And the rituals provided a bonding moment for the farmers, who share the trials of raising crops in the difficult high-altitude environment of Tibet. "Last year, our residents were provided with ...

Tibetan farmers in Khesum village of Tibet's Lhokha city, use cultivators for spring plowing instead of yaks or horses. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

The festival, held in the Drepung Monastery, is one of the most important traditional holidays in the capital of the Tibet autonomous region. It is also known as Yogurt Festival, as sho is yogurt ...

Throughout the history of the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India, Buddhist masters and pilgrims have travelled between ...

The “Global Resonance” exhibit honors six towering global figures — Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, ...

so Emory's partnership with Tibetan culture has been going on for some time." The purpose of the ancient ritual is to symbolize the transitory nature of material life. “One of the main Buddhist ...

The Tibetan Ancient Documents Restoration Center of the Tibet autonomous region has completed a huge workload since it was founded. Established in 2015, the center is a branch of the Tibet Ancient ...

That’s according to new findings published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances looking at the teeth of ancient humans living on the Tibetan Plateau, also known as the “roof of the world ...