In the harsh conditions of the Tibetan high plateau it is important to have a dress protecting one against the adversities of weather–coldness, wind, and strong solar radiation during the summer. The most important part of Tibetan clothing is therefore a warm and heavy coat, felt boots and various kinds of caps and hats, often…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

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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…

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…