History and geography combine to make Tibet and otherTibetan-inhabited regions different from others in thecountFy.How to study these differences and then work outpolicies in line with the Western China development pr...History and geography combine to make Tibet and otherTibetan-inhabited regions different from others in thecountFy.How to study these differences and then work outpolicies in line with the Western China development program istherefore,an important topic.展开更多
EDITOR'S NOTE: The author has just completed his new work entitled Potala Palace in the Sunshine. Based on history and facts as well as his own experiences, it presents tidbits about the Potala Palace and its hist...EDITOR'S NOTE: The author has just completed his new work entitled Potala Palace in the Sunshine. Based on history and facts as well as his own experiences, it presents tidbits about the Potala Palace and its history, showing the birth and enrichment of Tibetan culture. The following is a brief extract from the work.展开更多
Rope and other patterns on pottery unearthed from the Karub cultural sites, dating back some 5,000 years, are considered to be the earliest examples of painting art known so far. Rock paintings believed to have come l...Rope and other patterns on pottery unearthed from the Karub cultural sites, dating back some 5,000 years, are considered to be the earliest examples of painting art known so far. Rock paintings believed to have come later constitute the embryo of Tibetan painting art.Tangka painting is closely related to frescoes in terms of painting art. Tangka is created to reproduce what is painted in the fresco. Cultures prevalent in China’s hinterland, India and Nepal exerted deep influence on Tibetan painting art.Both Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng brought the Han Chinese culture into Tibet, which proved to be a boon for the development of Tibetan painting art. With construction of the Potala Palace, Jokhang, Qamzhub and other monasteries, Tibetan painting art developed apace. Frescoes in Jokhang Monastery, Qamzhub Monastery and Potala Palace, still visible today, feature a simple nature, with rich colors and concise lines, while figures were painted in展开更多
文摘History and geography combine to make Tibet and otherTibetan-inhabited regions different from others in thecountFy.How to study these differences and then work outpolicies in line with the Western China development program istherefore,an important topic.
文摘EDITOR'S NOTE: The author has just completed his new work entitled Potala Palace in the Sunshine. Based on history and facts as well as his own experiences, it presents tidbits about the Potala Palace and its history, showing the birth and enrichment of Tibetan culture. The following is a brief extract from the work.
文摘Rope and other patterns on pottery unearthed from the Karub cultural sites, dating back some 5,000 years, are considered to be the earliest examples of painting art known so far. Rock paintings believed to have come later constitute the embryo of Tibetan painting art.Tangka painting is closely related to frescoes in terms of painting art. Tangka is created to reproduce what is painted in the fresco. Cultures prevalent in China’s hinterland, India and Nepal exerted deep influence on Tibetan painting art.Both Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng brought the Han Chinese culture into Tibet, which proved to be a boon for the development of Tibetan painting art. With construction of the Potala Palace, Jokhang, Qamzhub and other monasteries, Tibetan painting art developed apace. Frescoes in Jokhang Monastery, Qamzhub Monastery and Potala Palace, still visible today, feature a simple nature, with rich colors and concise lines, while figures were painted in
