Tibet strengthens ICH protection

2010/03/04

Tibet will step up efforts to protect its intangible cultural heritages this year by instituting a protection list system, building more cultural infrastructure and offer more help to the inheritors of intangible cultural heritages.

Tibet strengthens ICH protection

An embroidered Thangka painting titled "Law Wheels", photo from Xinhua, February 28. Thangka is one of the masterpieces of traditional Tibetan culture, bearing rich contents including history, culture, religion, medicine, Tibetan celestial calendar and so on.

Tibet strengthens ICH protection

A huge Thangka painting inwrought with many images of Buddha, photo from Xinhua, February 28.

Tibet strengthens ICH protection

Dampa Rabten, professor of the Tibet University as well as a Thangka master, is tutoring his student, photo from Xinhua. March, 2.
                                                                                   Source:People's Daily Online