Tibetan Handicrafts

Tibetan Handicrafts

Tibetan handicrafts have become popular around the world with the tourism flourishing in Tibet. Popular Tibetan handicrafts include: carpets from Gyangze County in Xigaze Prefecture, aprons from Gyaidexiu Town in Lhoka Prefecture, pulu from Chanang County in Lhoka Prefecture, Tibetan quilts from Nanggarze County in Xigaze Prefecture, wood bowls from Gyacha County in Xigaze Prefecture,…

October 29, 2013 BY Kunga

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Butter Sculpture

Butter Sculpture–Flower Of Ice And Fire

It takes artists 3 months to turn the butter into sculpture, but the life of butter sculpture only lasts for a few days.the artists who produce the butter sculpture year in and year out have to put their hands in the chilling snow water before kneading in case body temperature impacts the work. In order…

October 28, 2013 BY Kunga

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Gesang flower

Gesang Flowers in Riwoqe

Get out of Qamdo, walk into the Zhujue Mountain, our destination is Riwoqe County. At the end of May, the azalea only blooms at high altitude of the eastern Tibet. But along the way, a big slice of purple Gesang flower sea still could be seen. It seems that the Gesang flower in eastern Tibet…

October 28, 2013 BY Kunga

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The Love Stays In Shannan Cona

Tsangyang Gyatso, this name was widely spread in Tibet. He was worshiped not only for his special religious status but for the deep meaningful emotion of his poetry. People collect his deeds, seek his solid back-story, comprehend the meaning of life and beautiful love in his poetry, and find the Promised Land in his poetry,…

October 25, 2013 BY Kunga

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way to Chunpei Village

Chunpei Village

Chunpei Village is located at Yadong County in Tibet, and it’s only 2 km from Xia Syma Town, the seat of county government. This ancient small village built along hills, east Yadong River, west of Qiema Village in Xia Yadong Town, and borders with Xia Syma Town in the north. It has been an important…

October 25, 2013 BY Kunga

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red snow

The Mystery Of Himalaya Red Snow

On the roof of the world Himalaya, there happens a mysterious red snow scene in the world of 5000 meters high. The color of the snow is as red as the rose or the bloody satins. The peculiar scene is one of the Tibet mysteries. How does the red snow phenomenon come about? Why does…

October 24, 2013 BY Kunga

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Seka Gutuo Temple

Secrets In Old Castles

Guge Kingdom ruins witness the mystery of Guge desappearance: Yumbulagang Palace started the castle style architecture: the Potala Palace is a living palace, and there is no doubt that it is the endorsement of castles: Kara Zuodan Zong is magical and it transformed history into legend with the story of the cat: Unopened Ali Piyang,…

October 24, 2013 BY Kunga

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snow mountain

Challenging Bravely The Unpopulated Land–A 300-Day Trip

The lowest temperature was -48℃ on the plateau which stood at an elevation of 5800 meters. The sunny sky would change to hail and snow just in a blink, leaving endless whiteness on land. There was no road here but ancient wilderness, stony ledges, trapping dunes, mudflats and even wild yaks that were as powerful…

October 23, 2013 BY Kunga

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Namseling Manor

Namseling Manor–The Oldest Aristocratic Manor

The aristocratic manors in Tibet were extremely luxurious and prosperous. Should they still exist, they would be national treasures with historic values, like the castles by the Seine River in France, or the Pushkin Manor and the Tolstoy Manor in Russia. The 1950s till witnessed thousands of aristocratic manors in Tibet, but unfortunately, with the…

October 23, 2013 BY Kunga

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sky above Mt.Everest

Watching the Sky at Everest Base Camp

  Sitting at Everest Base Camp, 5200m above seas level, the highest places a common tourist can reach, you can not help to reach out your hands to touch the starts.Read More: Stargazing on the Roof of the World,Night Sky Photography Tips in Tibet

October 23, 2013 BY Kunga

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