In order to protect the Tibetan cultural relics, great efforts have been put in renovations of Tibetan cultural relics since 2010. The the renovations of Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery and Mindroling Monastery beef up.
In the Sera Monastery, one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, some monks were sorting out Buddhist classics，and others were adding yak butter into the butter lamps in the renovated main hall.
Built in 1419, the Sera Monastery found itself in bad shape in recent years for wall cracks and beam-column breakage due to its age-old construction and long-time natural erosion.
A renovation project was therefore started in the Sera Monastery in September 2010.
"Every monk here feels grateful for the renovation of the monastery" said Karma Chophel, a monk in the Sera Monastery. "It is really a good deed."
According to the third national cultural relic survey, Tibet boasts 4,277 immovable cultural relics of high scientific, artistic and research value.
To better protect the Tibetan cultural relics, China has started a series of renovation projects for the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple as well as other key cultural relics.
At present, the Drepung Monastery in the western suburb of Lhasa is renovated with a new look to better serve Tibetan Buddhist monks and believers.
The Drepung Monastery had been repaired through a renovated project by the end of 2011, which was the largest project in its history with the biggest investment, said Ngawang Chophel, a monk in the monastery.
By observing the rules of keeping the original style，the renovation monastery had made all the halls clean and tidy. Over 80 million yuan was invested in the project.
"Moreover, we feel the monastery is much safer now," Ngawang Chophel said. The monastery has access to water supply now, solving the water shortage problem thoroughly.
Tibet launched another renovation project recently in the Tsechokling Monastery in Lhasa. Over 200, 000 yuan was allocated to repair the murals and beam-columns in the monastery built in 1789.
Started in 2011, the renovation project on the Mindroling Monastery in the Lhoka Prefecture marked the beginning of a series of cultural protection projects of 44 key cultural relics in Tibet during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), said Nyima Tsering, director of Tibet regional cultural department.
During the the five-year period, China will pump over 1.7 billion yuan in the protection of Tibetan cultural relics, 900 million yuan directly allocated from the central government and 800 million yuan from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
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