简介:In1912,thetraditionalcalendarfornearly4,000yearswasofficiallyabandonedwhentheRevolutionof1911,ledbyDrSunYat-sen,overthrewtheimperialQingDynasty(1644-1911)andestablishedtheRepublicofChina.Sincethen,thecountryhasusedtheGregoriancalendar,asystemnowingeneraluse,toarrangethemonthsintheyearanddaysinthemonthandintroducedbyPopeGregoryXIII.
简介:TibetanNewYearsDayAgroundmarketinBarkorStreet,Lhasa,beforetheadventoftheTibetanNewYearsDay.TANGZHAOMINGOntheTibetanNewYear?..
简介:EconomicSupportforNewYearsDayWhenthe1998TibetanNewYearapproached,WevisitedLhasa.OnedaywhenwewalkedalongBarkorStreet,andcame...
简介:Theyear2004marksthe15^thbirthdayofourmagazine.Inthattime,wehaveworkedforthegoalofshowingourreadersthroughouttheworldtherealTibet.Duringtheperiod,wehavepublished212issues(Chinese,TibetanandEnglisheditions),containingstoriesrunningtohundredsofthousandsofwordsandthousandsofphotographs.Theyhavetoldofthe
简介:TaipingTempleisthesolesurvivingmonumentfromtheXibepeople'searlyhistory.ItislocatedinHepingDistrict,Shenyang,LiaoningProvince.Therearedifferingreportsinhistoricalrecordsastothetimeofitsconstruction.OnthebasisofthefrequentmigrationsoftheXibepeople,historiansagreethemostlikelyconstructiondateis1707,duringthereignofEmperorKangxi.Itwasconstructedwith60taelsofsilver.
简介:SpendingtheLunarNewYear'sDayWithHanBrothersandSisters¥PhotosbyTangZhaomingHanSisterLiXiaofenggreetingherTibetanSisterDawaLham...
简介:MuchresarchhasbeencarriedoutonthethreeCombinedPacificationCommissionsandChiefMilitaryCommands(宣慰使司都元帅府),andontheCommissionforBuddhistandTibetanAffairs(宣政府)sincepublicationoftheessay,HowtheYuanCentralGovernmentManagedTibetanLocalAffairswrittenbyHanRulinsomefortyyearsago.