Centuries-old Whistling Archery Booms in Tibet

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Centuries-old Whistling Archery Booms in Tibet

With a history of over 2,000 years, the whistling archery enjoys high popularity and embraces booming development in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The whistling archery is a popular recreational activity in the Gongbo area of Nyingchi Prefecture in the southeastern part of Tibet.

The whistling arrow is a wooden cone with four small holes and it whistles in flight when the air goes through the holes.

The bull's eye, made of leather, takes the shape of three rings with an 18-centimeter diameter.

It's placed 50 meters away from the archer and the two inward rings are movable. Once the arrow hits the bull's eye, the two inward rings will fall off automatically.

In 1997, the whistling archery association was set up in Nyingchi to standardize and promote the whistling archery.

In 2007, the Gongbo whistling archery was inscribed into Tibet's intangible cultural heritage list.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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