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…

November 18, 2013 BY Kunga

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Tibetan Barley Wine

  Known as Chang, Tibetan barley wine is brewed from fermented barley grown on the highland. The wine is mild, slightly sweet and sour and contains little alcohol. The taste of alcohol differs from one to another due to the brewing method and duration. It is a very popular alcoholic drink in Tibet.

November 18, 2013 BY Kunga

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Cuisine in Lhasa

  The flavor of Tibetan food is typically fresh, light, and tender and the main ingredients include salt, onion, and garlic. Tibetan diet, rich in variety, is mainly made up of beef and mutton. Don’t eat too much the first time in case of dyspepsia. If you are not used to the buttered tea, you…

November 15, 2013 BY Kunga

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Yogurt: memory and taste of a city

  The Shoton Festival is a traditional festival that has a long history in Tibet. The festival is held at the end of the 6th Tibetan lunar month till the beginning of the 7th month. In Tibetan, “sho”means yogurt and “ton” means feast. So Shoton Festival is a festival of drinking yogurt. Previously, people only…

November 15, 2013 BY Kunga

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Buddhist prayer flags in Tibet

  The five-colored prayer flags are hung on peaks, mountain passes, or by roads and monasteries in Tibet. To Tibetan Buddhism believers, each waving of the flags means reciting the scripture once, sending wishes of sentient beings to deities. In the way, the prayer flags serve as connection between human beings and the deities. The…

November 14, 2013 BY Kunga

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First Dog to Climb Mt. Everest

  Rupee, a homeless dog was taken in by his current owner Joanne Lefson. Together with Joanne Lefson, he is thought to be the first dog to climb Mount Everest. Joanne Lefson found this little poor pup starving in a dump in India and decided to save him. After a long time’s recuperation, Rupee came…

November 14, 2013 BY Kunga

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Barkor Street,the soul of Lhasa

  Barkor Street is an old and traditional shopping street in the center of Lhasa,includes the areas of the older street around.As a marketplace where shaggy nomads, traders, robed monks and chanting pilgrims join together, Barkor has a long history. It is not only commercial, but also cultural. The entire street has more than 300…

November 13, 2013 BY Kunga

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Tibet beads

  As an important part of Tibetan Buddhism culture, Tibet beads are prevalent among the jewelry and antiques markets. The most famous kind of Tibet beads is Dzi bead, with its authentic handicraft lost dated back to Tang Dynasty, making the precious antiques more valuable in the current market. The musical instruments used in the…

November 13, 2013 BY Kunga

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Auspicious Goddess Festival

Auspicious Goddess Festival

  The Auspicious Goddess Festival takes place on the 15th day of the 10th Tibetan month. On that day, women go to worship the statue of White Lhamo Goddess in the Jokhang Monastery, and carry the statue around Barkor Street as a token of worship.

November 12, 2013 BY Kunga

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Tibetan noodle: an organic fusion of ancient history and modern city

Cailan, a famous gourmet says that a good food can not be judged by words but by tongues. Tibetan noodle, a good food that Tibetans will never be tired of eating, a distinctive smell that is alluring to many tourists, is really unique and impressive. The picture taken on the streets of Lhasa City record…

November 12, 2013 BY Kunga

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