
Tibetan Handicrafts
Tibetan Knives are traditional and well-known handicrafts with a peculiar style. they are indispensable in the life of herdsmen. Tibetans use them as the tools to defend, to slaughter livestock and to eat meat. Tibetans have a sense of security with knives because Tibetan look might and valiant with knives.Tibetan knives are produced in many […]
‘I see different Tibet’
An eight-month bicycle ride from France to Cambodia has given 74-year-old Paul Dubrule a chance to see a different Tibet from what he had learnt in France.
I spent three months riding through Tibet during that trip. This experience completely changed my perspective about the region, Dubrule, chairman and founder of the leading multinational hotel group […]
Climate in Tibet
Basically, the Tibetan climate is not as harsh as many people imagine it to be. The best time of year to be in Tibet is from April to the beginning of November, after which temperatures start to plummet.
The central Tibet, including Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse and Tsedang, generally has very mild weather from April to November, […]
Tibetan ladies dress
Tibetans lived in snow-covered mountain areas since ancient times. On ” the roof of the world” that numerous rivers surge, they have created magnificent and unique dress culture, which has distinct regional character.Woman’s wearing looks graceful. From top to waist, they are usually decorated with multicoloured precious jewel such as amber and coral. Gold and […]
Tibetan boots
Tibetan boots have a history of more than 600 years in a small village of Jiangshijia, in Huangnan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture.
Tibetan boots are characterized by its variety in styles and sizes. The people either male or female in all ages can wear this kind of boots.
The 65-year-old Tibetan, Doyel Gyalpo is one of the boot […]
Truth about ‘Tibet issue’
The “Tibet issue” is in fact one that involves the sovereignty of a country and its territorial integrity, says an article in People’s Daily. The following is an excerpt:
When one sees the Dalai group and political figures like Nancy Pelosi in the United States pressing the Chinese government to solve the “Tibet issue”, the US […]
Tibetan Dictionary
象泉河 ； Langchen Zangbo; Langchen Khabap
《香巴拉并不遥远》(20集言情剧) ；”Shambhala Not Far Away”
十世班禅额尔德尼·确吉坚赞 ；10th Panchen Erdini Qoigyi Gyaincain / 10th Panchen Erdini Chokyi Gyaltsen
11世班禅额尔德尼.确吉杰布 ；11th Panchen Erdeni Qoigyi Gyibo
十一世班禅额尔德尼·坚赞诺布 ；11th Panchen Erdini Gyaincain Norbu
Festivals in Tibet
In Tibet, there are many festivals throughout the year that attract the faithful as well as curious onlookers. Dancing monks can be seen in the Year End Festival (February-March) held to dispel the evil of the old year and auspiciously usher in the new one; Losar (New Year Festival) is a colorful week of activities […]
Natural resources
Tibet (Tibet is xizang)has fairly complete types of land resource tapping and utilization: farmland, garden land, forest land, pastoral land, urban and mineral land, communications land, water area and uncultivated land.
Being one of China’s biggest forest areas, Tibet maintains primeval forest intactness with a total forest area of 126,583 square kilometers. Forest accumulation stands at […]