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Ancient Pottery: Epitome of Original Culture in Tibet
The exhibition hall of pre-historic culture in the Tibet Museum displays exhibits from stoneware of the Paleolithic Age to bronze and cliff paintings of the early Metal Age, which is a vivid epitome of the developing history of pre-historic human culture in Tibet.
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| Tibet Religion |
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White Dagoba Monastery Towering Over Liangzhou
Starting off from Lanzhou and going west along the Hexi Corridor, one first reaches Wuwei, a famous historical and cultural city in Gansu Province. Wuwei, called Liangzhou in ancient times, occupies an important position on the Silk Road.
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The lost horizon
To many people today, Shangri-La is simply the name of a hotel chain. But the mystical name also conjures an image of paradise for others enchanted by the prospect of stumbling across a magical land. >>More |
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| Tibet Fashion |
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Tibetan ornaments: Ethnic charm unleashed |
| Strolling down a city street, your eyes might easily be drawn to the fashionable women and their captivating ornaments: broad and delicately designed silver bracelets, peacock-blue yak-boned necklaces inlaid with turquoise, and dangling earrings made of red coral and Tibetan silver. >>More |
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| Tibet Custom |
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The Wind horse appears not only in Tibet but also in Tibetan-inhabited areas of neighboring provinces. For centuries, Buddhists have planted these prayer flags outside their homes and places of spiritual practice for the wind to carry the beneficent vibrations across the countryside.
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| Highlights of the Month |
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Bikers tour Asia for love of antelopes
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China's most beautiful lakes
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Climbers to Challenge 'Mission Impossible'
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Facts about Qinghai-Tibet Railway
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Golden roofs atop Potala Palace to keep out visitors
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Lhasa connected
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Rail connection reaches China's Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang
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Tibet to build world largest eco-tourist resort
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Tour in Ke Ke Xi Li possible
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TOURISM goes GREEN
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Hoh Xil: last virgin land |
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Amazing autumnal scene of Tsangpo River |
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